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There is life beyond elite sport and David Cal and is discovering.

After a life devoted to canoeing life and become a legend of the sport (five Olympic medals, five World Championship medals and five medals at European Championships) you happen to step into the working world.

In his case, and thanks to the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), this step will be more natural and to be incorporated into the Sports Service also working with the two clubs canoeing sponsored Catholic University in Murcia ( UCAM AD Pinatarense UCAM School of Canoeing and Mar Menor).

Start a new life to the maximum Spanish Olympic medalist of all time and wanted to share with Alejandro Blanco, president of the COE, and Jose Luis Mendoza, president of the UCAM, with those who gave a press conference at the headquarters of the Committee Olympic Spanish in Madrid.

As it has been throughout his career, directly and bluntly, he broke the news: "I have decided to go to work in Murcia UCAM".

The reasons for his decision are also simple: "I needed fresh air UCAM The project is very nice and I feel wrapped I love the model and therefore have decided to go with them but I had other proposals of the Catholic University... It is the most motivated me. "

Moreover, the fact of working in the UCAM will give the opportunity to train, "Until now had studies some sections and is a great opportunity for me to retake them will think calmly what I want to study but sure to be something. related to the sport. "

For his part, José Luis Mendoza was delighted by the decision of the maximum Spanish Olympic medalist of all time and some of the advanced features that await David Cal in his new job: "It will assist clubs with canoeing we work in the region of Murcia and becomes a member of the UCAM working in the Sports Service of the university. In addition, we will give you the opportunity to train. "

For the president of the Catholic University of Murcia, the arrival of David Cal is a new step in their careers but also a clear example of the work is done from the UCAM by the Spanish sport, "Let fulfilling goals to help athletes during his sporting life and also after sport. David has been very important offers but preferred to come to the UCAM and part of the family of the 'University Sport' because he knows that we appreciate and meet our project. "

Finally, Alejandro Blanco wanted to highlight the work of the Catholic University of Murcia for sport. "It's another example of the ability of support that José Luis Mendoza and UCAM with sportsmen David will be somewhere very loved and wrapped in Murcia. This moment is a combination of the values ​​that the UCAM is teaching and spreading to all Spaniards. "

The UCAM: Olympic University

Furthermore, this 2016 is special in the UCAM as many of his students and athletes are already achieving qualification for Rio 2016. There are already several that have succeeded, as the walker Miguel Angel Lopez or taekwondo Joel Gonzalez, but according calculations president of the UCAM, "may be about thirty or forty UCAM athletes to go to the Olympics. This is a historical fact without precedent in any university in the world. We will continue collaborating sport and sportsmen and especially with the Olympic and amateur sport. "

Source: UCAM