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Many of them are Olympians, such as Ruth Beitia, Lydia Valentín or Mireia Belmonte who assured that "for me it is a pride to belong to the UCAM"
This season, the Catholic University of Murcia has beaten all records in the University Spain Championship with 140 medals (83 gold, 36 silver and 21 bronze)
The presidents of the UCAM and the COE, José Luis Mendoza and Alejandro Blanco, presided over the ceremony;
and the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the CARM;
Adela Martínez-Cachá
The UCAM closes another sports course for history with the celebration of its twentieth Sports Gala which has been attended by more than 500 athletes linked to the university.
The record of medals in the Championship of Spain University (140) and the bronze conquered by the UCAM Murcia CB in the Basketball Champions League of the FIBA ​​are some of the most outstanding achievements of the 2017/18 season.
Alejandro Blanco, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee;
José Luis Mendoza, president of the UCAM;
and Adela Martínez-Cachá, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Region of Murcia, presided over an event that paid homage to the best UCAM athletes of the course.
In statements to the media, the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, said that "Murcia has to be proud to have here today Olympic athletes of maximum reference as is the case of Mireia Belmonte, Lydia Valentin and Ruth Beitia, as well as the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee. "
José Luis Mendoza recalled that "this university is at the service of the athlete and in this sense has been key to this union between UCAM and the COE, the model that Alejandro Blanco is carrying out is unique in the history of Spanish Olympism."
The president of the UCAM also noted that currently the Catholic University of Murcia scholarship to more than 300 athletes and added that he is confident that both Mireia Belmonte and Lydia Valentin can return to be Olympic champions in Tokyo 2020.
Mireia Belmonte: "For me it is a pride to belong to the UCAM"
On the part of the athletes Mireia Belmonte, who just this morning has had exams of the Degree in Advertising and Public Relations, commented that "for me it is a pleasure and pride to compete and belong to the UCAM, at an academic level it helps me a lot to reconcile the study with the training as well as the exam calendar when we are not competing. "
The Olympic champion also poses as a challenge to be able to return to the top in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Another athlete who although retired is still training is Ruth Beitia.
The Olympic high jump champion studies the Degree in Psychology at a distance and highlights the great work of the UCAM to make it possible for high level athletes to continue studying.
During the gala awards were given to the best of the course both individually and collectively highlighting the awards to Sadiel Rojas, for his great season with the UCAM Murcia CB;
Mireia Belmonte, with ten gold medals in the University Spain Championship;
Gideon Guardiola, European champion of handball with the Spanish National Team;
Eva Calvo, who continues to increase her international track record;
Gerard Descarrega and Marcos Blanquiño (400-meter smooth world champions; Lydia Valentín, who has revalidated her title as European weightlifting champion; and Javier Fernández, bronze at the Olympic Games of PyeonChang 18).
Special mention deserves Eduardo Sao Thiago Lentz 'Duda', technician during 17 seasons of ElPozo Murcia Futsal, which has been recognized for his great career as a player and coach.
In the section of technicians has also highlighted Ibon Navarro, who has taken the UCAM Murcia CB to its first European Final Four, and Matías Fernández, coach of Lydia Valentín and national weightlifting coach who is getting Spain to be a power in this sport.
Dual Race: athletes and students
The key aspect of the project of the Catholic University of Murcia and the Spanish Olympic Committee is to allow athletes to maintain their pace of training and competitions without leaving higher education.
For this, the UCAM has a model that has been praised and promoted by the European Union, by which the athletes have specific tutors who will guide them in their curriculum adding more workload when the sport allows it and leaving less academic stress when big dates arrive.
The commitment of the institution and its faculty, in addition to the great effort made by athletes at the time of studying after long training sessions make this reality possible.
The eSports arrive with force
The university sport has found a new ally with the eSports (electronic sports) that have entered fully into university life.
The UCAM already has eSports athletes on scholarships just as if they were Olympic athletes, as is the case of Jaime Álvarez 'Gravesen', the Spanish FIFA champion.
In addition, through its Chair of eSports, the UCAM has already signed agreements with top-level teams such as the case of 'Mad Lions' to allow their students to do internships with them.
In addition, taking into account that this sector is already demanding more and better professionals, the Catholic University of Murcia already has in its training offer two degrees related to this world: the Module in Management and Management of eSports and the Title of University Expert in Training and eSports Team Training.
Source: UCAM
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