The athletes Marta García and Mateo Puertas Solórzano and the referee, Marta Huerta de Aza, nominated for the Best Palentino Athlete 2024 award
The Palentino Sports Awards 2024 already have candidates for the different modalities. Thus in the category of Best Athlete The athletes Marta García and Mateo Puertas Solórzano and the referee Marta Huerta de Aza have been selected; as finalists to Best Sports Entity There are the Palentina Boxing Delegation, the CD Atletismo Saborea Cuatro Cantones and the Villamuriel Sports Club and in the section of Distinctions to the merit to Grassroots Sport for Fujisan Karate and to the Merit to Sport in Values and Fair Play, for the Plaspisa Football Tournament Organization.
The gala, orOrganized by the Palencia City Council and the Provincial Council, it will be held this year on Wednesday, December 11, starting at 8:15 p.m. in the Municipal Sports Pavilion. A change of headquarters carried out in order to guarantee a larger space that allows greater accessibility and capacity for assistance. And it is about having a celebration of sports and for athletes.
On the other hand, and regarding the nominations for the Best of Our Sport, the winners are: chessDivino Maestro College; athleticsMarta García Alonso; badmintonMateo Singh Montes; baloncestoAmelia Alonso Llana; handballElena Cuadrado Sánchez; boxingRodrigo García Oria; cyclingAlexia Diezhandino Prieto; adapted sportMarco Casares Pavon; fencingIvan Barbero Lacalle; soccer, Marcos del Rio González; greyhoundsAutilla del Pino Hunters Society; gym, Diego Aguiar Diez; golfManuel Pérez de Diego Gómez; weightliftingJavier Wee Palacios; judoFlorentino García Cabeza; karateLidia Diez Herrero; kick boxingMarcos Pajares Muniosguren; motorcyclingEnrique Vidal Carazo; swimmingAndrea Domingo Ruiz; padelCarlos Pozo Vicente; ball, José Igancio Río López; canoeingJuan Rodríguez Martín; rugby, Constantino Caminero Saldaña; rescue and first aid, Sandra Santos Martínez; squash, Nerea Sastre Gómez; tennis, Gala León Ortega; table tennis, Francisco Javier Berzosa Revilla; archery, María Gómez Martínez; and volleyball, Daniela Asensio García.
It is worth remembering that, among the new features of this edition, new distinctions are included that reflect the awards’ commitment to sport as a tool for inclusion and development of values. That is why, in addition to the usual recognitions, the awards will include other special distinctions for the jury’s consideration: Grassroots Sport, in Values, Social-Solidarity Causes, Adapted and Inclusive Sport, Women and Sports, Research-Innovation, Sponsorship and collaboration, Health promotion and protection.
On the other hand, this year a popular vote is incorporated that will complement that of the jury. A jury, which will be made up of representatives of the Organizing Committee, delegates from sports federations, local and provincial sports associations, and the media, thus guaranteeing a comprehensive and diverse evaluation of the candidates. Thus, both those attending the gala and those who cannot be present will be able to participate from anywhere, accessing a telematic voting link available on their mobile devices. Voting will be open on the day of the gala between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., allowing citizens to choose their favorites. Popular votes will have a weight of 25% in the final result, complementing the 75% assigned to the jury’s evaluation.
