M. A. F.
Thursday, February 09, 2023 Reading time:
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The player of the CB IES La Orden Pablo Abian has denounced through social networks after winning two golds at the Granollers Open (individual and men’s doubles) that since January 1 the Spanish Badminton Federation (Fesba)endorsed by the Higher Sports Council (CSD) They do not allow you to train on the premises of the High Performance Sports Center (CARD) Joaquin Blume’s Madrid, public facilities managed by the CSD.
“They prefer to have the facilities without using them, in some empty time slots, before they are used by high-level athletes with proven results at a national and international level”, said the Aragonese player, the most successful in national badminton, who indicated that it is one more maneuver by Fesba in his against.
In fact, the player has taken Fesba and CSD to court for not granting the internship scholarship at this sports center, since he meets all the requirements for his application to be accepted.
Abián recalled that “despite being a high-level athlete and 16 years without losing against any Spanish player does not allow me to represent Spain in the previous phase of the European Championship, possibly with the aim of not taking the points that this Championship gave me for the World Ranking, because at the performance level the results guarantee me”.
He was of the opinion that this decision “possibly left Spain out of the final phase of the European Championship, but there was no consequence” and that now “They don’t allow me to use public facilities with excellent conditions for practicing badminton in order to prepare for international championships.”
an arbitrary decision
“I cannot understand that the Federation no longer allows me to train at the Card-Blume facilities in Madrid and that the CSD, a public body, of all. not be able to act protect athletes from arbitrary, illogical and unfair decisions of the federations”, Abián expressed.
He also commented that “These actions should not be allowed” and I assure that it is “very sad what I am experiencing and what I am seeing, which is high-level sport in Spain.”
Finally he wanted to give the “Thank you to all of you who are supporting me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will continue fighting against injustices”.