The CSD delivery the gold medal of the royal order of sports Mérito Desirée Vila

Thanks to its dedicación and work in the high performance centre of Madrid, has become one of the world's leading

The galician athlete, several times champion of España in long jump and 100 meters, bronze medal and diploma in european games Paralímpicos of tokyo, has become a benchmark of superación, resilience and inclusión of disability sports través

With the recognition was Desi Vila cimentan the three pillars of the first strategy año # IgualesEnElDeporte, the draft of the CSD to design and strengthen collective three sought equality in sport since women LGBTI people and persons with disabilities

Madrid, 2 december 2022.The president of the supreme council for sports (CSD),Manuel Franco josétoday, delivered the gold medal of the royal order of sports MéritoVila Bargiela desiréefor its achievements in athletics paralímpico and for having become a fixture of superación visibilización, resilience and disability in the últimos años.

A recognition that occurs within the framework of the strategy# IgualesEnElDeportethe CSD and the International Día of persons with disabilities, which is celebrated throughout the world mañana, 3 december.

Born in Gondomar (Pontevedra) in 1998, Desirée comenzó career in sport in 2012, año which proclamó champion of Galiciagymnastics acrobática. Three años más late, because of complications in a while lesión produced training, perdió leg. However, by its pasión cesó sport does not and, after trying the wheelchair tennis, basketball and natación 2017 comenzó to practiceathleticsand in 2018 is alzó España champion inlong jump T63.

Since then, thanks to its dedicación and work in the high performance centre of Madrid, has become one of the world's leading in this modality, in which we have been able, among others,Medalla de Bronce at european levelathletics IPC Bydgoszcz (Poland) in 2021; anddiploma in Paralímpicos games of Tokyo- a praiseworthy sixth posición.

Además their sporting achievements, Vila contributes decisively tovisibilización disability. In 2018 publicó bookWhat are the incurable único debook autobiográfico, in which tells his own experiences and adaptó cómo is the new situación; and thanks to its influence in social networks arrives every día thousands of persons, especially jóvenes.

“ this time we raised the figure of Desirée Vila, whom we consider asports area and an example for society as a whole” has highlighted José Manuel Franco. “ we are putting this gold medal in value what está done to draw attention to disability. She gave him a second chance of a sport después lesión cambió him forever; permutando gymnastics in athletics; personificando the value of resilience; and all together - demostrándonos well reflects the título its libro- “ incurable único is a desire to live ”.

For its part, Desi Vila has appreciated the recognition and, in a speech touching, pointed out that “ many times i have said that sport has taken away a leg. And sí, it is true, if i had never quizás gymnastics, never would have had to endure all of the past. Butsport has given me más that what has taken away. I had a family, values, has given me objectives, has made me the best moments of my life. ” And concluded by stressing that “ this medal going for all people who see their lives disrupted in algún time of the way, for those who believe that disability is a limitación honouring their sueños: there is hope ”.

First año strategyEqual in sport

As recalled by Franco, with recognition today Desi Vila to complement the three pillars of the first strategy año # IgualesEnElDeporte además that delivery of Medallas de Oro de la ROMD has included round tables, exhibits and other actions of comunicación driven by the CSD.

An initiative that seeks to strengthen and projectingthree groups discriminated against in their históricamente ámbito sportand who share the desire común real equality and effective: women, and the collective LGBTI persons with disabilities.

The first Medalla de Oro, on the occasion of the Día of women, recibióPatricia Camposexpiloto, of the army, and one of the first entradoras of professional fútbol currently leads initiatives for the empowerment of women and niñas través of sport. The second, in the framework of LGBTI Día pride, the athlete concedióMarc Turcampeón España of, and europe in 50km way, in the fourth tokyo Olímpicos Games and a benchmark of LGBTI visibility in sport.