José Manuel Franco today to Tokyo to accompany the olympic delegation

Minister and secretary of State has also been confirmed by travelling to Tokyo at the paralympic games

The government's investment devoted to the games amounts to eur 12 million, the highest since the games of Barcelona 92

Madrid, 21 july 2021. The president of the council For sports (CSD), josé Manuel Franco, party today to japan to accompany the spanish olympic delegation in your adventure in tokyo 2020, the games that have been swift to act as a result of a pandemic Covid. Franco comes accompanied by Jennifer Couple, adviser to the Council and olympic silver medal in Water Polo.

The secretary of State will be present from the day, 22 july, 30th and saturday already referred to Judo competition, Taekwondo and cycling. Later, shall be the minister of Culture and sport, Miquel Iceta relieve him, as it will be present from 4 to 9 august. The two leaders, minister and secretary of State, have already confirmed that it will go to Tokyo to paralympic games.

The ministry of culture and sport, through CSD, this year with the preparation of the spanish athletes. Not only ensured safe health framework of training through the plan ‘ Concentrated in Tokyo ’ designed for High performance centres of Madrid, Sierra Nevada and León; also he led, next to the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), the immunization of all the issuance and olympic paralímpica after the covenant to five bands signed with the ministries of health and defence policy.

Investment devoted to the olympic games of tokyo, in addition, it is the largest since Barcelona 92. The CSD has ensured with sponsoring undertakings of the continuity Plan ADO, on this occasion with an injection of €7.2 million, the largest in history. The input to the COE, in turn, is historic, with 4.7 billion – a 400% more than the year 2004.

“ we wanted the athletes have to worry about only by your workouts and competitions and nothing more. That is why our support for PIPE has been the greatest we know. The 321 qualifiers for the olympic games have given throughout the country a lesson of commendable resistance in a context marked by the pandemic, which none of us knew it. To my will be a very good to be able to be with them and them at the time in which to complete its amazing work, on the pitch, flags, tracks and stadiums in Tokyo, "said the president of the CSD, josé Manuel Franco.