The COE and sportsmen's associations ask for the same rights as soccer and basketball

The president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Alejandro Blanco met yesterday with 16 representatives of the Sportsmen's Associations to listen to the concerns they have derived from the health crisis.

Antonio García Plata (Indoor football), Alfonso Reyes (Basketball), David Aganzo (AFE), Claudio Gomez (Handball), Natalia Orive (Futbol women's room), Pigeon Stilt (Women's handball), Jose Rodriguez (Professional Cyclists Association), Chiqui (Golf), Lucilla (Women's Basketball), Pablo Villalobos (Athletics), Sergio Figueroa (Volleyball) and Fe Robles (AFE).

They all thanked COE President Alejandro Blanco for his support for athletes and for convening this meeting to listen to representatives of different sportsmen's associations.

The measures requested

Therefore, together, all the Associations and the COE have decided to request a series of measures for athletes:

As of May 14, 2020, Sports Associations and COE agree on:

“Request that each and every athlete can start training, regardless of sex or sport.

For that, just like it has been achieved in soccer and basketballwe ask that everyone can do it under the best sanitary conditions.

And we request that these steps are taken as quickly as possible to be able to face future competitions in the best conditions and to be able to develop their careers and sports and professional trajectories”.

Further information:    https://www.coe.es/