The CSD delivery the gold medal of the royal order of sporting merit to Patricia Campos

• Navy Expiloto and one of the first female trainers of professional football, Campos leads initiatives for the empowerment of girls and women through sport as Goals for Freedom in Uganda and the project Supera-t

• The president of the CSD, José Manuel Franco, has announced that it is the first gold medal of the ROMD delivered within the framework of the strategy ‘ equal pay for the Sport ’, which appreciates the momentum to equality, diversity and inclusion in sport

Madrid, 8 march 2002.The president of the supreme council for sports, José Manuel Franco, today delivered the gold medal of the royal order of sporting merit to Patricia Campos, expiloto navy football trainer and activist of the rights of women and persons LGBTI. It has done in a ceremony held at headquarters of the agency to which they have gone over 100 athletes High performance centre of madrid, in the context of the week of the Woman who is carrying out the CSD.

Patricia Campos (Onda, 1972), was the first ride in a reactor during his career in the navy. After leaving the army in 2013, began to be dedicated to the training of professional football in United States, becoming one of the first women in train a professional team, the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club. In his book autobiography,Land, sea and air,it was stated publicly that lesbian and affirmed the rights of women and their legislations affecting lgbti people.

Through its ngos,Goals For Freedomworking with the empowerment of girls, children and women in Uganda to promote a change in society through football And through.Supera-t projectdrives events that lead to equality through sport, the removal of barriers based on sex and gender, and helped in the female leadership.

First Gold Medal in the framework of the strategy # IgualesEnElDeporte

As explained by the secretary of State for sport, this is the first gold medal of the ROMD supplied in the framework of the strategy ‘ equal in sport ’, the set of initiatives and campaigns of the CSD to promote gender equality, diversity and LGBTI sport practised by persons with disabilities, launched in recent weeks.

“ today, delivered the 8M dedicated to the promotion of women in sport; on 28 june to do those who are fighting discrimination AND BISEXUAL people in sport; and 3 december, The International Day of persons with Discapacidad on a reference in the inclusion through sport ”, has advanced Franco. Furthermore, the president of the CSD has desired that these three annual surveys in favour of equality to go beyond its mandate.

Regulated by royal decree 1523/1982 of 18 june, the order of sporting merit is a public recognition to those who have distinguished themselves in the practice of sport, in the promotion and teaching of physical education or in research, dissemination, organization and development of physical culture and sport.