The RFEN presents 59 stars to the olympic games olympic Paris 2024
Uribes: “ Is not just one figure, it is a fact which reflects the good work that has been done in this life-cycle ”
Madrid, 17 july 2024. The Royal Spanish Federation of Swimming (RFEN) has submitted a packed auditorium Alfredo Goyeneche Spanish olympic committee (COE) to its 59 stars to the olympic Olympic games in Paris 2024. In total, there are 59 (35 women and 24 men) sportsmen and women throughout the five olympic disciplines of RFEN which they represent spain in the most important appointment in the year.
Sportsmen and women have been submitted by blocs and some have been asked on the hard way that has been to reach Paris 2024, where some have remained in the way. In fact, the captain Felipe Perrone remembered those who are not, including the emblematic Blai Mallarach. An emotional video people close to the teams that are not going to go to the olympic games was well received by athletes and technical subcommittee.
Fernando Carpena, president of the RFEN, has recognized “ institutional support ” received by the COE and of the CSD, just as grateful to "clubs and technical subcommittee, who are also part of the expected ”. It has also shown their confidence and support to the olympic and has stated that “ in the 16 olympic medals that we have achieved, we can proudly say that 10 have been achieved since Beijing 2008, so we are good line ”.
The president of the supreme council for sports, josé Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, for its part, asserted that it has a “ sense of pride, because that which ye have done to get here, there must be recognized ”. It Also appreciated the number of spanish athletes with olympic plaza in Paris, at both the assembly and in the case of RFEN. “ Is not just one figure, it is a fact which reflects the good work that has done in this cycle ”.
Alejandro white, president of the COE has been in charge of closing the act. During your speech has stated that “ sometimes we are not aware of the magnitude of the expected. We have seen a group of 59 athletes who opt to diploma and olympic disciplines: 59-number more than 100 national olympic committees of the world would like to have in his delegation comprehensive ”, has continued to assert.
Finally, the president of the COE has wanted to send a message of Encouragement to future olympic 2024: Paris “ Are you going to defend the sport english and to live a magic moment. I am convinced that in paris will be overcome and enlarge the history. For the past i say unto you, thank you. By this, i feel pride. In Paris have joy and disappointments, but in all of them defendéis sport english and in Spain ”.