The ‘Flechas rosas’ project, from the Extremadura Archery Federation, has been recognised with the 20th Espiga Award ‘Promotion of Physical Activity and Sport’, awarded by Caja Rural de Extremadura, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Sports of the Regional Government of Extremadura and the Extremadura sports federations.
Specifically, this federation, coinciding with World Breast Cancer Day, holds open days and a charity tournament to raise awareness about the prevention of this type of cancer and highlight the benefits that archery brings in the fight against this disease.
The prize, worth 4,000 euros, was presented by the president of Caja Rural de Extremadura, Urbano Caballo, and the regional minister for Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports of the Junta de Extremadura, Victoria Bazaga, at an event also attended by the mayor of Badajoz, Ignacio Gragera, the president of the provincial council of Badajoz, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, the general manager of Caja Rural de Extremadura, Juan Palacios, the general manager of Sports, Santi Amaro; as well as members of the jury, institutional representatives, athletes and managers of the clubs and associations that have participated in this edition of the competition, in which a total of 23 candidates have reached the final.
Other award winners
In addition to the main award, three other prizes were awarded, each with a prize fund of 1,500 euros. In the Individual Sport category, Mariela Vázquez Bohoyo was recognizeda young badminton player with a meteoric career, who was called up to the Spanish under-15 team and has positioned herself at number 1 in the national under-19 ranking, ahead of players who train in technical centres with better infrastructure. She is a member of the Cura Mora Sports Association in Villanueva de la Vera.
This team has won the award in the category of Team Sport. AD Cura Mora is a benchmark at a regional level – where it contributes the highest percentage of players to the Extremadura badminton team – and at a national level due to the successes achieved, despite being a small association in a town of just over 2,000 inhabitants. The Association began its journey in the early 2000s with a small indoor football section and now has more than 200 athletes who, throughout the year, travel around the region, with the School Sports Games, and nationally, especially with established sections such as badminton.
Thank you award
Besides, The Special Thanks Award has recognized Agustín Rubio Corchado’s extensive career linked to sportdirector of the municipal sports board of Alburquerque. He has been a national athletics coach and national coach of athletics for people with cerebral palsy. The jury has highlighted his commitment to sport for all and by all.
Finally, two honorable mentions were made, one “thank you” to the Colegio la Asunción Josefinas Santísima Trinidad de Cáceres and another to the Municipal Sports Foundation of Badajoz for its work with grassroots sport in the city.
Espiga Sports Awards
After 20 editions, they have become a benchmark in regional sport and a support for clubs and athletes from Extremadura with which Caja Rural de Extremadura reaffirms its commitment to sport in Extremadura as a social driver and for healthy living.
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The jury for this 20th edition was made up of María Navarro, manager of the Education and Promotion Fund of Caja Rural de Extremadura; Pedro J. Gordillo, director of Sports Promotion of the Regional Government of Extremadura; José Manuel Mateos, from the Badajoz Marathon Club; José Luis Domínguez, general secretary of the Extremadura Paddle Tennis Federation; Jesús Luis Blanco, honorary president of the Basketball Federation; Raquel Torrado Pino, director of Commercial Transformation of Caja Rural de Extremadura; and María Ramos, Olympic athlete and marathon runner. Miguel Ángel Guzmán served as technical secretary of the jury.
2024-07-04 08:13:42
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