Alexia Putellas and Jon Rahm National Prizes, sports

Alberto Ginés, Adriana Cerezo, Yulimar Rojas and the national Hospital Toledo Parapléjicos are some of the recipients in 2021, which has come to light today following the discussion of the jury of experts in the CSD

The award ceremony will take place next april 18, in the royal palace of El Pardo, in a gala will be chaired by SS.MM. los Reyes

Madrid, 22 march 2023.-The jury of the national awards of sport, convened by the president of the supreme council for sports, announced today the judgement of the edition that rewards merit achieved in the year 2021.

The golfer Jon Rahm and footballer Alexia Putellas have obtained, respectively, awards and Rey Felipe Reina Letizia, that recognize better athlete and better athlete of the year.

Among the strengths ofJon Rahmin the year 2021 highlights the ascendo to the top of the World Ranking of Professional Players of Golf, his victory in the Open united states and the second place in Zozo Championship.

Alexia Putellasfor its part, led a brilliant 2021 in highlighting their victories in the Champions League, the league and the glass of queen with FC Barcelona, in addition to make history to rise with the golden ball (milestone that they would repeat the following year) and The Best of FIFA for the season 2021/2022.

The prize Rey Juan Carlos to better athlete disclosure has fallen on the climberAlberto Ginésgold medalist in the combined test in the olympic games in tokyo, in the first edition in which the escalation was included in the agenda of the olympic games.

For its part, the taekwondistaAdriana Cerezohas received the awardPrincesa Leonor,for the better athlete under 18 years, after in 2021 silver medal in tokyo and olympic gold in the championship of europe, both in the category of less than 49kg.

The venezuelan athleteYulimar Rojasin Tokyo, gold and world record for triple jump, has been distinguished with the trophy Ibero-American Community, to the sportsman or entity in latin america.

Finally, the baron of güell, addressed to the best team or selection of the year, has fallen on the joint olympic shooting, formed byFátima Gálvez and Alberto Fernández. Juntos obtained the gold medal in the olympic pit of mixed teams of the games of Tokyo, in addition to other medals in various global and european championships.

Institutions that drive sport

The jury of the national awards sports has also distinguished to agencies and institutions in promoting the sport and physical activity.

TheThe institute Navarro of sporthe has been awarded the Queen sofia by its projects in favour of fair play and the eradication of all types of violence in sports, such as the office of mediator, the beijing platform for online training and collaboration on gender and migration, LGBTI with various institutions.

The use of sport as a tool of first order in the treatment of persons with injury has made to the coreHospital Nacional de parapléjicos de Toledosupporter of the Infanta Sofía prize, dedicated to the promotion of sport of persons with disabilities.

For its part,Group of Real Culture Covadongahas achieved the cup Stadium, for its promotion of sport, especially basis. The entity, founded in Asturias in 1938, has managed to keep both its membership and partners such as sports results despite the health crisis of Covid-19.

The council for sports, aiming at spanish town that are outstanding for promoting sport and physical activity, went to the municipality of murciaÁguilas.

TheI.E.S. Hermenegildo Lanz(Grenada), the first centre of excellence for education and sports of andalucía with a project to high-performance, has achieved the trophy Joaquín Blume, distinguishes the educational centre highlighted by the promotion of physical activity.

The National Prize to the arts and sciences applied to the Sport was awarded toPodoactiva, created in Huesca in 1994 world reference in podología and biomechanics. Focused on the performance of athletes and injury prevention, it is now official supplier of many teams.

Finally,Conrado Durántezit has been awarded the prize Francisco Fernández Ochoa by a life devoted to practice, organizing, directing, promotion and development of sport. Indispensable of spanish olympic Area, founded in 1968 and chair of the Spanish Olympic Academy, dedicated to disseminate the philosophical values of the olympic movement. It is also a member of the Association of Olympic Panibérica Academic, cultural committee of the international olympic committee and founding president of the Spanish Committee Pierre de Coubertain, among other merits, besides having a wealth of literature on the olympic games.

More than 150 nominations received

The CSD has received more than 150 nominations for editing the prizes national sport heard today. A figure ever reached in the course of these awards, granted since 1982.

A jury composed of representatives of theSpanish Olympic Committee(COE),Spanish Paralympic Committee,theSport Young foundation,ADO programme, high-level athletes, sports federations, professional competitions, Autonomous Communities, the sporting press, and the sports industry has been responsible for assessing and selecting proposals.

Once issued the judgement, the award ceremony will take place next april 18, in a ceremony chaired by SS.MM. theReyes FelipeandLetizia s royal palaceEl Pardo and that will be attended by the minister of culture and sport,Miquel Iceta.