The Huawei telephone company, in the hands of the Editorial Unit , kicked off Thursday the # HaránHistoria project, a plan through which it will manage the patronage of ten athletes who, in the absence of some classifications, will be part of the delegation Spanish at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

These athletes are Teresa Portela , already classified (canoeing), Araceli Navarro (fencing), Ariane Ochoa (surfing), Andrea Benítez (skateboarding), Rayderley Zapata (artistic gymnastics), Diego García Carrera (athletics), Blanca Manchón (windsurfing), María Bernabéu (judo), Nikoloz Sherazadishvili (judo) and Alberto Fernández (Olympic shot).

The event, held on the Gran Vía in Madrid, was chaired by Ramiro Larragán, marketing director of Huawei Spain , and was attended by former athletes Jorge Garbajosa (silver in Beijing 2008), Fermín Cacho (gold in Barcelona 1992) and Alberto Contador (Olympic diploma in Beijing 2008).

The president of the FEB highlighted the "excellent" level of Spanish sport and highlighted the possibility that the men's and women's basketball teams - who will fight for their ticket in the February Olympic Pre - get a metal in Tokyo, as they reached in Rio 2016. Then, the girls took the silver and the boys conquered the bronze. "It is a challenge for us to repeat that success," Garbajosa said.

Before, one of the protagonists of the night, Blanca Manchón, recalled the "difficulties" he suffered after losing all his sponsors after giving birth to his son. The brands decided not to renew contracts that in windsurfing seem fundamental to compete: «I wanted to be an elite mother and athlete at the same time. The brands abandoned me and I had to take it on my own, that's why this Huawei project is so important ».

The most veteran, Teresa Portela , will face her sixth Games. "The ambition of every athlete is to succeed in this competition," said the canoeist, who has a record of 32 medals in World and European. At 37, his last challenge will be to finally achieve that long-awaited Olympic metal.

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