The para-athlete Gilda Cota Vera was recognized this Wednesday, October 23, with the 2024 State Sports Award as the best athlete, a distinction awarded by the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sports (Conade) through the Sports Institute; Juan Paredes Tufts was also recognized as a coach and strategist Miguel Israel Can Sánchez of the Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired was also recognized as a sports promoter.
Through a press release, it was reported that the para thrower Gilda Guadalupe Cota Vera was elected as the State Sports Award with eight nominations by the qualifying jury that was given the task of choosing the winners of such an award; Cota Vera won the silver medal in the last Paralympic Games in Paris in the shot put; His achievements also include gold medals in the World Para Athletic Championship in Kobe, Japan and in the World Para Athletic Grand Prix in Xalapa, Veracruz respectively; He also placed fifth in the Para Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
“First of all, I am grateful to life, to the people who have always supported me, to the people who have believed in me. “I am grateful to the Sports Institute because it is a watershed to give an award to a person with a disability. I think it makes us more visible by recognizing the hard work that the team did to be able to reach that Paris 2024 medal,” were the first words. of the winner of the State Sports Award.
In the category of coach, Juan Paredes Tufts was the one who was elected with this distinction with a total of 9 votes against one of José Manuel Euán Montore of archery with one vote, Paredes Tufts has been a fundamental part in the preparation process of Cota Vera to reach the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, as well as the results in the different events before reaching the Paralympic event.
For his part, Migue Israel Can Sánchez from the Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired was the winner in the category of “Promotion, protection or promotion of the practice of sports” with five votes, followed by Cecilia Anahí Dzul Cervantes from athletes with disabilities with four appointments and Astrid Novelo Rosas from triathlon with a mention.
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