The Spanish Paralympic Committee, satisfied with the results at the Paris 2024 Games

The Spanish sports authorities They have stocked this Sunday of global performance at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. In a press conference, the president of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda (who has announced that he will not run for re-election to the seat), the vice president Alberto Duranthe manager Alberto Jofrethe president of the Higher Sports Council Jose Manuel Rodríguez Uribes and the general director of Sports of CSD Fernando Molinero They show their impressions.

has begun Jofre making a numerical balance of the Spanish performance. “Since 106 medals in Atlanta 1996 we have been going down in number. In Rio there were 31, in Tokyo 36 and now 40. The downward line has been cut in the medium and long term plans introduced after Rio, what broke the bearish trend“, he highlighted.

Jofre examined the medal distribution about Tokyo. It is from 9 to 11 for the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind, 11 is maintained for the Spanish Federation of Sports for People with Physical Disabilities, it is from 8 to 11 for the Spanish Cycling Federation, 4 is maintained for the Spanish Triathlon Federation but with more quality and it is from 4 to 3 for the Spanish Federation of People with Cerebral Palsy.

He has also done a analysis of the contribution of medals by sport. Swimming goes up from 14 to 15, athletics goes down from 9 to 8, cycling goes from 6 to 8, triathlon stays at 4 and they add 1 judo, tennis, fencing, table tennis and shooting. The woman’s contribution has been important for the final medal table and has left historic moments such as Judith Rodríguez’s medal in fencing or the improvement of the basketball team. “In Paris the participation ratio of Spanish women increased to 38% of the total delegation, from 33% in Tokyo, and We hope that equality will be achieved for Los AngelesJofre said.

The distribution of medals also had a great contribution from the team of Paralympic Commitments. 36% of the Spanish medalists in Paris went through this program. The CPE appreciates the coordination effort between the Government and the autonomous communities, along with the coordination of the CSD with Team España, for this purpose.

“The new ADOP plan model has been a successwith a projection system when distributing scholarships, even if these athletes do not have previous results,” explained Jofre. He gave an example. “Judith Rodríguez, based on the results, will not have a scholarship there is a prior distribution of them. Now he has,” he said of the new Spanish fencing medalist.

After crunching the numbers, came the president’s review Miguel Carballeda. “I am happy and proud, because medals are the ultimate goal, but we also want to raise awareness in society”said the head of the Spanish Paralympic Committee. Carballeda thanked the support of the CSD and the authorities who visited the team during these Games. “I give the athletes a remarkable high in the sports section, but in the personal aspect I give them an eleven”he said.

There will be no re-election for Carballeda

The CPE president has announced that he will leave his position and will not run for re-election in the October 24 election. “One of my latest requests to CSD is related to the ‘Team Spain’ project. The aid is for the top eight finishers in Olympic sports and for three in Paralympic sports. I hope it can be equalized,” he said after thanking his team for their work.

The president of the CSD Jose Manuel Rodríguez Uribes He thanked Carballeda for his work at the head of the CPE. “Your work for twenty years has put Paralympic sport where it belongs,” he said.

Rodríguez Uribes positively appreciated the performance of the Spaniards. “Forty medals and unforgettable moments of competition and respect were achieved”he said before thanking the media for their work. “The data is important and there is also progress in visibility. Thanks to the sponsors. Now is the time to propose total equality between Olympic and Paralympic sports to propose the goal of surpassing forty medals in Los Angeles“, was closed.