The municipal group reproaches the Canteli Government for not modifying the bases despite its formal request and demands that the awards be reserved exclusively for women according to their biological sex. They point out that a “profound inequality” occurs in the sports field by “allowing men who declare themselves women to compete in female categories.”
The Municipal Vox Group in the Oviedo City Council reiterated this Wednesday their request for the “Niké, Women and Sports” Awards to limit participation exclusively to women according to their biological sex. The training accuses the local government of not modifying the rules of the contest, despite the request registered in February, and considers that the current regulations, which allow people who identify as women to attend without reference to biological sex, “open the door to situations that harm athletes.”
The councilor Alejandra Gonzalez holds so The current formulation “does not guarantee that women compete on equal terms” and attributes this situation to the application of the LGTBI Law. According to the mayor, this rule “has generated profound inequality in the sports field by allow men who declare themselves women to compete in women’s categoriesGonzález considers that maintaining this wording in the Nike Awards “consecrates an injustice and discourages both grassroots women’s sports and high competition.”
Vox affirms that the Popular Party incurs an “incoherence” in publicly defend women’s sports while, at the municipal level, “allowing norms that do not include biological sex as a criterion”. The municipal group adds that the lack of changes “evidence the submission of the local PP to the LGTBI Law” and criticizes that the Government of Canteli “hides behind euphemisms” instead of “clearly defending the Oviedo athletes.” The “Niké, Women and Sports” Awards, which celebrate their third edition tomorrow at the Príncipe Felipe Auditorium, maintain the consideration of women as a gender category and do not explicitly mention biological sex. Each award is endowed with 1,750 euros, a trophy and accrediting diploma.
In its 2025 edition, the awards will recognize the Badminton Oviedo as best sports club; to Ruth Moll Marqués (PCM Team Oviedo) as a female athlete; to Cecilia González Merino (Oviedo Rugby Club) for the promotion of sport; and the journalist Carmen Menendez Fernandez as a prominent means of communication.
