UCAM athlete Mohamed Katir wins historic bronze at the World Championships
The athlete from Mula becomes the first Spaniard since 1999 to reach the 1,500 m podium in a World Championship
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The athlete from Mula becomes the first Spaniard since 1999 to reach the 1,500 m podium in a World Championship
UCAM is organising this major event on its 25th anniversary, in which 80 universities participate, an unprecedented happening in the history of Spanish university sport. Olympic athletes of the Universidad Católica, such as the swimmer Mireia Belmonte, the karateka Damián Quintero, the racewalkers Miguel Ángel López and María Pérez, will compete at seven different venues in the Region
The 'galardones al espíritu deportivo' (sporting spirit awards) recognises the Universidad Católica in the business category; the other winners of this edition, Ana Carrasco, Alejandro Valverde and UCAM Murcia BSR, are also linked to the University.
The Spanish Sports Press Association (Asociación Española de la Prensa Deportiva) celebrated the event in Teruel to recognise the achievements of the 2019/20 season.
UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia is the university with most athletes, both at the Olympics and Paralympics, in the world. Saúl Craviotto and Mireia Belmonte, at the opening ceremony, and Sandra Sánchez, at the closing ceremony, were Spain's Olympic flag bearers.
The UCAM swimmer wins the silver medal in 50 back S5
The UCAM athlete revalidates his title of Paralympic champion achieved in Rio 2016
The Spaniard with the most Olympic appearances in the history of the country puts the icing on the cake of a legendary career with her first Olympic medal. Meanwhile, the extremely young Cayetano García and Pablo Martínez won the Olympic diploma in C2 1,000m.
The members of the Spanish delegation linked to UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia are 79: 61 Olympic athletes and 12 Paralympic ones, apart from three technicians and three doctors. It exceeds its participation in the Olympic Games of Rio, which were the result of the UCAM-COE model promoted by its presidents, José Luis Mendoza and Alejandro Blanco