The Maestro Padilla Auditorium has been filled to the brim with young people who stand out for their talent, effort and sportsmanship in the different disciplines they practice. This Thursday night the celebration of the XIII Gala of the Municipal Sports Games and School Sports of Almería that has put the finishing touch to an impeccable course by clubs and athletes from the capital.
For a few hours, in the grassroots youth team, they changed their sportswear for a dress code with the intention of celebrating the victories achieved during the season. Fun, joy and camaraderie, three fundamental links in sport that have been impregnated in the Maestro Padilla Auditorium with the ceremony led by the presenters Rafael Lopez y Monica Aldehuela.
The musical performance of I need a hero in charge of the band Rock Over marked the beginning of the gala, which announced the winners of the different categories of eight awards and a special posthumous recognition to figures who have made the sport of Almeria grow.
The mayoress of Almería, María del Mar Vázquez, has intervened to congratulate the winners, as well as to emphasize that from the Almería City Council “we are committed to promoting healthy living, and sport is a priority part that must accompany you throughout the life”, being the main premise of the Municipal Sports Board, “we want to raise awareness from the earliest ages about the values of sports practice, whether on a court, tatami, grass, in the street or on the beach”. By way of statistics, she has pointed out that the Municipal Sports Games reflect that “we are on the right track, the thirty-eighth edition held has brought together 25 disciplines and more than 8,500 children and young people have participatedrecovering the figures from before the pandemic”.
awarded
The Award to best female athlete has relapsed into judoka Alejandra MarinSpanish cadet and junior champion, for her dedication, effort and talent, while the Award for best male athlete has been for the international volleyball player mario garciarewarding their leadership, responsibility and talent.
The rest of the awards were best referee/judge for Maria del Carmen Fernandez. A distinction that recognizes the pedagogical work, instilling fair play and rules in the players. The award to best coach fell on Ana Milan Capel thanks to his role in the sport of the youth academy. They continued with the third recognition for the Cajamar Award for best teaching centerwhich fell on the CEIP El Puche.
If students have their first contact with sport in schools, it is in clubs where they can shape their talent. The best club award distinguished Club Judo Mytos for working with the city’s quarry, giving them a future projection.
He sportsmanship award integrity was the flagship and, valuing exceptional behavior on the field of play, not only for their skills and sporting achievements, but for respect and fair play, recognized URA Clan as a symbol of example for the society of Almería. The club includes people with and without neurodiversity, as well as any other disability and who can experience rugby as a sport and way of life, based on education, equality and inclusion.
In addition, there were moments to remember and be moved by paying posthumous tribute to Francisco Pizan (handball), Francisco Cortes (indoor football), Raphael Mesa (fishing), Francisco de Paula Molina (Unicaja Social Work) and Sebastian Vidal (sailing) and the sporting career of Manuel Gonzalezpresident of the Condor Mountaineering Club.
Sporting Trajectory and Gold Shield of Almería
The most special and emotional moment of the night came when the prize for sports career that the mayoress gave to Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez, president of the Condor Club, as well as he was awarded the Gold Shield of Almería. An award-winner with a long career that has made it possible for school sports to be forged thanks to his dedication and commitment, he has also achieved the union between sport and sustainability by instilling the protection of nature in schoolchildren. María del Mar Vázquez stressed that the winner has shown throughout his life “a commitment to Almería”. More than 40,000 children have participated in the mountaineering activities of the club that he has chaired for three decades.
familiar faces
A cast of athletes such as Arnau Puigmal, UD Almería player; Macarena Fernandez, player of Club Mercapinturas of Badminton and double champion of Spain; Nehemías Sívori, and Sebastián Urgu, captains of URA Rugby Almería; Jessica Rocacoach of the Costaritmica rhythmic gymnastics club; Sebastian Fernandezpresident of the Andalusian Handball Federation; Dona, captain of the Spanish Beach Soccer Team; and Immaculate Venturarunner-up in Spain in Dragon Boat with Los Troncos Canoeing Club.
They have not missed the event either Christopher Hernandezpresident of the EDM Padre Huelin, with extraordinary work to promote sport and integration; Carlos Conchilloplayer for Bahía de Almería and international with the Spanish Youth Handball Team; Alejandra Galvezworld record Master in 800 meters of athletics; Jairo RuizParalympic medalist in triathlon; Lucia Mendez, captain of CB Almería; and Jorge Fernandezinternational center and one of the captains of Unicaja.
2023-05-18 21:57:26
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