The Institute of Women announces the four journalistic works winners of the Lilí Álvarez Awards

The Institute of Women has resolved the call for the Lilí Álvarez Awards, aimed at journalistic works that have contributed to the defense of equality between women and men in the sports field and the visibility and promotion of the sport practiced by women in Spain.
The awards have unanimously recognized the talent of four works published in the Instagram account of Tour Universo Mujer, Relevo, Onda Cero Segovia and La Marea.

Award-winning works
The works are framed in four categories – text, graphic, radio and audiovisual – they have been valued by a jury based on their journalistic quality, taking into account the rigour, originality and scope in the dissemination, as well as the journalistic treatment in favor of equality.
With a financial endowment of 5,000 euros, the people and works awarded in the 8th edition of the Lilí Álvarez Awards have been:
• Natalia Torrente Murciano, in the category Journalistic Work of Text, for the work “Rubiales unsuccessfully begged Jenni Hermoso to defend him in a joint communiqué”, published in Relevo, on August 22, 2023.
• José Ignacio Martínez Rodríguez, in the category Graphic Journalistic Work, for the work “Rugby para placar prejudices”, published in La Marea Magazine, on January 1, 2024.
• Carolina Jiménez Cencerrado, in the category Audiovisual Journalistic Work, for the work “El Universo del Bullying con Belén Toimil”, published in the official accounts of Tour Universo Mujer, on November 6, 2023.
• Álvaro Gómez Casado, in the Radio Works category, for the work “Triple Blow of Punishment”, broadcast on Onda Cero Segovia,
on November 3, 2023.

Collaboration and inspiration
These awards, granted by the Women’s Institute in collaboration with the Higher Sports Council are a recognition of one of the main Spanish referents and pioneers in breaking the social obstacles to the practice of sport by women.
Elia María González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri, better known as Lilí Álvarez, was the first Spanish sportswoman to participate in an Olympic Games in 1924. Álvarez, besides being a tennis player and athlete, was a writer, journalist and defender of women’s rights.