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About forty Olympic and elite athletes, of which fifteen are in Rio 16, participated in a gala served to celebrate the past successes of the sport at the Catholic University of Murcia and to wish luck to those who will compete this summer in the Games
The Temple of Jeronimos Monastery has become for a few hours in the capital of Spanish sport thanks to the celebration of the XVIII Sports Gala at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM).
Alejandro Blanco, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, and José Luis Mendoza, president of the UCAM, presided over a ceremony also had the presence and participation of Alonso Gómez López, CEO of Sports of the Autonomous Region Murcia, Felipe Coello, Councillor for Sports City of Murcia and Pablo Rosillo, CEO of Sports of the UCAM.
Before the start of the gala, the presidents of the COE and the UCAM have spoken to the media to do a review of the great achievements won by the UCAM and ever closer to the Games challenge.
Alejandro Blanco said that within a hundred days before the opening "I'm more nervous than athletes. We solved some problems and we are now the subject of zika. On Monday we have a meeting with all federations and later at a press conference with two world experts, we will give reassurance to everyone from the scientific point of view. with the zika must have a disquiet but not a concern. I scientists with zika must be vigilant but not worried "they say.
For his part, José Luis Mendoza wanted to highlight "the positive balance of the season. I'm very happy for all the athletes and the University. No one could imagine what has been achieved with football clubs and basketball. We must recognize the merits of all athletes and technicians UCAM. we are very happy but what more pride we feel is the work that is done with Olympic to enable them to combine studies and sport, something that has given us the opportunity to have some forty Olympians in Rio. This is an unusual event for a university. "
Sports Gala UCAM has had this year a special character by the proximity of the Olympic Games in Rio 16. Thirteen of the nearly forty Olympic University who will be at the meeting were honored and received symbolically T-Shirt 'UCAM Olympic Team 2016': Mireia Belmonte, Duane da Rocha, Karen Torrez, Judit Ignacio and Antonio Arroyo (swimming);
Miguel Angel Lopez and Raquel González (athletics);
Teresa Portela, Maialen Chourraut, Sete Benavides, Javier Hernanz and Saul Craviotto (canoeing);
and Pablo Abián (badminton).
Additionally they joined this group coaches Fred Vergnoux and Jose Antonio Carrillo, who will also be the Games as technicians federations swimming and athletics respectively.
Miguel Angel Lopez was glad to participate another year at the Sports Gala UCAM: "It is the great feast of the University We have much to celebrate because it has been individually and collectively magnificent year also is a good opportunity to see us and wish us.. Luckily all athletes who will be in Rio 16 ".
Precisely on the Olympics stressed that "took a difficult year due to injury but now I'm fine and in a great shape to prepare the next two months and get in the best condition to Rio".
Mireia Belmonte also has all its sights set on the Olympics: "I'm excited Nerves are beginning to appear and I'm very animated arrive for Games and prove everything I've trained this year.".
On the possible pressure of being one of the great options of medal for Spanish sport, Mireia said "we are many athletes and very good. I hope we can beat the record of medals in Barcelona together."
the list of great athletes present at the gala was not there, and others who have also been Olympians participated and received their deserved recognition of his career: Juanmi Rando (swimming), Thaïs Henríquez (synchronized swimming), José Luis Abajo "Pirri '(fencing) and Brigitte Yagüe (taekwondo).
It is not overlooked nor the great track record of other athletes of the University and Sofia Toro (sailing), Ana Carrasco (motorcycling), Damian Quintero and Pepe Carbonell (karate), Gisela Pulido (kite), Manuel Bermudez (athletics), Paco Cubelos (canoeing), Bea Gómez (swimming), Patty Llaguno and Eli Amatriain (paddle) or Nico Almagro (tennis).
In the section on individual performances in the 2015/16 season he has excelled Miguel Angel Lopez, Damián Quintero, Pepe Carbonell and Nico Almagro in the men and Mireia Belmonte, Patty Llaguno, Eli Amatriain and Gisela Pulido in the female category.
Historic season club
If in individual disciplines, the UCAM athletes have completed a magnificent course, the clubs have not been left behind and therefore were also recognized.
The UCAM Murcia CB (that it has completed the best season in its history in the ACB), the UCAM Murcia CF (recently promoted to the Second Division), the UCAM Cartagena Table Tennis (champion male Superdivision and semifinalist in the women's Champions) the UCAM Murcia Futsal Women (promoted to First Division) and UCAM Jairis Sewer (which has touched the ascent to the Women's League 1 basketball).
In the category of grassroots sport recognized the spectacular campaign Athleo Cieza UCAM.
He was also awarded a special prize to the UCAM Cehegín Falco Trail as an example of sporting event that contributes to the spread of sports in the Region of Murcia.
Source: UCAM
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