The mayor of Binéfar, Patricia Rivera, and the Councilor for Sports, Beatriz Oliván, received today in the Plenary Hall of the Binefar City Council the local athletes who have shone in national competitions this season. The table tennis player, Luzía Gil, the members of the Binéfar Badminton Club, Belén Foj and Eduardo Marco, and the fisherman Juanma García have received congratulations from the councilors for carrying the name of Binéfar through various corners of Spain and then posing in a joint photograph.
This is the first official reception given by the Binéfar City Council to athletes who have achieved national achievements. A tradition is thus established that will continue with new receptions based on the merits obtained by the local sport in Spanish championships or similar tournaments.
Mayor Patricia Rivera congratulated the four champions for being Binéfar ambassadors in each of the towns they attended. “You are a source of pride for the city and this Corporation recognizes you as such. This simple gesture that we make today simply wants to show you the institutional recognition of Binéfar and encourage you to continue working hard to bring our population many medals that are synonymous with a job well done and the good values that sport represents.”
For her part, councilor Beatriz Oliván recalled that the City Council shows its commitment to sport at the local Sports Gala and also by granting scholarships for Sports Merit to allow our athletes to compete in regional and national events. But with this recognition, from the Department of Sports “we take another step when it comes to giving visibility to your successes, which are the successes of your clubs and therefore of our city. This afternoon we inaugurated a series of recognitions for athletes whose achievements have led them to achieve national titles or represent our country. We are sure that there will be many, given the good state of sport in our city.”
Table tennis, badminton and fishing
The athletes recognized at this first reception were: Luzía Gil, from ACR Binéfar 77, team runner-up with the Aragonese team in the Spanish School Age Championship (children and cadet categories), held last March in Alicante.
Belén Foj and Eduardo Marco, from the Binéfar Badminton Club, third in Spain in the B1 mixed doubles category in the senior category. Eduardo Marco has also been third in Spain in men’s singles B1 and together with Sebas López they were proclaimed runners-up in Spain in men’s doubles A2, in the tournament held from May 3 to 5 in A Estrada (Pontevedra).
Juanma García has been recognized for his merits in the fishing discipline. In 2023 the national team was represented by two Aragonese, one of them García, and in 2024 the Binefarense, current Champion of Spain. The Spanish Fishing Federation has seen the work done in the Aragonese team and in 2023 they have named him Captain of the Spanish team to go to the Youth Fly Fishing World Cup to be held in August in the Czech Republic. The national team will be represented by an Aragonese, three Galicians and two Basques.
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