José Manuel Franco receives the broker Fernando Cup after achieving its challenge, the visibility of párkinson

• The neighbour of San Fernando de Henares, member and professional coach athletics club in town, fulfilled its task to run 200 kilometres for 24 hours to sensitize society about the disease that he himself has endured for six years
• Franco: “ Fernando represents the best of sport. Because sport is on record, is the advancement, is passion, and all those virtues combines It with the example given in its spectacular gesture ”
• At the end of the meeting, Cup has been invited to the location of the high performance centre (CAR) Madrid
• In the welcome and visit has also been the mayor, Javier Corpa sanfernandino

Madrid, 20 april 2021.The secretary of State for sport and chairman of the council for sports (CSD), josé Manuel Franco, has today received the broker and professional coach, Fernando calyx, that on 11 april last gained its challenge to run 200 kilometres for 24 hours to end the invisibility párkinson, a disease that has endured for six years.

Franco has wanted to pay its tribute and appreciation for the work to educate society about the disease. “ Fernando represents the best of sport. Because sport is on record, is the advancement, is passion, and all those virtues combines It with the example given in its spectacular exploits. It is a privilege to receive in the high council of sports to someone like him "said the secretary of State, recalling further that the highlights of Chalice serve to publicize the harsh reality of párkinson illness from which they suffer, some 120,000 to 150,000 citizens in our country, through the prism of without stigma," said.

In the event, which has taken place at the headquarters of the CSD, has also been the mayor of San Fernando de Henares, Javier Corpa, who a few days ago proposed giving the name of Fernando Chalice an enclave of the city, something will happen in the coming days since the plenary of the madrid city council has adopted unanimously. "Have lived through intensive days of emotion, because it has been a wonderful gesture in order to highlight the Párkinson. It is an honour to this recognition, and feel proud because it deserves ”, has assured.

The challenge Run for your life apart from giving visibility to párkinson has also been solidarity, as the collection and donations of food and cleaning products were for NGOS 'Smile Worthy ’.