Ricky Rubio and Claudia Galicia receive the 2019 National Sports Awards this Monday News

The athlete Adiaratou Iglesias or the men's and women's basketball teams are other distinguished athletes

The National Prize for Extraordinary Sport 2020 will also be given

MADRID, 17 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The basketball player Ricky Rubio, the skier Claudia Galicia, the athlete Adiaratou Iglesias or the men's and women's basketball teams are some of the athletes distinguished by the 2019 National Sports Awards, while the work of the athletes will also be recognized who fought on the front line against the pandemic, receiving the 2020 National Extraordinary Sports Award.

The King and Queen preside over the 2019 and 2020 National Sports Awards ceremony at the Palacio de El Pardo this Monday at 11:30 a.m. The event will be attended by the Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, and the President of the Higher Sports Council, José Manuel Franco.

Ricky Rubio and Claudia Galicia were awarded the 2019 National Sports Awards, which crown the male and female athletes who have distinguished themselves the most that year. The point guard was one of the leaders of the Spanish basketball team that was proclaimed world champion in China in 2019, where he was chosen 'MVP', while the mountain skier won the World Cup in her specialty and three medals (a gold and two silver) at the World Championships.

For its part, the Barón Güell Cup, which rewards the teams or selections that have stood out the most, has been awarded to the men's and women's basketball teams for their World Cup and European gold medals, respectively.

In addition, the visually impaired athlete Adiaratou Iglesias will receive the King Juan Carlos Award for her revelation status, and another athlete, Carmen Ramos, the Queen Sofía Award for her gesture with María Vicente to help her beat the Spanish heptathlon record. The swimmer Alba Vázquez was awarded the Princess Leonor Award for the best Under-18 athlete, while the Ibero-American Community Trophy was awarded to Ferrao, a Brazilian futsal player for FC Barcelona.

The Rafa Nadal Academy will be distinguished with the Joaquín Blume Trophy for its educational work and former basketball players Emiliano Rodríguez and Lolo Sainz with the Francisco Fernández Ochoa National Award in recognition of their career.

Finally, the list of winners is completed by RTVE (Infanta Sofía Award), the Higher Military Sports Council (Stadium Cup), the Azuqueca de Henares City Council (Higher Sports Council Award) and the White Paper on Sports for People with Disabilities in Spain (National Award for Arts and Sciences Applied to Sport).

In addition, the athletes who contributed from their front-line jobs to the fight against the pandemic, such as the canoeist and police officer Saul Craviotto; the athlete and doctor Susana Rodríguez, the rescue and lifeguard athlete and nurse, Isabel Costa; the canoeist and soldier Carlos Arévalo, and the trail runner and civil guard, Luis Alberto Hernando.

Rey Felipe Award: Ricky Rubio.

Queen Letizia Award: Claudia Galicia.

Rey Juan Carlos Award: Adiadaratou Iglesias.

Queen Sofia Award: Carmen Ramos.

Princess Leonor Award: Alba Vázquez.

Infanta Sofía Award: Radio Televisión Española.

Iberoamerican Community Trophy: Ferrao.

Barón de Güell Cup: The men's and women's basketball teams.

Stadium Cup: Superior Council of Military Sports.

Higher Sports Council Award: City Council of Azuqueca de Henares.

Joaquin Blume Trophy: Rafa Nadal Academy.

National Award for Arts and Sciences Applied to Sport: White Paper on Sport for People with Disabilities in Spain.