Minister Pilar Alegría, Uribes and Javier Tebas, among the authorities who will be at the event organized by the AEPD
MADRID, 31 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The footballer Andrés Iniesta, Real Madrid, the female FC Barcelona and the former weightlifter Lydia Valentín and the former athlete Ruth Beitia, among others, will be awarded at the 43rd National Sports Gala of the Spanish Sports Press Association (AEPD), which will be celebrates this Monday (7:00 p.m.) at the Teatro Circo de Albacete.
The event will be attended by the Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría; the first vice president of the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha, José Luis Martínez Guijarro; the mayor of Albacete, Manuel Serrano; and the presidents of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes; from LaLiga, Javier Tebas; and from the Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE), Miguel Carballeda.
Andrés Iniesta, scorer of the goal that gave the Spanish team the title of world champion in South Africa in 2010, will be recognized for his sporting career and will unveil a sculpture in his honor on Monday morning (11:45 a.m.) next to the stadium Carlos Belmonte. Rodríguez Uribes and the general director of ADO, Jennifer Pareja, will attend this inauguration.
The AEPD Gala will recognize the women’s and men’s soccer and water polo teams, the artistic swimming team, Real Madrid and the Olympic runner-up team in basketball in Los Angeles’84, the pilot Cristina Gutiérrez and the former cyclists Dori Ruano and Joane Somarriba.
The award for best coach will go to Antonio Vadillo for his continued success in Europe with Palma Futsal and referee Guadalupe Porras will be honored after becoming the first woman to be an assistant in a men’s Champions League match.
In addition, the importance of advancing conciliation and sport will be recognized with a special award for the paratriathlete Eva Moral, and Minister Pilar Alegría will reward the former Olympic champions Lydia Valentín and Ruth Beitia, among other national athletes who participated in the Games.