The beginning of the year is the beginning of the eleventh edition of the Santander’s Rafa Nadal Tour, a traveling tournament that will spread across eight emblematic cities in Spain. From Barcelona to Manacor, passing through Seville, Valldoreix, Gran Canaria, Valencia, Madrid and Asturias, this circuit offers a competitive tennis scenario for the under-12, under-14 and under-16 categories, both male and female.
He Rafa Nadal Tour by Santander sIt has established itself as the benchmark youth tennis circuit in the country and stands out for its commitment to solidarity, by allocating the total amount of registrations to projects sponsored by the Rafa Nadal Foundation, both in Spain and India. Beyond the tennis skill, the attitude and exemplary behavior of the participants are valued, promoting activities of values that are integrated in parallel with the competition.
THE RESULT
After more than 560 matches, the winners are:
• Caterina López – Women’s Under-12
• Marc Saornil – Men’s Under-12
• Paula Cortés – Women’s Under-14
• Izan Bañares – Men’s Under-14
• Sofia Kryvoruchko – Women’s Under-16
• Agustín Siancha – Men’s Under-16
Rafael Nadal himself assured that “the goal is not just to create another tournament, but rather a tournament with more” and, after ten successful editions, another one was launched with the same enthusiasm as before.
The Real Club de Tenis Barcelona was the scene of this year’s first tournament, hosting talented young tennis players from January 2 to the current date. A total of 566 talented athletes competed in this event, aspiring to participate in the Mallorca master’s degree that will take place at the end of the year.
The Rafa Nadal Foundation
The Rafa Nadal Foundation works with the strong belief that sport and education are tools of transformation through which we can achieve a better world. Join men, women and youth on their path to a better future.
It develops various projects in Spain and India where it directly contributes to the achievement of four of the 17 most important Sustainable Development Goals, which in turn have four main areas of impact: health and well-being, quality of education, reducing inequality and alliances to achieve goals.
His intervention became a reality through the various projects he was active in:
– Social integration of vulnerable minors:
or Rafa Nadal Palma Foundation Center
or Rafa Nadal Valencia Foundation Center
or Rafa Nadal Madrid Foundation Center
or NETS (Nadal Educational Tennis School) in Anantapur (India)
or Play All in Barcelona
– Intellectual disability:
or More than Tennis
– Talent promotion:
o Study and Play
Source: La Verdad
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