MADRID, 19 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The sports newspaper 'AS' celebrated this Monday at the Teatro Real in Madrid the seventeenth edition of its 'AS Sports Awards', which paid tribute to athletes and teams that stood out in 2023, which is about to end like the women's teams. and men's soccer team, Aitana Bonmatí, Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid basketball team, swimmer Íñigo Llopis and former weightlifter Lidia Valentín.
Thus, with the presence of the Minister of Culture, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría, in charge of closing the gala, the sports newspaper awarded its 'AS Sports Awards' to the footballers Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid), Rodri Hernández (Manchester City) and Luka Modric (Real Madrid), and the Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona).
Also recognized in this category were the Navarrese golfer Carlota Ciganda, key in Europe's conquest of the Solheim Cup, and the walkers María Pérez and Álvaro Martín, double world champions of both 20 and 35 km, while at the level Of the teams, the women's team, historic world champion, and the men's team, winner of the Nations League, in soccer, and Real Madrid in basketball, champion of the Euroleague, were distinguished. The Spanish Motorcycle Federation was also recognized for its work and its centenary.
In the 'Promise' category, the winners were the basketball player Iyana Martín, the motorcycle racer Pedro Acosta, Moto2 world champion, and the U-19 men's basketball and youth men's handball teams, both world champions. in this 2023.
The Argentine soccer team, world champion at the end of 2022 and represented at the gala by players such as the red and white Rodrigo de Paul, Nahuel Molina and Ángel Correa, collected the 'AS América' Award, Atlético de Madrid in the 'Sport' in Positive' and the swimmer Íñigo Llopis the 'AS Paralympic' for his two gold medals at the Manchester World Championships.
Finally, the winners of the 'Lifetime Achievement' category were the former soccer player David Silva, world and European champion with the Spanish team, the former tennis player Feliciano López, the former weightlifter and Olympic champion Lydia Valentín, the former artistic swimmer Ona Carbonell, winner of 37 medals between World Cups, Europeans and the Olympic Games.