MADRID, 13 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Atlético de Madrid and its forward Luis Suárez, Real Madrid player Karim Benzema, Villarreal and canoeists Teresa Portela and Saúl Craviotto, among others, will receive the AS Sports Awards on Tuesday, awards that reward “sports excellence” and which will be presented at a gala that celebrates its 15th edition and which will be held at The Westin Palace Hotel in Madrid.
Among the AS Sports Awards are Atlético de Madrid, for their LaLiga Santander 2020-21 title; Villarreal, for the achievement of the Europa League; Spanish international Alexia Putellas, winner of the Ballon d’Or; Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema; paddlers Teresa Portela and Saúl Craviotto, for their silver at K1 200 and K4 500, respectively, in Tokyo; climber Alberto Ginés and karate fighter Sandra Sánchez, Olympic champions; tennis player Paula Badosa; and the jumpers Yulimar Rojas and Ana Peleteiro, gold and bronze in a triple jump final for history in Tokyo.
For his part, former Real Madrid basketball player Felipe Reyes will receive the AS Sports Career Award; Fátima Gálvez and Alberto Fernández, the Olympic Prize for their shooting gold at the Games; the paratriathlete Susana Rodríguez, also a champion in Tokyo, the Paralympic Prize; tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, the Promise Award; the Uruguayan Luis Suárez, the America Prize; and the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, the Social Prize.
The gala, which will be introduced by the director of AS, Vicente Jiménez, and presented by the journalist Susana Guasch, has the support of LaLiga, Banco Santander, Iberdrola, Hyundai, Movistar, Iberia, the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha and YoPRO from Danone.