Ang Alfredo Goyeneche Auditorium of the Spanish Olympic Committee dressed this Thursday in a gala to pay, 34 years later, an emotional tribute to the Spanish athletes who participated in 1988 Calgary and Seoul Olympics to appreciate the work and efforts made by all the participants who laid the foundation of what is the sport today in our country.
In the assembly hall of the Olympic entity full of great figures of our sport, the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee Alejandro Blanco He thanked all those in attendance for their presence and said: “recognizing athletes is remembering the past, but it is also living in the present because the Olympics are always there”.
“34 years have passed, but you will once again feel the admiration, respect and applause of those of us who had the opportunity to rejoice in you and admire you. And, now, 34 years later, those who have not seen you must know you through these memories and they must know you as legends ”, he added.
To deliver the commemorative diploma to the athletes in attendance, the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee was accompanied to the stage by general secretary of the COE, Heads of Successthe first vice president of the Olympic entity, Elizabeth Fernandezand the presidents of the various national federations represented in these Games.
Ang skier Ainhoa Ibarra, flag bearer at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, event which the Spanish Olympic team attended with twelve athletes and where they achieved an Olympic diploma covered by Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, declared that “the dream of being an Olympian, to be there, to compete and carry the flag are unparalleled sensations. Every time I think about it, I get goosebumps. Very excited, very emotional. “
Months later, the Spanish delegation was there Seoul Summer Olympics 1988, which he attended with 217 athletes and won four medals and sixteen diplomas. The one in charge of carrying the Spanish flag was the infanta Mrs. Christina of Bourbon, who was part of the women’s team of 470 sailing class and ensured that “carrying the flag and participating in the Games was an indescribable emotion. Coming with the whole team is the result of many years of preparation work ”.
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One of the four medals won in the South Korean capital came from the hand of George Guardiola Available in the form of clay pigeon skeet. The bronze achieved by the Madrid man was accompanied by a gold in sailing, a silver in tennis and another bronze in swimming. Jorge himself acknowledged that “winning the medal was wonderful. The best memory I have is after picking up the medal and seeing my husband’s face Natalie with tears in the eyes. It was a moment I will never forget. “
For his part, the rider Luis Alvarez de Cervera, who has participated in six Olympic Games and achieved nine diplomas, said the key to success is continued effort. “I didn’t get it at the beginning or the end, but the illusion of reaching other Games led me to keep trying. And if I had to stick to one, I would stick. Barcelona 1992, not only in participation, but because they were Games organized in Spain and they became very good in terms of sports and organization. We can feel very proud of them ”, he acknowledged.
In closing, the president of COE He assured that “now everyone knows the achievements of Spanish sport, but we would not have achieved it without people like you”. “I look back and I saw those in Paris 1900 or the Winter Games back then Garmisch-Partenkirchen atn 1936. If there were no precursors to the trail you followed, we would not have come to this. This must be acknowledged and appreciated. Assess the results and your performance. You set yourself a challenge and you did everything to achieve it ”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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