The President of the Diputación de Alicante, Carlos Mazónreceived this morning in the MARQ the Spanish Women's Handball National Team three days before the team puts the European Championships 2022, which will take place from 4 to 20 November in Slovenia., North Macedonia and Montenegro.
The 'Warriors', together with the coaching staff, thus end their stay in the province, where they arrived last week to prepare for this important continental event and play in Torrevieja the XXV International Tournament of Spainin which they have been the first classified.
Mazón emphasised during his speech at this symbolic farewell ceremony the support and affection that the province of Alicante and the institution itself has given in recent years to the national "who have a home here". In this sense, he pointed out the commitment of the Diputación de Alicante to women's sport, as well as the great love of handball that exists in this land. "There is a wide range of sports schools, schools and fans of this discipline," said Mazón, who also praised the tourism and sport which the Costa Blanca is committed to, making it a benchmark in this segment.
For his part, the president of the Royal Spanish Handball Federation, Francisco V. BlázquezHe thanked the Provincial Council and its president for their support, "who has always listened to and believed in the RFEB's projects" and, for this reason, has made presentation to Mazón of the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit of the entity..
During the event, which was also attended by the Deputy for Sports, Bernabé Canoand the deputy of the Presidency and mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo DolónThe content of the promotional advertisement 'Forging the Legend' that will accompany 'Las Guerreras' during their participation in the European Championship 2022. and which will be officially launched in the coming days.
The link between the Alicate Provincial Council and the Spanish national handball team, both men's and women's, who wear the Costa Blanca brand on their shirts, is evident through the various initiatives that have been developed jointly over the last few years. In this respect, the celebration in Torrevieja of the 2021 Women's Handball World Championship Opening Ceremony and two-phase ceremony or the dispute in Alicante of the final phase of the XLIV Copa del Reyin 2019. In addition, the Costa Blanca will host during the first week of January the Spanish Championship of Autonomous Communities CESA 2023.
