The Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pillar Joy, met in the High Performance Center (CAR) of the Higher Sports Council (CSD) with the athletes of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays to personally congratulate them on their recent successes in the World Relay Championships in Guangzhou, China, where they won a gold and a silver medal, respectively.
The meeting took place in Madrid, a city that will host the 26th to 29th of June European Championship The event was held in the team competition, and served as a chance to wish the athletes luck in their upcoming competitions. Minister Alegría highlighted the performance of the mixed relay team, which also qualified for the World Championships in Tokyo in September, as did the women's teams.
Paula Sevilla, Daniela Fra, Blanca Hervás, Esperança Cladera, Jaël Bestué, Maribel Pérez and Carmen Avilés They received congratulations from the minister minutes before their training session. "It's a pleasure to reminisce with you about the excitement you stirred in us in Guangzhou," she said. Pillar JoyThe minister emphasized that the athletes have become "protagonists of a historic moment in Spanish athletics" and are already "role models" for their performance. She also acknowledged Eva Santidrián, a key part of the team's success at the World Relays, although she will not be competing in the European Championships.
Pilar Alegría wished the Spanish team every success at the European Championships, where they will be aiming for a podium finish for the first time. The meeting was attended by prominent figures in Spanish athletics, including Raul Plated, president of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA); Jose Peiro, coach; Tony Puig, responsible for the National Relay Plan; and the coaches Berni Domínguez and Ricardo DiéguezThe minister extended her congratulations to all of them for their results and Spain's notable progress in this discipline.
The two medals, three Spanish records, and qualification for the world championships in Guangzhou confirm the growing importance of the relay sport, promoted by the RFEA through the National Relay Plan, a project supported by the CSD through Team Spain.
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