Last night was held in the auditorium of the Professional Conservatory of Music the eighth edition of the Gala of Sport that granted recognition in seven categories.
The event was led by the local athlete Antonio Toral, who presented each of the winners.
The Jumilla Sports Support Award went to Bodegas Juan Gil, a company that takes the name of Jumilla to more than 50 countries with its wine and is also through its wine the way in which it collaborates with many sports and The majority of the sporting events that are celebrated in the locality.
The Sports Event of the Year took them the Maroc Challenge Exit after three years being held in Jumilla, a show of motor and adventure that shows the municipality to the rest of Spain and part of Europe with 360 teams that to date have past.
Juan Palao and Gumersindo Esteve received the Gesta Deportiva Prize after completing the Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc "UTMB", 170 km of route, 10,000 meters of positive gradient and a time spent of more than 31 hours and a half.
The Sport Trajectory Prize was for the professional cyclist Salvador Guardiola, who from 2014 defends the colors of Team Ukyo of Japan.
He won several victories in the Spanish Cup of Porvenir and after three seasons as an amateur, in 2009, Guardiola made his professional debut with the Contempolis-Ampo team.
10-year-old Eva Perez received the Young Promise Award thanks to her fourth place last October at the Fit Kid's European Championship held in Hungary, the third place in the Spanish Championship and the title of regional champion.
The Best Club of the Year has been Athletic Club Vinos de Jumilla, which after several decades promoting athletics in the municipality, has closed a year plagued with successes with many participations in championships in Spain and a staff of 300 more components, which has achieved That athletics is the sport of fashion in the locality.
The Sportsman of the Year Award was awarded to the soccer player, Inmaculada Martínez.
This year has been proclaimed conference champion with the Alabama State University Hornets, being the first time in the history of this university in which they obtain this longed and precious title.
At the individual level, Inma was chosen by SWAC's best attacker of the week in October, and also "Hero of the week" by the NCAA DI nationwide USA.
It was included by his conference in the ideal eleven of the season.
The jury of the Sports Gala 2016 was composed of the staff of the Department, Francisco Crespo, Inmaculada Cruz, Juan Antonio Albaladejo, Jose Ramon Moreno and Juan Crespo and chaired by area councilor, Juan Manuel Garcia.
The Councilor for Sports, Juan Manuel García, highlighted the virtues of each of the winners, adding that "fortunately there are many who deserve to be awarded in this gala."
He was satisfied with "the good health that the jumillano sport currently enjoys. We have to be happy about it and enjoy our athletes."
The ceremony was closed by the mayor of Jumilla, Juana Guardiola, who had words of praise and admiration for the efforts of each of the prizes in their different plots and modalities.
He also referred to the current government's commitment to sports, recalling the "different improvements made in the facilities, the support to the clubs, as well as the reform project of the Sports Center La Hoya, in which I think we should put ourselves Agreement between the three political groups. "
The gala was attended by senators, Juan Luis Soto and Seve González, regional deputy, Yolanda Fernandez, as well as councilors of the three municipal political groups.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla