Las ‘Iberdrola Spain Foundation Scholarships, whose delivery took place this Wednesday in Madrid, will allow 13 Paralympic athletes to continue their university or postgraduate studies in the 2023/2024 academic year. The scholarship recipients for the 2023/2024 academic year have been Sarai Gascón, Óscar Salguero, José Antonio Marí, Luis Huerta, David Levecq, Ariel Schrenck and Sergio Martos (all of them swimming); Alba García and Diego Folgado (athletics), María Manzanero (judo), Martín de la Puente (wheelchair tennis), Ander Cepas (table tennis) and Pablo Lavandeira (wheelchair basketball).
The award ceremony was held in the Samaranch Room of the Higher Sports Council (CSD) with the attendance of some of the scholarship athletes, the president and director of the Iberdrola Spain Foundation, Fernando García and Ramón Castresana, respectively, and the president and director of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Miguel Carballeda and Alberto Jofre.
During his speech, Fernando García pointed out that “From Iberdrola and from the Foundation, sport is something that we have in our DNA.” “We feel that sport is something really important and that is why we feel that the alliance between the two entities is vital to be able to carry out these scholarships,” he explained. “Thank you all for your work and effort, I am sure that you will return from Paris full of medals,” he commented to the athletes.
For his part, Miguel Carballeda asked them, “when there are 224 days left until the Paris Paralympic Games, make a double effort: train hard to obtain the reward you deserve” and “train yourselves to achieve a professional future, the best possible.” ”. Furthermore, he thanked Iberdrola and its Foundation for “accompanying us on this path” because “training is the most important thing to change the future of a country.”
David Levecq spoke on behalf of the scholarship athletes, conveying his gratitude to the Iberdrola Spain Foundation “for granting these scholarships” and to the Spanish Paralympic Committee “for creating the necessary synergies to make them possible.” The Valencian swimmer also acknowledged that “I have always been clear that I had to train myself,” especially “now that I am in the final stretch of my career.”
Scholarship athletes
The ‘Iberdrola Spain Foundation Scholarships’ They are aimed at athletes who are beneficiaries of the ADOP Plan and are pursuing university or postgraduate studies, in order to facilitate their professional training with a view to labor integration, once their sporting life has ended. The amount ranges between 5,000 and 1,250 eurosdepending on the total number of credits enrolled in the academic year.
As agreed by the monitoring committee of the collaboration agreement between the Iberdrola Spain Foundation and the Spanish Paralympic Committee, in this course four athletes will receive the full scholarship, while another nine will share the amount. Thus, the beneficiaries of the ‘Iberdrola Spain Foundation Scholarships’ 2023-2024 for the amount of 5,000 euros are:
- Sarai Gascón. Catalan swimmer with a physical disability, winner of three medals at the 2023 Manchester World Cup. She renews her scholarship to continue her Primary Education Degree at the Catholic University of Murcia.
- José Antonio Mari. Valencian swimmer with a physical disability, world champion in Manchester 2023. He extends the amount of his scholarship to complete his Psychology studies at the Catholic University of Murcia.
- Oscar Salguero. Barcelona swimmer with a physical disability and world runner-up in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2022 World Cup. He renews his scholarship to finish his Medicine studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
- Alba Garcia. She is an athlete from Madrid with a visual disability, she is fourth in the 100 meters during the Paris 2023 World Cup. She is once again awarded a scholarship to study the last year of the Physiotherapy Degree at the University of Alcalá de Henares.
In addition, it has been resolved to grant minor scholarships to the following athletes:
- Martin de la Puente. Wheelchair tennis player from Vigo, fourth in the world ranking and great national dominator of the specialty. He is awarded a scholarship of 2,500 euros to carry out the Final Degree Project in Business Administration and Management at the Open University of Catalonia.
- Ander Cepas: Basque table tennis player with a physical disability, fifth in the 2022 World Cup. He receives a scholarship of 2,500 euros to continue his studies in the Degree in Business Administration and Management at the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid.
- David Levecq: Valencian swimmer with a physical disability, sixth in the 2023 Manchester World Cup. He will receive 2,500 euros to complete his Bachelor’s degree studies. Psychology at the Catholic University of Murcia.
- Maria Manzanero: Madrid judoka with visual impairment, seventh in the Baku 2022 World Cup. She is awarded a scholarship of 2,500 euros to continue the Degree in Social Work at the Complutense University of Madrid.
- Diego Folgado: support athlete of the athlete Alba García. She will receive a scholarship of 1,250 euros to continue her studies in the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences at the Autonomous University of Madrid.
- Luis Huerta: swimmer from Valladolid with a physical disability, bronze medalist at the Manchester 2023 World Cup. He receives a scholarship of 1,250 euros to continue the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences at the Miguel de Cervantes European University.
- Pablo Lavandeira: Valladolid wheelchair basketball player in the CD Ilunion of Madrid and in the Spanish team, with which he won silver in the European Championship in Rotterdam last summer and the qualifying place for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. He will receive 1,250 euros to continue the Degree in Computer Engineering at the Complutense University of Madrid.
- Ariel Schrenck: Catalan swimmer with physical disability, fourth in the 2023 World Cup. Receives, on an exceptional basis, a scholarship of 625 euros to begin the Degree in Data Science and Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
- Sergio Martos: Valencian swimmer with a physical disability, seventh in Manchester 2023. He will receive, on an exceptional basis, a scholarship of 625 euros to continue his studies in Electrical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
2024-01-17 12:35:40
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