Respect in Sport: Champions of Fair Play

The DV Gunea was the meeting point for a large group of Gipuzkoan sports representatives who wanted to attend and, in some way, participate in this third edition of Kirolean Errespetuz. All of them are staunch defenders of the slogan that gives name to this DV initiative in collaboration with the Sports Department of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council and the Donostia City Council: respect in sport.

Juanma Velascodeputy director of El Diario Vasco, and Alvaro Vicentehead of Sports, were in charge of welcoming all the guests to the facilities of this newspaper. There were institutional representatives such as Roberto RamajoSports Director of the Provincial Council, together with his son Markel, who helps him with the coverage of his messages on social networks, Iñaki GabarainCouncilor for Sports and Healthy Living of the Donostia City Council, and Atitor UriondoDirector of Learning and Innovation of the Basque Government.

All of them had the opportunity to chat friendly with the guests and speakers, the canoeist Pau Echaniz; the athlete Ander Gariar; Lara Gonzalezthe captain of the IDK Euskotren, and Every Karstenplayer of Super Amara Bera Bera, but also with other sports personalities in the territory such as Abraham Olanotechnical director of the Cycling Federation and world champion, and Maialen Chourrautcanoeist and triple Olympic medalist.

They didn’t want to miss the event either. Fernando Diez e Igor Etxeberriapresident and manager of Bera Bera, Fish y Carmen Muguruzacoach and president of the basketball IDK, Tito Marcelino y Judith Segurolacoach and board of directors of the Txuri Urdin ice hockey team Xabier Goikoetxeapresident of the Getaria Rowing Group. Por su parte, Ramón Goikoetxeapresident of the Guipuzcoan Athletics Federation, laughed when Ander Garaiar explained that he began training at the bidegorri in his town, Oiartzun. An extraordinary sprinter was forged there.

The two representatives of Rural Kutxa in Gipuzkoa, its institutional manager, also listened very carefully to the experiences of the speakers. Iñigo Calafell y Lide Cruzfrom the Department of Institutions.

One of the most punctual to the appointment was Tito Irazustaa true institution in Guipuzcoan journalism, who chatted for a long time with Jon Lasaformer member of the Guipuzcoan Cycling Federation. Precisely its president, Saints Osorowas another of the attendees, just like Ana Borrezomother of the swimmer Nahia Zudaire, and the axe Joxean Etxeberria.

And so that everything went well and the guests felt at home, they served as hard-working hosts and managers of different sections of DV, such as Iosu Larrartepublic relations and sponsorship; Elizabeth Ugartebusiness director, Maite Vidaur, production and events, and Laura Chamorrothe presenter who brought smiles to those present from the beginning.

The event ended with a lunch and more talks about respect in sport that we want to care for and promote from all modalities and institutions and also from this newspaper.