José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes attends the Mini-Marathon organised by the Nebrija University in the Retiro park, Madrid

Organized in cooperation with the Foundation of the CSD Young Sport, has brought together 3,000 participants from 30

Madrid, 25 october 2024.-The president of the supreme council for sports (CSD), José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, attended this friday, in the Retiro park of Madrid, departure and awards ceremony of the fifth edition of the Minimaratón Madrid-Nebrija.

This test, which brought together young people between 10 and 17 years, with the collaboration of fundación Sport Young, through the 2030 in support of grass-root sport driven next to the council for sports.

Nearly 3,000 young people from more than 30 schools have been involved in this race that, with a journey of 4.2 km by enclaves of this emblematic park intends to contribute to the promotion of sustainable development goals (SDGS) through sports, to promote values such as education, health and sustainability and showing respect for the environment and a proactive attitude towards life.

For the president of the CSD, this initiative is an opportunity to recall that, “ sport is health, leisure and fun ” and responds to the concept of “ sport as a right of everyone and, of course, of the young, of children and adolescents ”.

In addition, Rodríguez Uribes has reminded us that collaboration público-privada "it is vital ” in the momentum of sport and physical activity, and the Minimaratón today is “ a good example ”.

This race, organized by the Foundation and the Universidad Nebrija Nebrija, is oriented exclusively to young students and seeks to promote a healthy lifestyle.