José Manuel Franco: “ spain has taken root as a mountain skiing world ”

• The president of the CSD, josé Manuel Franco, congratulated the members of the spanish team by the five, three silver medals and two bronzes, achieved in the last world championship, held in Andorra results that “ have enabled Spain be located in the fourth world in the ranking ”
• The young climber Alberto Ginés is qualified for the olympic games in tokyo in the test of combined olympic competition, will take place for the first time in the history of games
• In the act of recognition, Franco has highlighted the potential of mountain sports such as “ means of development, social cohesion and human welfare, key to promoting strategies to combat depopulation of rural areas ”

Madrid, 11 may 2021.- the high council of sports (CSD) has received today an act of recognition to the members of the spanish team of the spanish federation of sports and Escalation (FEDME) for the successes achieved during this year in quotations.

The silver medals of Oriol Cardona and Ares Torra, category Sprint, and Albert Pérez, Cronoescalada and bronze Coll, Pau in Sprint, and the joint team of relays achieved in the past world championship Andorra joined the successes achieved this year by Marta García and Albert Perez in the world cup Overall of Madonna di Campiglio (Italy). Results that have enabled Spain follow located in the fourth position of the world ranking.

In the event, which has benefited from the president of the FEDME, Alberto Ayora, and skiers medal winners of the spanish selection, the president of the CSD, josé Manuel Franco, has in the high level shown. “ Thanks to our skiers, spain has taken root as a mountain skiing world ”, has assured.

“ in addition to the medals achieved, it should be remembered that over a dozen skiers spaniards are currently within the international Top-5 in different forms, something we should feel very proud ”, has recognized The franc.

In addition, in his speech to the secretary of state for sports has highlighted the potential of sport and mountain nature as “ means of development, social cohesion and human welfare, in a spain that suffers from a demographic imbalance that require action from all institutions ”.

“ in these times of pandemic, which have resulted in the adjustment and reordering our ways of life, many people have moved closer to nature as the rest, enjoy and practise a sport. Something that has come to stay. Let Us Be an engine for sport, of amateur sport and the development of rural areas. It will the CSD will always be on your side ”, has added José Manuel Franco.