Franco: “ our paralympic games are an example and courage to spanish society ”

Madrid, 14 july 2021.- The president of the council for sports (CSD), josé Manuel Franco, has chaired the presentation by Miguel Carballeda, president of the Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE), of the official team will participate in the paralympic games of tokyo, which will take place from 24 august to 5 september.

The secretary of State for sport, following the issuance and which will be flagged in la jornada inaugural, Ricardo Ten and Michelle Alonso, stated that “ the government and myself are fully aware of the example of courage, improvement and courage that mostráis always to spanish society. You are a mirror in which all look for your amazing capacities ”.

The event was attended by a number of high-profile stars of equipment, such as the brand-new princess of Asturias Prize of sports, Teresa Perales, Gerard Descarrega athletes and Guillermo red and the representative of the teams wheelchair basketball, Sara Revolt.

To them José Manuel Franco reminded them that “ for the first time, medal awards will be co-financed between Spanish Paralympic Committee and the CSD, acting as a historic claim of the paralympic movement english, which called for, in a fair, the council to be involved in the financing of these awards, like they did in the case of olympic athletes ”. Each medal achieved at the games of Tokyo, to be offset by 70,000 euros in the case of a gold medal (by 30,000 at the rio games), la plata with 35,000 (15,000 in 2016) and the bronze to 21,000 euro (9,000 in rio).

The president of the CSD wanted to emphasize that “ for the provision of the autonomous communities earlier this year, up to 48 million euros to modernize canoe centres and high performance throughout Spain. In that modernization have emerged as one of the main objectives to improve accessibility to ye what ye have a little easier. Because promoting the inclusion, your inclusion is a duty to this Government ”.

Franco concluded by announcing that “ i am looking enthusiastically in Tokyo to your competitions, to give you my support and all the high council of sports. We Will Come Back on track with your medals, as we did with the 31 River or with 42 of London. With the 651 you have just had to Spain in all of your shares ”.

The president of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Miguel Carballeda, has stressed “ the rapid response of the CSD trying to have the best conditions in the rarest Games in history. We have the support of the government and upload of appreciation to the medals paralympic our ”.

Carballeda added that “ are gradually being steps in the equal opportunities. The spanish paralympic always compete with values. We are going to win for our country, to the podium, listen to our anthem and flying our flag and take any tear ”.

The spanish delegation shall consist of 221 members, of which 135 sportsmen, 122 with disabilities more 13 support sportsmen and 86 different members between trainers, doctors, physiotherapists, mechanics and staff.