Yesterday the philatelic and numismatic exhibition "the world of sports in collecting" was inaugurated, where the stamp envelope and commemorative postmark was presented in tribute to Javier Gómez Noya, five times Triathlon World Champion
Carlos Rey, the president of El Filatrico y Numimástico de Ferrol, took advantage of the event to "honor" the Ferrolan athlete who, due to an injury, could not participate in the Olympic Games in Rio. "QWe want this gesture to serve as a humble push and that Javier Gómez Noya continues with high morals and get more merits in his specialty", As the president comments to El Ferrol newspaper.
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