MADRID, 25 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Francisco Gento, winner of six European Cups with Real Madrid and who died last January, the women’s water polo team, the San Silvestre Vallecana or the tennis players Martín de la Puente and Daniel Caverzaschi are among the winners at the IX edition of the María de Villota Awards and in the XI of the City of the Racquet Awards that will be delivered on November 8.
The jury of the IX edition of the María de Villota Awards recognized both Francisco Gento and his Gento-Llorente family saga in its Sports Career category, “a unique example worldwide of a family dedicated to elite sport in different generations”, pointed out from the organization.
On the other hand, the Sporting Feat Award went to the Spanish women’s water polo team, which this past summer was proclaimed champion of Europe, its eighth medal in the last ten years in a major international competition.
In addition, the XI edition of the Ciudad de la Raqueta Awards will distinguish the San Silvestre Vallecana in the Sports Event category, the Student Basketball Club in the Sports Institution category, and the tennis players Martín de la Puente and Daniel Caverzaschi with the Special City Award. de la Raqueta “for being the main protagonists of the momentum that wheelchair tennis has had in Spain in recent years”.
José Luis Arilla (Tennis Career), Julio Alegría (Paddle Career), the Mahou San Miguel Foundation’s We Create Opportunities program (Solidarity), Quirón Salud (Sports Company) and Matías Prats (Sports Communication) complete the list of winners.