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The Symphony Orchestra of the UCAM has participated in the inauguration with the interpretation of the Olympic Anthem

Tomorrow, at 17:30 Juan Carlos Ferrero, Joel Gonzalez, Manuel Martinez and Miguel Ángel López participate in a roundtable

The Monastery of Jeronimos has welcomed the opening of the XLVII Session of the Spanish Olympic Academy, organized by the Spanish Olympic Committee and the Catholic University San Antonio de Murcia.

Alejandro Blanco, president of the COE;

José Luis Mendoza, president of the UCAM;

Conrado Durántez, president of the Spanish Olympic Academy;

Pato and Antonio Sánchez, dean of the Faculty of Sport of the UCAM, opened a session that will feature during various conferences and talks about the world of Olympism.

After the opening, there has been an emotional time.

At the door of the temple we proceeded to the raising of the Olympic flag to the strains of the Olympic anthem played by a performance of the Symphony Orchestra of the UCAM.

The flag with the five Olympic rings represent the five continents, waving on the Campus of Los Jerónimos until Wednesday symbolizing the Olympic event that the UCAM is hosting.

The brass and percussion section of the Symphony has also played sports anthem of the UCAM, composed of Roque Baños.

Alejandro Blanco, president of the COE, stressed before the inauguration that "being in the UCAM for us it is an honor. This is one of the most important events we do throughout the year. There is full support between the two institutions (COE and UCAM). The UCAM is a reference in the world of sport in Spain and Europe and hopefully the example of José Luis Mendoza it would look elsewhere. "

White also also commented the benefits of dual model UCAM, which allows athletes combine studies and competitions. "If we want to help the athlete can not go against their activity must prepare teachers and coaches who are able coordinate training and studies. That is the great success of the UCAM ".

Precisely this model will be exported to other European countries with the development of an EU project led by the Catholic University San Antonio.

For his part, José Luis Mendoza, thanked the confidence of the Spanish Olympic Committee, to celebrate an important event in Los Jeronimos: "This is the second time the meeting of the Spanish Olympic Academy in UCAM held The first was. in 2001 and keep a great memory. For us it is a great satisfaction because it is a recognition of the work and efforts being made by this university for sport and Olympism.. "

Conrado Durántez, president of the Spanish Olympic Academy, has highlighted the importance of the study of Olympism and its presence in the university: "The Olympics is the most important sociological force within Humanity The academy has an obligation to disseminate the values. Olympians who are very clogged by commercialism. Sport is an educational tool, which is the human being ".

Also Antonio Sánchez Pato, dean of the Faculty of Sport of the UCAM, that line has commented that "we hereby Campus students Los Jeronimos and Cartagena, both Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Sport as Vocational Training. In the UCAM intensely we live sports from the point of view of competition but also from the formative work and from the investigation. "

Then Alejandro Blanco has offered the inaugural conference, entitled 'Olympism' COE president has made a historical overview of the importance of Olympic values ​​and their influence on the world today.

Tomorrow, round table with four Olympians

The XLVII Session of the Spanish Olympic Academy, will feature various events, conferences and talks about the world of Olympism.

The cloister of the Monastery of Jeronimos welcomes this afternoon a photographic exhibition on Pierre de Coubertin, father of the modern Olympic Games.

In addition, tomorrow will be a round table in the hall with the presence of four outstanding athletes: Juan Carlos Ferrero, Sydney 2000 Olympic diploma;

Miguel Angel Lopez, London 2012 Olympic diploma;

Manuel Martinez, bronze medal in Athens 2004;

and Joel Gonzalez, Olympic champion in London 2012.

Source: UCAM