Alejandro Blanco’s medal bid for Paris

Alejandro Blanco He participated in the Europa Press sports breakfast. The president of the COE spoke about the Paris Games in the coming summer and did not hesitate to make sure that “we will go to the Games and we will get more than 22 medals.” In addition, he wanted to highlight the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Barcelona 92

“We didn’t analyze Barcelona well, we didn’t just talk about sports results. Before the world and before ourselves, we didn’t see ourselves as capable of organizing the Games, this is a lesson for the whole Spanish society. Spain changed internally and externally, before it was darker “Barcelona changed us, it changed our mentality.”

The big change

“That was the big change. From 1986 to 1992, the best coaches came to Spain, the federations were given resources. From Barcelona the scientific planning begins, in Spain extraordinary work is done at the lower categories”

The Spanish expedition to Paris

“We have classified 11 teams, we are third, after the United States and France. Spain has an extraordinary classification, because this big expedition gives us the first indication of a good moment of Spanish sport. 382 athletes qualified for Paris, a better figure after Barcelona,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ , and a country like Spain, for it to be 50-50 is impossible 190 men and 192 women, that is the first victory.”

women’s sport

“When you establish equality in participation, women’s sports rise, because we have exceptional athletes. They just need an opportunity”

Achievements of female athletes

“As the Games go, the parity in results is rare. There are world champions, Olympic champions, we have it all. We also have great coaches, great leaders, and all the best is yet to come “

The Spanish teams in Paris

“In a Game, everything is important but team sports raise more passion. It belongs more to the Spanish mentality, we are friends, together, and when a team represents the colors, the whole country mobilizes . The biggest mobilizations in Spain had a sporting success.”

Paris medals

“For the first time I said that we will surpass the 22 of Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​and I do not regret saying it. We are all on that line. We always study before the Games, and in the end. two are he nailed and within the study, the pre-Olympic year is the most important In 2015, there were 34 medals in 2019, and in 2023, 67 were won by the two, and this gives us hope that reach Paris in the best conditions.”

Relationship with CSD

“I give him a blank paper and he can write whatever he wants. I had problems before, but I don’t want to interfere in the actions of the CSD. Now we respect each other and it is clear that we we must go. hand in hand and work together. And he must always be like this, the discussion or debate will come to nothing.”

Games in Madrid

“Madrid is the city most prepared for the new model of the Games, it meets all the conditions, it cannot give up the Games. We cannot lose more times. We present the best candidacy, said the IOC , Madrid is not “You can miss the Games, it’s impossible not to forget that dream.”

ADO plan

“I don’t need to ask the Government for anything, when we come back from the Games we will see how to strengthen the ADO, we will strengthen it, but we will see how. The idea is to study a formula so that the return to the company is not only because of events of extraordinary interest, because many of them, who want to be there, may still have a lower return, with an ingenious formula that they have to fight with the Treasury , it is an obligation and a devotion to strengthen it.

Rafa Nadal and Alcaraz

“The picture of Nadal and Alcaraz in Paris will be the picture of the Palaro. Rafa is the most followed athlete at the Palaro of all the athletes. If they reach the doubles final, this will be the most followed picture. Nadal is the Spaniard the most admired athlete in the world, it’s a luxury to have it”

Mireia Belmonte

“Mireia Belmonte keeps trying to get to Paris but she can’t overcome the injury. But she is the Goddess of the swimming world, she has been, is important and will always be very important in Spain”

Rudy Fernandez

“It’s great to see Spain qualify for basketball and Rudy Fernández is a legend, he’s the most played in the Games”

Spanish song with lyrics

“I think the Spanish anthem should have lyrics, it gives me a different emotion, we need to understand what it means to be Spanish. If there is something that unites us and unites us, we should try it. When the 2010 World Cup, 14 million people took to the streets with the flag, the concept of being Spanish must be taken to the streets and the best way is sport”