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Outstanding athletes included walker María Pérez, canoeist Saúl Craviotto, cyclist Sergio Garrote, coaches Sito Alonso and José Antonio Carrillo and the UCAM Murcia Football Club in an event that reinforced the commitment of the UCAM-Spanish Olympic Committee alliance.
María Pérez (athletics), Bea Ortiz and Nona Pérez (water polo), Íñigo Llopis (swimming) and Sergio Garrote (cycling) are the UCAM athletes who have won gold medals at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The canoeist will share this honour with sailor Támara Echegoyen. In Tokyo 2020, every flag bearer for Spain was a UCAM athlete: Mireia Belmonte and Saúl Craviotto at the opening and Sandra Sánchez at the closing.
The Universidad Católica de Murcia, leader for the thirteenth consecutive year, has won 146 medals (101 gold medals), 90 more than the second place, the Universidad de Barcelona.
The university team closes its best season in which it has won the bronze medal in the Basketball Champions League, it has participated in the Copa del Rey in Malaga and it has been a ACB finalist
María Mendoza, Luis Emilio Pascual, Felipe Tomás Valero and Carlos Moreno participated in the event, which dealt with the fusion of sport and spirituality.
The MotoGP rider, reigning Moto2 World Champion and one of Spain's current top athletes, was at the Olympic Committee headquarters yesterday, Wednesday, for an event organised with new athletes from the University
The UCAM paddlers reached the world podium and secured two new Olympic places together with their teammates Pedro Vázquez and María Corbera.
The trials take place from 19 to 27 August in Hungary and from 23 to 27 August in Germany, with medals and places for the Paris '24 Olympics at stake
