The tennis player Serena WilliamsWinner of 23 Grand Slam Titles, has been awarded The Princess of Asturias de los Deportes 2025 Award, The Princess of the Asturias Foundation was provided, and which thirty candidates of the eleven -three different nationalities were selected. Serena Williams was selected by all applicants added 119 Olympic medals, 151 world titles and 89 Continental championships.
A palm
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, on September 26, 1981, Serena Williams ended her successful career in the world of tennis on September 2, 2022 after conquering 73 titles and 23 Grand Slams. Americans are not only important on the track, but also to him, destroying social barriers and inspiring his charisma to young athletes.
Seven Open by Australia, Tres Roland Garros, Seven Wimbledon and Six US Open They expanded Serena Williams’ career, where she registered 367 success and 56 losses. He also took gold in Double with his brother Venus in Sydney 2000 and in Beijing 2008, and the individual and double in London 2012.
“In fact, we will choose who we choose to be happy with,” said the jury president, the swimmer Teresa Perales, Before starting the consultations to announce the awards. Perales advocated to appreciate everything provided by society candidates “, which” exceeds a medal, a prize and a trophy. “
The jury, who became part of the CEO and Director of World Deportivo Santi NollaHe appreciates candidates with great stories to tell and great palmarés. “Fight” and “Passion” are the words Williams chose to define a career that refers to him as the legend of the American Sport.
Considered the greatest
Serena Williams is the successor of Andalusian volantist Carolina MarínOlympic, World and European Champion of Bádminton, awarded the final edition. Thus, the jury wants to highlight the “extraordinary palmarés” of the player, which he expanded as “an international reference” for the first and unique non -asian Olympic champion athlete in this discipline, in addition to the “best player in the history of bádminton in Spain and one of the best in the world.”
Serena started the competition for five years and in 1995 she became professional. He entered the top 100 of tennis in 1988 and since then, marked an inevitable promotion at the top, he spent 16 years with the best 10 tennis players, Being number one for five seasons. He stayed with the elite for decades and an icon of social struggle, resilient and inspiration. “There are so many things I can remind me of. For example, I’m a fighter,” he explained to his farewell.
The palmarés
Princess Award of Asturias de los Deportes 2024
1987 Sebastian COE (Athletics)
1988 Juan Antonio Samaranch (Olympism)
1989 Severiano Ballesteros (Golf)
1990 found pons (motorcycle)
1991 Serguéi Bubka (Athletics)
1992 Miguel Induráin Cycling
1993 Javier Sotomayor (Athletics)
1994 Martina Navratilova (Tennis)
1995 Hassiba Boulmerka (Athletics)
1996 Carl Lewis (Athletics)
1997 Spanish Marathon Team (Athletics)
1998 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Tennis)
1999 Steffi Graf (Tennis)
2000 Lance Armstrong (cycling)
2001 Manel Estiarte (Waterpolo)
2002 Brazil’s (Soccer) Soccer Selection (Soccer)
2003 Tour de France (cycling)
2004 Hicham El Guerrouj (Athletics)
2005 Fernando Alonso (Motoring)
2006 SPAIN BASKETBALL BASKETBALL (BASKETBALL)
2007 Michael Schumacher (Motoring)
2008 Rafa Nadal (Tennis)
2009 Yelena Iinbaeva (Athletics)
2010 Spanish Football Selection (Soccer)
2011 Haile GebelStie (Athletics)
2012 Iker Casillas/Xavi Hernández (Soccer)
2013 José María Olazábal (Golf)
2014 New York Marathon (Athletics)
2015 Pau Gasol / Marc Gasol (Basketball)
2016 javier gómez noya (triathlon)
2017 New Zealand Rugby Selection (Rugby)
2018 ReinHold Messner / Krzysztof Wielicki (Alpinism)
2019 Lindsey Vonn (Ski)
2020 Carlos Sainz (Rally)
2021 Teresa Perales (Paralympic Swimming)
2022 Foundation and Olympic Refugee Team (Olympism)
2023 Eliud Kipchoge (Athletics)
2024 Carolina Marín (Bádminton)
2025 Serena Williams (Tennis)
The athlete of kenyan Eliud Kipchogen It was selected in 2023, while the other years the awards were taken by Olympic refugee team, Teresa Perales, Carlos Sainz, Lindsey Vonn, The All Blacks, The Brothers Pau and Marc Gasol, The Spanish soccer team, Rafa Nadal, Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonsoamong others.
Source: La Verdad
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