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It also incorporates his sport project to Olympic Teresa Perales, Joel Gonzalez, Borja Vivas, Maialen Chourraut Saul Craviotto and Mario Pestano

The UCAM (San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia) and the Spanish Olympic Committee have taken another step in its partnership incorporating six new Olympians to their educational and sports project.

Teresa Perales (22 Paralympic swimming medals from Sydney 2000), Maialen Chourraut (canoeing slalom bronze in London 2012), Joel Gonzalez (taekwondo gold in London 2012), Saul Craviotto (canoeing gold medal in Beijing 2008 and silver medal in London 2012), Mario Pestano (discus) and Borja Vivas (shot put) are athletes who are already part of the Catholic University of Murcia.

In the presentation, the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, welcomed the continuation of this path alongside the COE "great athletes and great people We all will support scholarships for study and economically. that tomorrow will be professional cualificados.A through them many young athletes will see how important college and vocational training. ".

Also moved that "will soon present a joint institution we will launch".

With regard to the agreement signed this morning between the UCAM and the COE, Alejandro Blanco, president, had words of praise for the educational institution, "we have signed this agreement allows 218 athletes with grants to study in Spanish universities, but not necessarily in the UCAM. That gives an idea of ​​the love of the sport that has José Luis Mendoza and thanks to support these young people can study. "

Athletes have also highlighted the great work of the UCAM for supporting the Spanish sport.

Teresa Perales, said that was the University itself that came calling. "Are they who have come directly to ask how I could help Not a sponsorship to use, it's more so that when we finish the stage of high-level sport, we can have a good foundation to face the next stage. "

Meanwhile, Mario Pestano stressed that "the UCAM gives us peace of mind to continue training and the opportunity to undertake training. Never have been able to study because I have devoted full athletics and now he was seeing the wolf ears, this helps us is great. "

More than 200 scholarship athletes

Beyond support for great Olympians, strength of the alliance between the UCAM and resides in COE scholarships for athletes who are not elite but want to continue training and competing while studying.

Therefore, during the presentation, José Luis Mendoza and Alejandro Blanco signed the agreement that confirms the grant to more than 200 athletes so they can continue their studies in their respective universities.

Source: UCAM