On your marks!

I want to dedicate this section to the person that is probably the most honoured nationally in what was her category, a great athlete and better person, and thereby pay my own personal homage to an athlete who, like many others of her time, with less resources and advantages, may have done much more through sports...

Rosalía Lázaro devoted 18 years of her life to athletics, mainly to the long jump, though she also participated in the 100m and the pentathlon contest. Her distinctions include three medals in the Paralympic Games, nine in world championships and thirteen in European ones, in addition to holding the world record for several years.

But it wasn’t all athletics during these 18 years: Rosalía combined her passion with a degree in Physical Education from the National Institute of Physical Education (INEF) and an MBA in Sports Management.

Get set! 

In light of all the above, Rosalía has been, is and will remain a national and international point of reference, but for me she is much more than that...

It was on 9 April 2001, when the Spanish team was brought together in Algeciras, that a relationship began. And with athletics as a fundamental pillar of our lives, that relationship continues today.

Go! 

At that time, we shared championships, travel, triumphs, defeats, happiness, disappointment, good moments and others that we’re so good, whether in competition or in our private lives, but what was most important was that when the stopwatch or tape measure seemed not to cooperate or something simply bothered us, we could always count on each other.

Values are acquired through sports, such as the capacity for sacrifice and for overcoming challenges, but in my case I consider myself lucky because in addition to all that, it gave me the opportunity to meet the person with whom I’ll spend the rest of my life.

The race continues

These days, Rosalía gives me unconditional support each day to continue my athletic activities, and there is no doubt that she and our daughter Egara are my main motivation for putting myself through the tough training and demanding competitions.