#sport
Iberdrola's initiative 'Women, Health and Sport' has allowed us to be at the forefront speaking of promoting women in sports. We sponsor different leagues, national teams, competitions... We love sports! Does it show?
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Helen Roca and María Ribera, Maribí, fell in love with rugby at university. Now, they are both coaches in the División de Honor Femenina (the top Spanish league competition for women) and faced each other at the Liga Iberdrola final in 2019.
Salma Paralluelo is equally committed to football and athletics. Last year she was proclaimed European and World champion with the sub-17 national football team, and is the youngest woman to have won a senior athletics medal. While she can juggle both sports, she will not give up either of them.
- Facebook "Juggling football and athletics is complicated. I have thought about giving one up, but I am not willing to choose right now"
- Twitter "Juggling football and athletics is complicated. I have thought about giving one up, but I am not willing to choose right now"
- Linkedin "Juggling football and athletics is complicated. I have thought about giving one up, but I am not willing to choose right now"
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Mar Álvarez joined the staff of the Spanish Rugby Federation five years ago and will be one of the key players in the next European championship as the only woman present in the technical staff of a male team.
- Facebook "Soon we will be able to rise within the top 10 of the women's rugby elite of which we are already part"
- Twitter "Soon we will be able to rise within the top 10 of the women's rugby elite of which we are already part"
- Linkedin "Soon we will be able to rise within the top 10 of the women's rugby elite of which we are already part"
"There's no need to give up on one dream to achieve another one: it's hard, but it's not impossible"
Spanish national individual rhythmic gymnastics coach, Alejandra Quereda, combines her two big passions: sport and higher education. In her day to day, Olympic medals and from two world championships share space with medical books.
- Facebook "There's no need to give up on one dream to achieve another one: it's hard, but it's not impossible"
- Twitter "There's no need to give up on one dream to achieve another one: it's hard, but it's not impossible"
- Linkedin "There's no need to give up on one dream to achieve another one: it's hard, but it's not impossible"
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At 12, Sara Peñalver left her home to devote herself totally to badminton. She is now training in Madrid with the trainer of Carolina Marín, with whom she is already being compared
Carlos Agulló is the epitome of film and spirit, of putting the two into a cocktail shaker and pouring out memorable stories. A good example of this is his latest documentary (More than Silver), which is based on the week spent in India by the Spanish rhythmic gymnastics Olympic runners-up.