The 36th edition of the “San Antonio de Padua” Awards was held at the Convention Center, where more than 100 athletes from different disciplines were honored. The emotional ceremony was attended by mayor Francisco Azcué, municipal cabinet officials, council members, and sports journalists.
During the ceremony, the authorities highlighted the importance of sports as a policy for social inclusion and explained that there will be a joint work agenda with sports institutions and leaders in order to consolidate Concordia as a sports city.
In this sense, the mayor Francisco Azcué highlighted the presentation of these awards, as they contribute to the identity of the people of Concordia: “The symbolic distinction is important because it relates to the award and the specialty in which it was obtained for their achievements, but also to merit. It is something we have been promoting with this idea of the cult of merit, effort, and sacrifice, understanding that some things are set aside to reach a goal; this is what the awards represent.” And he stressed: “Sports have this meaning, and it is the cultural change we need to aim for, the idea that one must strive, that things are not obtained for free, that one must put in work, effort, and sacrifice.”
Likewise, he specified that within his administration, sports will be a fundamental tool for transformation and inclusion. And he specified that for this reason, the Undersecretariat of Sports is within the Secretariat of Human Development, together with Health, Education, Social Development, and Culture.
For her part, the Undersecretary of Sports, Ivana Pérez, expressed her satisfaction with the first challenge of organizing this year's edition, for which they had a great commitment to the activity: “We are very grateful to the organizing committee that had everything planned and had started working months ago, under the previous administration.” Subsequently, she took the opportunity to leave a message to the young athletes who represent us: “I always like to say that the competition is with oneself, to strive and improve day by day and then compete with others; that fills our souls, but what is important are the steps we take to progress.”
For his part, from the organizing committee, Antonio Bachman highlighted that the thirty-sixth edition of the awards is one of the most traditional in the province of Entre Ríos. “The recognition of the athletes and, through them, is also for the family, the coach, the sports leaders, the friends, and those people who make it possible for Concordia to have these beautiful representatives. We saw a nice generational change of athletes; these are the things that make one happy and motivated. I highlight the valuable collaboration of the work group of the San Antonio de Padua Commission that makes this possible.”
AWARD RECIPIENTS
The distinction of the awards presented to the athletes was selected under the following categories: Specialty: in which the athlete who has had the best performance throughout the year is nominated; Merit: in which the athlete who has demonstrated, in a special way: a spirit of solidarity, sacrifice, desire for improvement, and Sports Journalism.
In this context, the awarded athletes in the different disciplines were the following:
Roller Hockey: Julia Araya Girard (Specialty) and Noe Tami Carabajal (Merit), Motorcycling: Valentín Spinelli (Specialty), Juan Felipe Savio (Merit) and Valentina Abril Rey Agüero (Sports Journalism), Bocce: Santiago Tomás País (Specialty), Melina Andrea Izaguirre (Merit) and Damian Pais (Sports Journalism), Artistic Skating: Geraldine Laborda Mandacen (Specialty), Agostina Cáceres (Merit) and Geraldine Laborda Mandacen (Sports Journalism) and Olympic Weightlifting: Juan Pablo Capovila Otranto (Specialty), Ines Azcué (Merit) and Justo Milán (Sports Journalism).
Tchoukball: Diego Jacob (Specialty), Alex Wetzel Martínez (Merit) and Sheila Estefania Barreto (Sports Journalism), Triathlon: Joaquín Bonelli (Specialty) and Alejandro Ricagno (Sports Journalism), Aikido: José Bourren (Merit), Fishing: Gabriela Nidia Galarza (Sports Journalism), Yachting: Alejandro Medali (Sports Journalism), Athletics: Carmela Cocco (Specialty), Lucas Demián Miño (Merit) and Jonathan Pucheta (Sports Journalism) and Swimming: Magalí Sagun (Merit).
Newcon: Alejandro Díaz Ramos (Specialty) and Laura Cecilia Rosales (Merit), Horse Racing: Gabriel Laureano Bonazola (Specialty), Leandro Javier Ruhl (Merit) and Javier Zarate (Sports Journalism), Shooting: Dario Moreira Tamaño (Specialty), Salome Beatriz Chua (Merit) and Siomara Ocampo (Sports Journalism), Rowing: Hugo Ledesma (Sports Journalism) and Mountain Bike: Matías Germán Cabrera (Specialty), Santiago Quiroz (Merit) and Belén Labriola (Sports Journalism).
Handball: Jaoquin Ramírez Salini (Specialty), Mario Ayrton Gómez Owen (Merit) and Joaquín Gonzalez (Sports Journalism), Taekwondo: Kevin Nahuel Caravallo (Specialty) and José Menoni (Sports Journalism), Basque Pelota: Tomás Larrarte (Specialty), Nicolás Smitarello Corrado (Merit) and Gonzalo Lucena (Sports Journalism), Futsal: Francisco Hernández (Specialty) and Jorge Sommer (Sports Journalism), Duathlon: Carina Janin (Specialty) and Lucas Ferrari (Sports Journalism).
Canoeing: Francisco Cabrera (Specialty), Valentino Ferrier (Specialty and Sports Journalism), Karate: Sofía Ayelen Zapata (Specialty and Merit) and Tadeo Regner (Sports Journalism), Basketball: Tomás Joaquín Kaemena (Specialty), Antonella Peñalber (Merit) and Santiago Saudejaud (Sports Journalism), Gymnastics: Agustín Alegre (Specialty), Victoria Conelli (Merit) and Santiago Mayol (Sports Journalism), Motorsports: Nadia Cutro (Specialty and Sports Journalism) and Luciano Martínez (Merit), Mixed Martial Arts: Lautaro Albarenque (Specialty), Oscar Damian Quintana (Merit) and Laura Balín (Sports Journalism).
Soccer: Juan Ignacio Espinosa (Specialty), Uriel Sebastian Oliveri (Merit) and Lucas Suarez (Sports Journalism), Karting: Gustavo Francois (Specialty), Gaspar Maschio (Merit) and Gustavo Francois (Sports Journalism), Cycling: Valentín Castro (Specialty), Yamir Niz (Merit) and Orlando Sebastian Mesa (Sports Journalism), Speed Skating: Felicitas Úrsula Vila (Specialty), Valentino Gutiérrez (Merit) and Luz María Cáceres (Sports Journalism), Volleyball: Diego Agustín Carrera (Specialty), Michael A. Alanís (Merit) and Rámiro Schonfeld (Sports Journalism).
Judo: Fátima Ocampo Godoy (Specialty), Daniel David Luna (Merit) and Fabricio Ocampo (Sports Journalism), Padel: Martina Gómez Aranda (Specialty), Mariano Carrasco (Merit) and Carolina Aranda (Sports Journalism), Golf: Augusto Liberatori (Specialty) Tomas Migliora (Merit) and Mia Yaya (Sports Journalism), Archery: Gina Mancedo Ceruzze (Specialty), Morena Alegre (Merit) and Tomas Tisocco (Sports Journalism), Chess: Ana de Maurizio Capelli (Specialty) and Andrei Zalisñak Morera (Merit).
Rugby: Agustín Valiente (Specialty), Bautista Canals (Merit) and Marina Villalba (Sports Journalism), Boxing: Melina Daiana Peralta (Specialty), Pablo Alejandro Basualdo (Merit) and Melina Daiana Peralta (Sports Journalism), Softball: Guillermina Rodríguez (Specialty) and Karen Ayelén Benítez (Merit), Equestrian: Amanda Otamendi (Specialty), Angelina Sotelo (Merit) and María Natalia López (Sports Journalism), Tennis: Juana Millán (Specialty), Santiago Rivas (Merit) and Máximo Binaghi (Sports Journalism), Field Hockey: Priscila Williman (Specialty), Martino Flores (Merit) and Juan Rattin (Sports Journalism).
ATTENDEES
Present at the ceremony were the Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Chief of Cabinet, Eduardo Caminal; the Secretary of Government, Luciano Dell’Olio, and the Secretary of Human Development Sebastián Aristides, as well as council members Eliana Lagraña, Celeste Fuscado, Verónica Del Boca, Emmanuel Godoy, Javier Aguilar, Yaiza Pessolani, Pablo Bovino, and Guillermo Satalía Mendez, and the general public.
During the ceremony, the authorities highlighted the importance of sports as a policy for social inclusion and explained that there will be a joint work agenda with sports institutions and leaders in order to consolidate Concordia as a sports city.
In this sense, the mayor Francisco Azcué highlighted the presentation of these awards, as they contribute to the identity of the people of Concordia: “The symbolic distinction is important because it relates to the award and the specialty in which it was obtained for their achievements, but also to merit. It is something we have been promoting with this idea of the cult of merit, effort, and sacrifice, understanding that some things are set aside to reach a goal; this is what the awards represent.” And he stressed: “Sports have this meaning, and it is the cultural change we need to aim for, the idea that one must strive, that things are not obtained for free, that one must put in work, effort, and sacrifice.”
Likewise, he specified that within his administration, sports will be a fundamental tool for transformation and inclusion. And he specified that for this reason, the Undersecretariat of Sports is within the Secretariat of Human Development, together with Health, Education, Social Development, and Culture.
For her part, the Undersecretary of Sports, Ivana Pérez, expressed her satisfaction with the first challenge of organizing this year's edition, for which they had a great commitment to the activity: “We are very grateful to the organizing committee that had everything planned and had started working months ago, under the previous administration.” Subsequently, she took the opportunity to leave a message to the young athletes who represent us: “I always like to say that the competition is with oneself, to strive and improve day by day and then compete with others; that fills our souls, but what is important are the steps we take to progress.”
For his part, from the organizing committee, Antonio Bachman highlighted that the thirty-sixth edition of the awards is one of the most traditional in the province of Entre Ríos. “The recognition of the athletes and, through them, is also for the family, the coach, the sports leaders, the friends, and those people who make it possible for Concordia to have these beautiful representatives. We saw a nice generational change of athletes; these are the things that make one happy and motivated. I highlight the valuable collaboration of the work group of the San Antonio de Padua Commission that makes this possible.”
AWARD RECIPIENTS
The distinction of the awards presented to the athletes was selected under the following categories: Specialty: in which the athlete who has had the best performance throughout the year is nominated; Merit: in which the athlete who has demonstrated, in a special way: a spirit of solidarity, sacrifice, desire for improvement, and Sports Journalism.
In this context, the awarded athletes in the different disciplines were the following:
Roller Hockey: Julia Araya Girard (Specialty) and Noe Tami Carabajal (Merit), Motorcycling: Valentín Spinelli (Specialty), Juan Felipe Savio (Merit) and Valentina Abril Rey Agüero (Sports Journalism), Bocce: Santiago Tomás País (Specialty), Melina Andrea Izaguirre (Merit) and Damian Pais (Sports Journalism), Artistic Skating: Geraldine Laborda Mandacen (Specialty), Agostina Cáceres (Merit) and Geraldine Laborda Mandacen (Sports Journalism) and Olympic Weightlifting: Juan Pablo Capovila Otranto (Specialty), Ines Azcué (Merit) and Justo Milán (Sports Journalism).
Tchoukball: Diego Jacob (Specialty), Alex Wetzel Martínez (Merit) and Sheila Estefania Barreto (Sports Journalism), Triathlon: Joaquín Bonelli (Specialty) and Alejandro Ricagno (Sports Journalism), Aikido: José Bourren (Merit), Fishing: Gabriela Nidia Galarza (Sports Journalism), Yachting: Alejandro Medali (Sports Journalism), Athletics: Carmela Cocco (Specialty), Lucas Demián Miño (Merit) and Jonathan Pucheta (Sports Journalism) and Swimming: Magalí Sagun (Merit).
Newcon: Alejandro Díaz Ramos (Specialty) and Laura Cecilia Rosales (Merit), Horse Racing: Gabriel Laureano Bonazola (Specialty), Leandro Javier Ruhl (Merit) and Javier Zarate (Sports Journalism), Shooting: Dario Moreira Tamaño (Specialty), Salome Beatriz Chua (Merit) and Siomara Ocampo (Sports Journalism), Rowing: Hugo Ledesma (Sports Journalism) and Mountain Bike: Matías Germán Cabrera (Specialty), Santiago Quiroz (Merit) and Belén Labriola (Sports Journalism).
Handball: Jaoquin Ramírez Salini (Specialty), Mario Ayrton Gómez Owen (Merit) and Joaquín Gonzalez (Sports Journalism), Taekwondo: Kevin Nahuel Caravallo (Specialty) and José Menoni (Sports Journalism), Basque Pelota: Tomás Larrarte (Specialty), Nicolás Smitarello Corrado (Merit) and Gonzalo Lucena (Sports Journalism), Futsal: Francisco Hernández (Specialty) and Jorge Sommer (Sports Journalism), Duathlon: Carina Janin (Specialty) and Lucas Ferrari (Sports Journalism).
Canoeing: Francisco Cabrera (Specialty), Valentino Ferrier (Specialty and Sports Journalism), Karate: Sofía Ayelen Zapata (Specialty and Merit) and Tadeo Regner (Sports Journalism), Basketball: Tomás Joaquín Kaemena (Specialty), Antonella Peñalber (Merit) and Santiago Saudejaud (Sports Journalism), Gymnastics: Agustín Alegre (Specialty), Victoria Conelli (Merit) and Santiago Mayol (Sports Journalism), Motorsports: Nadia Cutro (Specialty and Sports Journalism) and Luciano Martínez (Merit), Mixed Martial Arts: Lautaro Albarenque (Specialty), Oscar Damian Quintana (Merit) and Laura Balín (Sports Journalism).
Soccer: Juan Ignacio Espinosa (Specialty), Uriel Sebastian Oliveri (Merit) and Lucas Suarez (Sports Journalism), Karting: Gustavo Francois (Specialty), Gaspar Maschio (Merit) and Gustavo Francois (Sports Journalism), Cycling: Valentín Castro (Specialty), Yamir Niz (Merit) and Orlando Sebastian Mesa (Sports Journalism), Speed Skating: Felicitas Úrsula Vila (Specialty), Valentino Gutiérrez (Merit) and Luz María Cáceres (Sports Journalism), Volleyball: Diego Agustín Carrera (Specialty), Michael A. Alanís (Merit) and Rámiro Schonfeld (Sports Journalism).
Judo: Fátima Ocampo Godoy (Specialty), Daniel David Luna (Merit) and Fabricio Ocampo (Sports Journalism), Padel: Martina Gómez Aranda (Specialty), Mariano Carrasco (Merit) and Carolina Aranda (Sports Journalism), Golf: Augusto Liberatori (Specialty) Tomas Migliora (Merit) and Mia Yaya (Sports Journalism), Archery: Gina Mancedo Ceruzze (Specialty), Morena Alegre (Merit) and Tomas Tisocco (Sports Journalism), Chess: Ana de Maurizio Capelli (Specialty) and Andrei Zalisñak Morera (Merit).
Rugby: Agustín Valiente (Specialty), Bautista Canals (Merit) and Marina Villalba (Sports Journalism), Boxing: Melina Daiana Peralta (Specialty), Pablo Alejandro Basualdo (Merit) and Melina Daiana Peralta (Sports Journalism), Softball: Guillermina Rodríguez (Specialty) and Karen Ayelén Benítez (Merit), Equestrian: Amanda Otamendi (Specialty), Angelina Sotelo (Merit) and María Natalia López (Sports Journalism), Tennis: Juana Millán (Specialty), Santiago Rivas (Merit) and Máximo Binaghi (Sports Journalism), Field Hockey: Priscila Williman (Specialty), Martino Flores (Merit) and Juan Rattin (Sports Journalism).
ATTENDEES
Present at the ceremony were the Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; the Chief of Cabinet, Eduardo Caminal; the Secretary of Government, Luciano Dell’Olio, and the Secretary of Human Development Sebastián Aristides, as well as council members Eliana Lagraña, Celeste Fuscado, Verónica Del Boca, Emmanuel Godoy, Javier Aguilar, Yaiza Pessolani, Pablo Bovino, and Guillermo Satalía Mendez, and the general public.