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Laura Gil, the first female Olympic medalist in the municipality, receives the 'Murcia in Equality' award.
The Corporation publicly recognizes the 22 presidents of the municipal centers of the municipality, for their "capacity of leadership and vocation of public service," said José Ballesta.
The 'Equality in Sport' award falls to the public school 'Rafael Nicolás Raya', which has achieved a participation of 98% of the girls enrolled in the center, within the School Sport Program.
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, Councilor for Social Rights, Conchita Ruiz, and members of the Municipal Corporation today attended the institutional event commemorating the International Women's Day, with which the City of Murcia distinguished the work of women and institutions Who are a reference for their example of overcoming and working for equality, opening new paths in different professional and social fields.
The award 'Murcia in Equality' was awarded to Olympic champion Laura Gil Collado, the first women Olympic medalist in the municipality, after obtaining the silver with the Spanish team of women's basketball in the last Games of Rio 2016;
An award that collected the father of the young woman.
"In each competition, in each match, our most international elite athlete has claimed the values ​​of effort and self-improvement, achieving excellent results that have been written in golden letters in the history of our sport and that open the way to the New generations of female athletes, "explained the mayor.
"Laura, who in the national team is known as 'la murciana', is the best female sports ambassador of our land," added the mayor, who recalled that "currently there are about 20,000 sports federated Murcia, which bear the name of our City to the top of the podium, and are an example of equality and improvement. "
Laura Gil, 24, was born in the borough of Santo Ángel, Murcia, but at the age of 14 moved to the neighborhood of Vistabella.
Before taking off on national circuits, he developed his sporting career at the Santo Ángel Basketball Club and Myrtia-Capuchinos Club.
The City Council already recognized his work with a tribute in the Hall of Plenary, after winning the Olympic silver last summer.
In addition, the Sports Pavilion of Santo Ángel, its native pedanía, is going to be denominated 'Laura Gil'.
At the event was read the manifesto of '8 March' approved in plenary last February and took place the performance of the students of 3rd course of contemporary dance specialized in the Professional Conservatory of Dance of Murcia, who played the choreography 'The next train'.
Recognition to the presidents of the Elderly Centers
During the ceremony, the municipal corporation carried out an institutional recognition to the presidents of the centers of greater of the municipality.
"Women with leadership capacity, work and vocation of public service who have decided to take a step forward and take responsibility for improving their environment," acknowledged the mayor.
The aim of this tribute is to give greater visibility to women's leadership in the field of the elderly and to increase the parity quotas in the 76 municipal centers, of which currently only 22 are run by women.
Equality from childhood
The Plenary Hall also hosted the award 'Equality in Sport' to the public school 'Rafael Nicolás Raya' of Sangonera la Verde and its teaching team, an award with which the City of Murcia recognizes the success of the School Sport Program during The last course, and that in this school totaled a total of 500 students, achieving a participation of 98% of the total of girls enrolled in the center.
The promotion of equal education, the breakdown of sexist stereotypes in sports and the promotion of the value of competition among female students have earned this prize center with sports equipment worth € 1,500, rucksacks for The students with the motto 'Murcia in Equality' and diplomas.
'Equal time'
As part of the celebration of the 'International Women's Day', the Department of Social Rights has prepared an extensive program of events that are being developed in different areas of the municipality under the theme 'Time of equality' and include tables of experiences, workshops , Documentaries, conferences, theater, tastings and a literary contest.
One of the activities that the most public will concentrate will be the contemporary dance performance that will host the Plaza de Santo Domingo this Saturday, starting at 20.00 hours, and which will participate a hundred dancers of Center Dance Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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