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| The two educational centers have effectively promoted female participation in teams and activities included in the School Sports Program | The Miguel de Cervantes institute of Murcia and the Arteaga de Sucina school received the 2020 Equality in Sports Award this morning.
The awards ceremony took place in each educational center and was attended by the Councilor for Rights Social and Family, Pilar Torres, and the mayor of Sports and Health, Felipe Coello.The centers have received the distinction for effectively promoting female participation in teams and activities included in the School Sports Program.This award seeks to reward initiatives that promote gender equality in sport, an objective set out in the Municipal Plan for Equal Opportunities Between Men and Women.The main objective of the awards given is to encourage the participation of girls in sports.
In this regard, the Councilor for Social Rights and Family, Pilar Torres, explained that "equality is an issue that must be worked on from childhood and sport represents an effective way to instill values ??in the little ones.
These awards are aimed at encourage the effective and real participation of girls in sports activities and programs ".For his part, Felipe Coello has stressed that "sports practice is a very useful way to promote equality from an early age.
In the Government Team we work to increase female participation in sport and the teams play a fundamental role in this goal.
teachers of educational centers ".An award present since 2010The Equality in Sports awards have been granted by the Murcia City Council, through the Department of Social Rights, since 2010 with the aim of promoting equality in childhood, a stage in which it is pertinent for children to participate in activities that instill positive values ??and healthy habits on equal terms between both genders.
In this context, sports practice represents a very useful tool.The award also highlights the value of competition among female students and seeks to break from childhood the stereotypes that still persist in some areas of sport.Encourage sports competition in girls over 12 years oldThe objective of the Consistory is to involve the entire educational community to encourage girls to continue participating in sports competitions beyond the age of 12, age from which there is a significant decrease in female participation in sports competitions.
For this reason, a primary education center and a secondary education center are distinguished.Both the Arteaga de Sucina school and the Miguel de Cervantes institute in Murcia have received an award, recognition diplomas for the teachers responsible for the School Sports Program and sports equipment worth 1,500 euros.Some of the products that the centers have received are badminton rackets, baseball bats, soccer balls, wooden paddle sets, plastic flying discs, hockey sticks, psychomotor ropes and juggling handkerchiefs.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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