Sport
MARINA RIVAS
...determined to let nothing stand in her way as she works hard and dreams of standing on the podium wearing a medal in the Olympic Games.
LifeStyle
A. J. LINN
The Olympic Games were established as a cultural and sporting event. During the first four decades of their existence literature, architecture, painting and music were requisites at every event. Indeed, when Walter Winans won his second gold medal ... the French magazine La Revue du Vin de France in Bordeaux could serve as a blueprint for an Olympic trial. Twenty-four countries competed in the third edition, among them China, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Sweden and Lebanon. In a blind tasting the teams had ... won first place in 2015. Here anyway, there must be more than sufficient justification for adding wine tasting to the long list of Olympic events.
Sport
Alberto GÓMEZ
Spanish weightlifter Lydia Valentín last Thursday finally got her hands on her Olympic gold medal, almost seven years after the Games in London. After three of her rivals were disqualified for doping, Valentín has now been given the gold medal
Sport
ICÍAR OCHOA DE OLANO
The world of sport and Spanish skiing in particular is mourning the death of Olympic medallist Blanca Fernández Ochoa. The discovery of the former skier's body in the Sierra de Guadarrama on Wednesday brought an end to three days' intensive
Sport
Mari Carmen Barea (Malaga, 1966) is one of the athletes from Malaga who has received the highest number of awards in history. She and Theresa Zabell are the only 'Malagueñas' who can say that they have won an Olympic gold medal. Against all ... at the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria school, which her two daughters attended. While this sport in Andalucía has barely 400 women and 600 men players, the hockey school created by the Olympic medallist now has over 50 young members, of whom nearly
Sport
MARINA RIVAS
If you thought it was difficult to thrill 10,000 people, imagine doing it for the second time just a year later. Revolution on Ice, the show created by the greatest figure skater in Spanish history, Javier Fernández, did just that. It captivated the
Sport
Marina RIVAS
Two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist figure skater Javier Fernández paid a special visit to the Club de Hielo ice rink in Benalmádena last Friday. To show that no sports are of off-bounds for people with reduced mobility, Fernández
Sport
CAMILO LÓPEZ VEGA
By 29 years of age, most athletes who haven't reached the elite already, will have given up on their hopes of reaching the pinnacle of their sport. For Gabriel Utrera, however, that couldn't be further from the truth. With the 2020 Olympic Games ... year and a half ago, the second-in-command of the Olympic team gave Utrera a call and asked him if he would like to join them as a spot had become available. Without any hesitation, he headed straight for Barcelona to take part in the trials. As it ... happened, Utrera shone in the 470 category and was picked for the Spanish preliminary Olympic team. "It was a massive moment; something I've dreamed of since I was a kid," he says. Leaving Malaga behind He is the only person from Malaga on the team but
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Nieves Castro
Marbella mayor Ángeles Muñoz announced on Sunday that an indoor Olympic swimming pool would be built in the Guadaiza area in response to the needs of swimming, waterpolo and triathlon clubs in the area. Its construction, however, will require the
Sport
AMADOR GÓMEZ
Scariolo's side will be favourites as they take on Australia today, assured of a spot in the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year thanks to their opponents' 82-70 win over the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Spain, ranked number two in the world, have their sights