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Rafa Nadal Foundation
Anna Ellis SPORT and culture must be within the reach of all people regardless of their starting point.
For this reason, Endesa brought together the Rafa Nadal Foundation and the Real Madrid Foundation on Tuesday May 30 at the Caja Mágica in Madrid for a sportscultural day in which more than 30 minors participated.
According to Eunate Gomez, Head of Projects at the Rafa Nadal Foundation, “At the Rafa Nadal Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of sport and education, which is why we try to promote initiatives so that minors incorporate this type of activities that have a positive impact on their personal development and wellbeing.”
Ricardo Gallego, ambassador of the Real Madrid Foundation, pointed out that “sport, as we have seen in this activity, is a great tool for inclusion and social integration. Actions like today’s are very important for us and we thank Endesa for bringing us together here today together with the Rafa Nadal Foundation to bring quality educational sport to everyone.”
King and Queen in Granada
ON Friday June 2 Motril on the coast of Granada played host to Spain’s Armed Forces Day with more than 2,000 soldiers and a dozen ships, which included paratroopers and helicopters on the beachfront.
On Saturday, June 3, the events continued as King Felipe and Queen Letizia presided over the events of the land and air parade through the centre of Granada. Also in attendance was the
Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, who witnessed the participation of more than 3,100 soldiers, 150 vehicles and mobile units and 70 aircraft.
Armed Forces Day is a military spectacle which takes place in a different location each year. This was the first time the event had been held in a coastal city since 2011, when Malaga was the chosen city. The event culminated with the traditional land and air parade, which covered 1.3 kilometres through the centre of the capital of Granada.
This year also saw a milestone for Armed Forces Day when for the first time a woman, Corporal Carmen Gómez Hurtado, representing the Parachuting Acrobatic Patrol of the Air and Space Army (PAPEA), performed the parachute jump carrying the Spanish flag.
