With the Sportium Foundation, they will carry out actions of a social and humanitarian nature, to make sport accessible to all people at risk of exclusion
The agreement with the RFEA joins the list of 7 other direct projects with which the Sportium Foundation has collaborated since its foundation
Raquel González, runner-up in Europe in the 35km walk and recent winner of the best Spanish athlete of 2022 award, led the presentation of the new agreement between the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) and Fundación Sportiumalong with the presidents of both entities Raúl Chapado and Alberto Eljarrat, respectively, with whom It is intended to promote solidarity in sportallowing it to be more accessible for vulnerable people. The RFEA promotes actions of a social and humanitarian nature that promote a more supportive society with disadvantaged people through the Solidarity Athletics project.
The Sportium Foundation will contribute to the Solidarity Programs that the RFEA has or can start up for the optimal implementation and execution of these, promoting the integration of people and groups at risk of social exclusion through sport, encouraging the practice of all kinds of sports activities associated with athleticsensuring its integrity and transmitting the values of this sport. each case is different and independent, will be needs assessed by a mixed commissionwith representation from both entities, who will study each case to provide each one of the resources that facilitate access to sport and its projection for the future.
SEVEN DIRECT PROJECTS
This agreement joins the list of 7 other direct projects with whom the Sportium Foundation has collaborated since its foundation to cover purposes that ranging from giving financial aid to clubs or entities who cannot develop a sports project, sponsorships at fundraising events, aid to finance studies, therapeutic support For people who have suffered or are suffering unfavorable situations.
“Thanks to this collaboration we will be able to help more people and transmit the values of athletics to themmaking this sport an inclusive space that allow people at risk of exclusioneither due to unfavorable situations or vulnerability, have access to the same opportunities as anyone else & rdquor ;, stressed Raúl Chapadowhile Alberto Eljarrat, president of the Sportium Foundation, highlighted that “since it was created just over a year ago the Sportium Foundation, this has been linked to initiatives that highlight the values of sport such as integrity and that make it possible to equalize the different people and groups. Along these lines, the agreement with the RFEA will allow the solidarity network to be expanded to more people who are at risk of exclusion& rdquor ;.