The Huelva native Carolina Marin She has been awarded the Princess of Asturias of Sports 2024. The award, which last year went to the Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipcogue, recognizes his sporting career, with three world championships and an Olympic gold that stand out in his achievements.
The jury read the ruling this Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. at the Barceló Cervantes Hotel in Oviedo. Marín was Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro in 2016three-time world champion, in 2014, 2015 and 2018, champion at the European Games in Krakow 2023, and seven-time European champion, in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2002 and 2024.
to this award 24 candidates from 14 nationalities opted. This is the third of the eight international awards that the Princess of Asturias Foundation announces annually and which this year reach their XLV edition.
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