Free: “ The Challenge Pelayo life is a tool to showcase the sport and help in the fight against breast cancer ”
The Challenge Pelayo life, in the year in marks its fifth anniversary, has had as a destination The Andes
Madrid, 18 October 2019.The secretary of state for sport and president of CSD, María José Free, has received today to the participants of the challenge Pelayo Life 2019 which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary and that in this edition has had as a destination The Andes.
Free has stressed that “ this initiative is a tool that serves to highlight the sport and help in the fight against breast cancer. ” In this line, has stressed that is a form of “ normalize ” the disease: “ women's struggle participants, its effort, and your records show that everything is possible. ”
The project Challenge Pelayo Life belongs to the program Universe woman, an event of exceptional public interest that manages the High Council of sports in collaboration with participating companies. Its objective is to boost the role of women in sports “ and ensure that challenges like this are possible, ” said Free. “ Linking ago público-privado to achieve it, so we are very proud of the work done by Pelayo and, above all, by women participants ”, it said.
In the event have also been present the president of Pelayo, José Boada, halterófila agenda and ambassador Universe woman, Loida Zabala, as well as representatives of the previous editions of the Challenge.
Has also participated Sandra Sánchez, the current world champions of karate, who has presented ‘ Kata against cancer ’, a tribute to all women who fight the disease.
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