Víctor Francos accompanies Pilar Alegría at its first sporting event as minister of Sports
For equality and integration, Pilar Alegría has chosen a wheelchair basketball
The president of the supreme council for sports (CSD), Víctor Francos, has accompanied this saturday, the minister of education, vocational training and sport and government spokesman, Pilar Alegría, the party of the eighth day of the division of honour wheelchair basketball between IMF Getafe and Amiab Albacete.
The party, held at the Municipal Sports Complex Corn Exchange - third Getafe, ended with victory of the visiting team, for 41-85.
It is the first sports event attended by Pilar Alegría since assuming the portfolio of Sports.
“ i mentioned in the inauguration of the importance of sport and education to improve the quality of life of people. And i have chosen a wheelchair basketball, which is also, for attending my first act as the minister for Sports because it is one of the best examples to promote equality and the integration of persons, two basic cross-cutting policies for this Government, "said Alegría.
The party had also assisted the mayor of Getafe, Sara Hernández; the president of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Miguel Carballeda; and the president of the spanish federation of sports for persons with physical disability (FEDDF), Enrique Álvarez, among other authorities.