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THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SERVICE MAKES ITS DEBUT IN THE SOCIAL NETWORKSThe latest news of the university sport through Facebook, Twittter and Youtube

The Physical Education and Sports Service of the University made its de-but in the web 2.0 opening spaces in the principal social networks with the aim to report at once about activities, to boost participation and to active scout our community. The profiles in

Facebook

www.facebook.com/SEFUV

Twitter

@sefuv

or Youtube channel

www.youtube.com/SEFUV

are the perfect complement for our

web

www.uv.es/sef

and show the commitment with the new possibilities that the web 2.0 affords for the Physical Educa-tion and Sports Service to become an open and participative space.

With the entry in the social net-works, the Physical Education and Sports Service continues to go for the new technologies in Informa-tion and Communication which leads to the exploitation of all the possibilities that Internet offers nowadays.

University, Valencia Basket and Federation stimulate the x professional basketball workshops of the valencian community

Girls climb to podium in the 25th anniversary race of the physical activity and sport sciences faculty

The University of Valencia regional champion in women’s basketball and men’s rugby

University of València best among valencian universities in judo, karate and swimming

The University of València, second in the spanish university tennis championship

Interview

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ACADEMIC AREATHE UNIVERSITY INVITED BY THE POLITECHNIC UNIVERSITY TO EXPLAIN ITS EXPERIENCE AS BEST SPANISH UNIVERSITY IN THE PROMOTION OF THE WOMEN’S SPORTThis intervention places in a series of activities stimulated by the Polytechnic University of Valencia to commemorate the international Woman’s day within the sports field.

The University of Valencia will take part in a few sports meetings organized by the Polytechnic Uni-versity of Valencia on the occa-sion of the International Woman’s day , celebrated on Thursday, 8th March.

And it’s just that the Woman’s Institute and the Higher Sports Council (CSD) chose the Universi-ty of Valencia last year as the best Spanish university in promoting sport among university women.

The round table in which this practical experience -among others - will be reported to pro-mote the women’s sport at Valen-cian universities, will take place at 1 p.m. and will have the interven-tion of the Higher Technician Am-paro Dols.

All the conferences of this day under the title “ Woman and Sport: actions towards the equali-ty from the University “ will count on specialists coming from several Valencian universities. From the University of Valencia, Professor Antonio Santos with the presen-tation “ Women and sport: social images of the inequalities and orientations for the promotion of the women’s sport “.

UNIVERSITY, VALENCIA BASKET AND FEDERATION STIMULATE THE X PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL WORKSHOPS OF THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITYCoach Aíto García Reneses and Curro Ávalos, starring in this edition

The University of Valencia, the Valen-cia Basket Club and the Federation of Basketball of the Valencian Community (FBCV) have started the X Professional Basketball Workshops of the Valencian Community. Three institutions strengthen links, one more time, to answer to the sports worries of the trainers, contribu-ting with the necessary tools for their de-velopment, improvement and evolution, in an as integral as possible way. From 3 to 5 May, the University of Valencia (at the University Pavilion and diverse assembly halls) and the Fuente de San Luis Pavilion will be the principal stages of these work-shops, with a theoretical and practical di-mension in the area of the sport.

Under the title “ methodological Tools for the training “, the aim is to provide the attendees with theoretical and prac-tical experiences such as training to di-fferent levels (elite, amateur and sports schools) and from different perspectives

(psychology, group managing, collective tactics...) Aíto García Reneses, one of the most distinguished Spanish trainers with more than 40 years experience and the ex-player and coach Job Ávalos are the main attraction this year, which will rely on the practical chats from other techni-cal personnel, such as: Velimir Perasovic, Francisco Pardo and Víctor Rubio. In addi-tion, university professors, ex-players and other specialists will take part.

Vice-chancellor of Culture, Equality and Planning of the University of Valencia, An-tonio Ariño, president of the Valencia Bas-ket Vicente Solá and Salvador Fabregat, president of the Basketball Federation of the Valencian Community will open the inauguration day. Registration, in or-der to attend the meetings must be done through the Physical Education and Sports Service Web Site (www.uv.es/sef). For uni-versity students, these workshops can be recognized as free election credits.

STUDENTS OF OUR UNIVERSITY WILL PARTICIPATE AS VOLUNTEERS IN EUROPEAN FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX To be held in Valencia from 22 to 24 June

The student body of the University of Valencia will be able to take part in the volunteering program of European For-mula I Grand Prix, which will be held in Valencia from 22 to 24 June. Thanks to the agreement signed by the University of Valencia, through the Physical Educa-tion and Sports Service, and the Munici-pal Sports Foundation, the student body of the University of Valencia, already took part as volunteers in other sports events of the city (Open 500 of Tennis, the Criterium International of Cycling of the Valencian Community, 10k …); now, due to the new edition of the course “ Voluntary work in sports events “ they will also enroll in the Formula 1.

The main aim of the course is that of training sport volunteers in this compe-

tition as well as the attendees to acqui-re knowledge on the importance of this labor in the area of the sport. The course is practical and it will develop during the days of the test, from June 22 to June 24. Students will contribute to the development of the competition, in different areas, and they will be able to follow the competition from the first row, that’s why it turns into an exceptio-nal opportunity for all those who want to live closely and to be involved in this competition.

Nevertheless and though the training will be mainly practical, the course also includes a theoretical day, on June 12 in the assembly hall of the Sports Complex of La Petxina.

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COMPETITIONS AREA

GIRLS CLIMB TO PODIUM IN THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY RACE OF THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT SCIENCES FACULTY

The women’s team of the University of Valencia qualified second in the 25th Anniversary Race of the Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Faculty of the University of Valencia that was celebrated on Sunday, 25th March.

In women’s absolute category Andrea Salvador and Ana March obtained the second and third place, they were also the first and the second classified in the ju-nior - promise category.

In the male category it was noticeable the sixth position of adrià calatayud and that of rubén picazo, twelfth in the junior-promise category.

SILVER MEDAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF VALÈNCIA IN THE REGIONAL ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPThe event was celebrated in the facilities of the Tarongers Campus

The University of Valencia got sil-ver in the regional archery cham-pionship organized last Saturday, 3rd March in the Tarongers campus.

The event congregated nearly 40 participants during the morning tests coming from some Valencian univer-sities and the University of Girona as invited participant.

THE UNIVERSITY OBTAINS STRIKE IN THE CADU OF TENNIS

GOLD MEDAL FOR UNIVERSITY OF VALÈNCIA IN THE WOMEN’S CADU OF SQUASHMarina de Juan got the gold with 3-0

Player Marina de Juan, studying at the Sciences of the Physical Activity and the Sport Faculty of the University of Valencia, obtained a new victory for the institution in the Regional Championship of Univer-sity Sport, in this case, in the modality of women’s squash.

A well-deserved title for the Valen-cian player, which was representing the University for the first time and seriously competed all games.

The teams obtained medal in all the heatsThe University of Valencia managed to

climb the podium in all the tests organi-zed by the University Miguel Hernández of Elche last 6th and 7th of March. In these two days, the university team got 3 gold medals, two silver and a bronze. These results have established the University of Valencia as University Champion of the Valencian Community. Carola Gonzalez-King obtained two golds, one together with Javier Peris in the mixed category of doubles and the second one with Ainhoa Zamora in doubles women’s. Matilde Mu-ñoz was silver in women’s individual and that of male doubles was for Javier Peris and Arturo Torregrosa who competed for final up to the last moment. Álvaro Cajigal for his part got bronze medal in the indi-vidual male.

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CHRISTIAN BENITA, BRONZE IN THE ABSOLUTE KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP A brilliant tournament for the Club Esportiu Universitat de Valencia

The Absolute Championship of Spain of Karate had the participation of the best national karate experts both in kata (technique) and kumite (fight) modality.

To this appointment there came

four representatives of the Universi-ty of Valencia competition team who played a good role defending the co-lours of the Karate Federation of the Valencian Community in this event. Laura Crespo and Elisabeth Rodríguez could not overcome the first round on having met significant rivals in their first respective rounds.

Christian Benita, kumite category - 75 kgs, fulfilled a brilliant tournament, defeating all his rivals up to reaching semi-finals with the representative of Andalusia with whom he lost for the minimum and being unable to compe-te for the final. In the repechage he won the Asturian karate expert 2-0 so that he could hung the bronze medal.

For her part, her sister, Estela Beni-ta, kumite category - 50 kgs, in spite of falling down in the first round aga-inst the representative of Madrid, she could accede to the repechage. She won her first combats in this second opportunity to reach the medals, but in the decisive combat to obtain the bronze she could not beat the repre-sentative of Cantabria (several times champion of Spain of the category) staying of this form relegated to 4 º place.

THE UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA REGIONAL CHAMPION IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AND MEN’S RUGBYThe selections of women’s basketball and of men’s rugby of the University of Valencia have been proclaimed regional champions and, therefore, they will represent the Valencian Community in the next Spanish University championships.

The finals of the CADU (acronym of the Regional Championship of University Sport) were celebrated in the University of Valencia and the Polytechnical University of Valencia. Spanish University champion-ships and the losing finalists also have the possibility of coming, though it depends on the sport.

In this respect, it is necessary to emphasize that the University of Valencia managed to rise men’s basket and football teams to the second post on the podium. The awarding was celebrated in the Uni-versity Pavilion and had the presence of Juan Manuel Hueli, General deputy direc-tor of Sports Promotion and Paralympic sport of the Higher Sports Council; the ge-

neral Director of the Sport, Mateo Castellá and the directors of the areas of sports of the different Valencian universities. Carlos Hernando, director of the Sports Service of Castellón’s University Jaume I and as representative of the Valencian university that this year exercises the technical se-cretary of the CADU highlighted “the will and the effort of all the Valencian univer-sities for the continuity of this program “. With more than 3.000 students from Va-lencian universities (23 individual sports and 6 team sports) he requested both the CSD and the Valencian Regional govern-ment of Catalonia, “to continue with the founding “ in spite of “ this hard stage of economic adjustments “.

THE UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA OBTAINS FOUR MEDALS IN THE REGIONAL GOLF UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIP

The University of Valencia continues achieving victories in the Regional Uni-versity Championships, this time golf, discipline in which four metals have been obtained. The University of Valen-cia obtained the gold in team classifica-tion with Jose Bondía, Sixto Casabona, Jorge Torres, Andrés Caballer, Almude-

na Blasco, Luna Mata, Natalia Zanón and Andrea Mata as principal members of the team.

The medals came from Almudena Blasco’s hand as she raised the podium as champion and Luna Mata that got the silver in the women category; in men, Jose Bondía remained third.

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VALÈNCIA’S UNIVERSITY TRIUMPHS IN THE REGIONAL UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS OF TAEKWONDO, PADDLE AND CHESS

The University of Valencia adds up, with taekwondo, another success in the Regional Championships of University Sport with seven gold medals, eight sil-vers and seven bronzes obtained last Sa-turday. The entity was also proclaimed a champion in the Regional Champions-hip of paddle in the men’s category. The event was organized by the Cardenal He-rrera University recently. The cocktail for-med by Luis Parra and Paco Vendrell, they didn’t give up not even a set in the whole championship: in the previous phase of league they won both matches and in the semi-finals and the finals against the Catholic University of Valencia were also victorious in 2 sets. The women’s team made up by Sonsoles Verdejo and Clau-dia Ortiz and the mixed team with Sergio Escriche and Paloma Cerdá nearly passed to the final.

The University also added victories in the Regional chess Championship, orga-nized by the Cardenal Herrera University on 27th 28th March and in the one that was proclaimed a champion by universi-ties and in women and men categories. Fernando Silva, from the University of Valencia, was champion by a practically perfect tournament, with punctuation of 6’5 in 7 rounds. Roberto Gimero Hi-gueras, Pablo Tierra Seca and Jesualdo Navarro also obtained very good results, classifying among the ten first ones. The women’s title went to Angels Cucarella (University of Valencia) with 4 ‘ 5 points and she, in addition, managed to qualify as 6th best participant of the tournament (including the men’s category).

UNIVERSITY OF VALÈNCIA BEST AMONG VALENCIAN UNIVERSITIES IN JUDO, KARATE AND SWIMMINGThe athletes of the institution are proclaimed champions in the regional competition and prepare already the Spanish University Championship

JudoThe University of Valencia was regional

champion. A deed obtained with 14 me-dals, eight of them in gold: Javier Selma (60 kilos), Diego Sanchez (73 kilos), Igor Herrero (81kilos), David Perez (100 kilos), Lourdes Prats (48 kilos), Julia Figueroa (52 kilos), Olga García (70 kilo) and Isabel To-más (78 kilos); two silvers: Mario Ocaña (66 kilos) and Carolina Prats (57 kilos) and four bronzes: Iokin Sagarzazu (60 kilos), Carlos Navarro (81 kilos), Sergio Delamo (100 kilos) and Carla Romero (63 kilos).

An excellent result preceded by two more medals won by the sportspersons of the University of Valencia, the absolu-te Championship of Spain. In the absolute category David Perez and Carolina Prats, were absolute champions.

KarateThe University of Valencia presented

12 competitors in all who performed a great role obtaining of 15 medals on 12 categories in the official competition, which allowed University to qualify as the best University of the Valencian Commu-nity. Karatekas won six gold medals, four

silver medals and five bronze. Despite being one of the regional Champions-hips of University sport with the largest participation of recent seasons, athletes of the University knew how to live up to the occasion by placing as first in the me-dal count by universities, followed by the University of Alicante and the Polytech-nic University of Valencia. Particularly no-teworthy were the performances of Tere-sa Ferrer and Estela Benita who obtained for the Universitat de València a total of three gold medals and a silver medal for her participation both in kumite (fighting) and kata (technique). The rest of gold were to José Luís Cerrillo kumite (84kgs) Elisabeth Rodriguez (kumite - 55 kg) and Jessica Gonzalez (kumite - 68 kgs).

SwimmingThe University of València won first

place in swimming, with an excellent CADU mark because he edged 138 points to the second classified, the Polytechnic University of Valencia. In addition the Universitat was the most participants presented. In total the University athle-tes obtained 30 medals (16 golds, 8 silvers and 6 bronzes),

FEDERATED UNIVERSITY PADDLE AMONG THE TOP TEAMS OF THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITYLast weekend The University participated in the regional championship of Federated University paddle teams held in Gandia and Bellreguard.

The men’s team of the University, three times champion in this com-petition, had to content with se-cond place after a very tough final against Stadio Alicante which lasted more than three hours. For its part, the female couple were not lucky and had to play a relegation phase from which they acquitted themsel-ves well, allowing them to keep the category after losing against Torre-bellver.

So, the women’s team secured the permanence in the first category and continues to be one of the best eight teams in the Valencian Community.

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THE STUDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA, ESTELA BENITA CHAMPION IN THE INTERNATIONAL KARATE OPEN CELEBRATED IN PORTOLaura Crespo, also student in the institution, finishes third in a competition that brought together a thousand of karate experts

The student of the University of Valen-cia, Estela Benita awarded the title(degree) in Maia’s Internacional karate Open, which was disputed last weekend in Maia, the Portuguese city (Oporto). Her team com-panion, Laura Crespo was third in the same category as Benita. Estela Benita gave good results to an exceptional level in the Portu-guese appointment and was climbed meri-torily to the first position of the podium of the under 61 kg category. Our representati-ve did not lose any combat in the Portugue-se competition in category absolute. So, Benita reaffirms her competitive potential. In fact, the Valencian young woman is one of the big bets both of the Regional Fede-ration and that of the Spanish for the near future in spite of her youth.

Laura Crespo also gave good results to a great level since the third position(place) obtained also in less(fewer) of 61 kg. The karate expert of the University of Valencia fell down before the rival that later there would overcome his(her,your) companion of equipment(team), Estela Benita in the final. The University of Valencia took part with a total of 10 representatives distribu-ted in 7 categories of kumite absolutely, in one of the competitions of Portugal of these more important characteristics, sin-ce it(he,she) assembled(brought together) more than thousand karate experts.

VALÈNCIA’S UNIVERSITY TO VICTORY BY UNIVERSITIES IN THE REGIONAL UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP

The University of Valencia has won by universities in the A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETICS CHAM-PIONSHIP, performed in the athletics tracks of Castellón’s University Jaume I, a competition with athletes’ coming from universities of the Valencian Community. The University of Valencia with 38.501 points obtained the first position, followed by the Polythecnical University with 24.287 points, whereas the host, Jaume I, with 14.997 points occupied the third position. The athle-tes of the University of Valencia won 33 medals, 15 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze.

Iván Martínez won the gold medal in men’s category for double entry in 100 and 200 mts., Álvaro Villanueva in 110 hurdles, Adrià Calatayud in 10000 mts, Manel Miralles in pole-vault and the 4x400 relay with Borja Añón, Fe-rran Aguilar, Albert Sangil and Miguel Castillo and in women’s category Cris-

tina Castellar in 100 mts. Andrea Fos in 400 mts, Yolanda Soriano in 1500 mts Ana March in 5000 mts with minimal mark to be present at the championship of Spain University student, Cristina Fe-rrando in triple jump, Maria Sanchez in pole-vault, Alba Almenar in shot put, Mar Morant in disc and 4x100 relays including Mayte Bernuz, Begoña Navarro, Patricia Reza and Elena Cerdán.

The silver medals were for Ivan Gi-ner 200 m.l, Pau Bonet in 110 m.v.. Al-bert San Gil in 1500 m.l., David Molina in 10,000 m.l. and Jordi Felip in weight in male category and Venus Alabort in 100 m.l., Josefina Cañamares in 400 m.l., Ma-ria Olagüe in pole vault, Anabel Sancho in shot put and Alba Almenar on disk.

Finally the bronze medals went to Alberto Lopez in 1500 mts, Carlos Bláz-quez in 5000 , Elena Cerdán in 200, Laura Sanz in 1500 mts, Andrea Dürrenberger in 5000, Lucia Asensi in walk and Silvia Lopez in shot put.

THE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VALÈNCIA, ANA CARRASCOSA WILL TAKE PART IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF LONDONThe student of Teaching at the University of Valencia Ana Carrascosa obtained yesterday in Europe’s Judo Championship celebrated in Chelyabinsk (Russia) the classification for the Olympic Games that will be disputed this summer in London.

The classification for the Olympic Games has been al-most epic, because there is just a seat per country and there were two Valencian athletes among the top 10 of the world, but finally the student of the University of Valencia worked it out winning. It is not the first time that 31-year-old Ana Ca-rrascosa, takes part the Olym-pic Games. She already partici-pated Pekin where she got the fifth place, in spite of her shoul-der dislocation. Ana Carrascosa is part of the support program to Elite and High Level athletes of the University of Valencia, which helps more than one hundred of top athletes of the institution to combine, every course, university studies with the sports career.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF VALÈNCIA, SECOND IN THE SPANISH UNIVERSITY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPThe team of the University obtained medal in all the categories

The University of Valencia has managed to climb the pódium in all the heats of the past spanish university tennis championship organized by the Pontifical University of Comillas from April 15 to April 18, becoming second best of the competition.

During the championship, the university team got hold of two gold medals, one silver and three bronzes achieving the fact that the University of Valencia is, for the first time, medal winner in every event of the Championship with gold in women’s individual and doubles, silver by teams and bronze in masculine and mixed individual and doubles.

Mati Muñoz got gold in women’s individual and the couple formed by Ainhoa Zamora and Cristina Primo added another in doubles. Javier Peris obtained two bronzes, one together with Álvaro Cajigal in the category of men’s doubles and the second one was Cristina Primo’s in mixed doubles. The men’s individual bronze was for Pablo Montoro.

In the classification by universities, the Catholic San Antonio University was champion, the University of Valencia reached the second position and the bronze by Miguel Hernández University also valencian.

The coach of the team, Amparo Llópez, admits “ the great merit of the team” that since 2008 has not stopped winning tit-les, climbing the pódium in Madrid (2008), Valladolid (2009 and 2010), Elche (2011) and Madrid (2012); besides taking part in international championships such as the European Universities Championship celebrated in Poland, Portugal and Switzerland. Such it has been the success, that in two occasions they have been invited to play both in London and Paris, two of the compo-nents of the team were selected to take part in the Belgrade and China Universiades and will take part in the European University Games that will be celebrated by the first time in Cordoba du-

ring July. Before these results, the coach of the praises the great work of the group, the spirit of sacrifice and the living together throughout the latter years “they are really close, they work for the team which is very difficult in an individual sport such as ten-nis is “.

For their part, the sportsmen studying at the University Mar-ta Rock, Claudia Ortiz, Paco Bellver and Luis Parra remained in the phase before quarters-final) at the Spanish University Paddle Championship of ‘s Spain celebrated in Malaga, in which there was a great level.

MARTA ESTEVE, REPRESENTATIVE OF VALÈNCIA’S UNIVERSITY, GOT A 9TH PLACE IN DRESSAGEIn the second edition of the Spanish University Horse Riding Championship

The facilities of Ca-milo Jose Cela univer-sity in Villanueva de la Cañada, they received the event for the second year in a row. Marta Es-teve, mounting Tornado, representative of the University of Valencia, achieved a meritory 9th position(place) in dres-sing.

SORO III AND DANI GET VICTORY AT THE VII UNIVERTITAT DE VALÈNCIA TOURNAMENTVII University of Valencia’s Tournament concluded on Saturday evening at trinquet Pelayo (court).

VII University of Valencia’s Tournament concluded on Satur-day evening at Pelayo’ (court) with the contest for the finals, game in which Soro III and Dani beat Álvaro, Jesus and Tomás II, with the result 60-50. Initially, the final was dominated by the trio, which just having begun were already having three games of advantage (15-30). Later, when Soro III got warm, the couple recovered and added two partial points which placed the scoreboard in 25-30.

From here two teams have dominated in an alternative way and depending to the moment. The game turned into a cons-tant exchange of blows, and the quality of the actions made the congregated public corresponded to the pelota players with numerous ovations. Though all the contenders fulfilled their play satisfactorily, and they showed a great level, the winners Soro III and Dani deserve a special mention, as well as the rival Jesus.

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INTERVIEW

PAU GALINDO FUENTES, FRONTENIS SUB-22 WORLD CHAMPION“ My challenge is to obtain medal in the world absolute championship “

Pau Galindo Fuentes studies fourth year of the Master in Law at the Uni-versity of Valencia. In the sports field 2011 supposed for him a whole set of emotions, happy moments and rewards, since he was proclaimed Sub-22 Spanish champion in Mexico, and thanks to the above mentioned title he was part of the Spanish selection Sub-22 that was going to take part in the World Sub-22 Cham-pionship of Basque Ball, in Frontenis spe-ciality. The national team, so much the women as male modality, was champion being the first time that the masculine Spanish team was managing to win the Frontenis sub-22 World Championship.

Question: how and when did you start competing?

Response: After a couple of years of contact with the frontenis and trainings with Jorge Frías in his Rocafort’s school, I started competing in frontenis in the program of Sports Municipal Schools of the FDM of Valencia, to the age of 12 years.

P: What dreams has as sportsman?R: My dream as sportsman is to con-

tribute with anything possible to promo-te the respect and the development of the sport in general, and speaking about frontenis especially; a sport or sports-man shouldn’t be “discriminated” not even hiseffort underestimated by the fact not to be a sport of masses. Any athlete bears many hours of work, su-ffering and illusion in order to achieve his/her dreams, and practising minority sports should be recognized. In addition my another dream turned into aim, is to obtain absolute titles that allow me to get sufficient merits as to be able to represent to the Spa-

nish selection of frontenis in the World Absolute one.

P: There is a great quantity of univer-sity students that do not play sports, what would say to them to encourage them to practise a sport?

R: Sport directs you to both physical and mental development, sport is hap-piness. In the physical plane it increases the physical capacity, relieves problems and pains, makes you feel good raising your self-esteem, etc. In the mental pla-ne it makes you more resistant before the adversities, creates and stimulates a spirit of effort and overcoming troubles that then moves to other areas of the life, helps to value yourself as a human being and to try to get the best out of you, etc. These are only a few benefits that undoubtedly the physical activity contribute.

P: What been the most emotive day of your sports career?

R: No doubt the 31-7-2011th, day in which I won the Sub-22 Frontenis World Championship (Mexico 2011) together with my companion and friend Paul Pe-ñate Ojeda, representing the Spanish team. It is an honour to add that it was the first time in the history that Spain won the Sub-22 Frontenis World Cham-pionship in masculine category.

P: As member of the Elite and High Le-vel Program of the UV, what advantages have you in your case?

R: The advantages are all kinds of faci-lities to combine the sports life with the academic life, by means of a tutor who always does what he can to help me. In addition we have an excellent physical therapist, Guillem Gil, in Blasco Ibañez’s campus, which besides being a great professional with a lot of experience he is very nice and brilliant. And thank you very much to the Physical Education and Sports Service for this interview.

P: After taking part in the Olympic Ga-mes what do you expect from this sea-

son?R: No doubt being able

to compete in absolute ca-tegory with a good level, bearing in mind that the great majority of my re-

sults have been in Sub-22category, and with the aim of obtaining title in abso-lute level.

P: It is the maximum participation of the students of the University of Valen-cia in the most important world compe-tition, the Universiade. Everything shows that the students of the University of Va-lencia have an enviable level.

R: It is true, the list of sportsmen and sportswomen included in the Top athle-tes’ program is very long, and most of them obtained the best titles of their respective sports.

P: Which is the key for an academic institution to have this level?, what does contribute to these excellent results?

R: Undoubtedly the Program gives many facilities in order that the sports-man could combine academic and sports life, offers many tools that allow the stu-dent to be motivated for taking part in university competitions.

P: Is it very different the athmosphere of a professional competition and a uni-versity student?

R: Yes, as I said before frontenis at the university competition it is a diffe-rent environment, almost only the stu-dents most compromised with the sport are those who end up by taking part, without looking at the level they have. The professional competition is more de-manding, recognition, cash prizes, even to manage to be a part of a Spanish se-lection.

P: Is it difficult to combine your Law degree with the competition sport?

R: Law is a degree that demands many hoursof study, therefore it beco-mes complicated to combine both. You have to train 4 days a week, in double session, and after that you have to com-pete, it is exhausting and it affects your performance day after day. Even this way the motivation for improving and for re-aching my aims does that year after year I start with renewed energy.