The XXXIII edition of the El Ejido Sports Awards already has winners

The XXXIII edition of the Ejidense Sports Awards already has winners, the jury chaired by the mayor of El Ejido, Julia Ibáñez, and the Councilor for Sports, María José Martín, together with the director of the IMD, José Lirola, and formed by media professionals has met to assess the nominations received and the decision of this edition has already been decided.

Julia Ibáñez has highlighted "the successes achieved by our athletes and clubs THAT contribute to projecting a magnificent image of El Ejido nationally and internationally". In addition, he praised "the work of club managers, coaches, monitors, fathers and mothers, athletes and children for continuing to bet on and promote the sport of our municipality".

During the event, Julia Ibáñez announced that this year the Mayor's Cup goes to Vicente Puertas Rodríguez, a fundamental figure in the history and development of sport in the municipality of El Ejido, especially linked to futsal. His career spans from his beginnings as a player and amateur sponsor to becoming president of CD El Ejido Futsal leading the club to the national elite with his historic promotion to First ClassDivision.

Beyond the results of his own club, Puertas has established himself as a promoter of institutional cooperation, promoting the recruitment of sponsors to protect the grassroots sport of ejido.

Julia Ibáñez highlighted "his commitment, effort and work carried out by ejido sports".

Thus, the winners are:

1- Best athlete: Roberto Privistirescu. Rowing that in August 2026 reached the international peak by winning the gold medal in the modality of Four without a male helmsman during the Youth World Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He formed the champion crew with Borja Núñez, Juan Jesús Ortega and Manuel Cruz, managing to surpass the boats of Great Britain and France in the final with a time of 6:00.97. Among hismain achievements are also the Spanish Remoergometer runner-up, beach medal in Youth Skiff and Spanish Champion of 1xJM (6,000 mts) in the 2025 season. Next season he will be awarded a scholarship by the University of California, Berkeley.

2- Featured Club: Club Halterejido. Founded in 2019, it is a national benchmark in weightlifting. Recently he has achieved an outstanding performance in the World Masters Weightlifting Championship held in Athens from September 17 to 26, 2026, winning three gold medals by Manu Sánchez, Antonio Tarifa and María de la Puente. It counts among its athletes with the haltera David Sánchez and stands out for the promotion it makes of thisSports

3- Sports promotion: Almerimar Sports Union (Almerimar U.D.). Grassroots football club founded in 2023. It is based in Almerimar and covers practically all stages of grassroots football, from babies, prebenjamín, benjamín and fry to children, cadets and youth.

4-Featured event or event: CD El Ejido Futsal. After achieving a historic direct promotion to the First Division of national futsal on May 16, 2026 after being proclaimed champion of the Second Division. The celestial team sealed its ticket to the highest category on the last day of the regular season, winning 7-3 over CD Leganés FS before a Municipal Sports Pavilion of El Ejido completelycrowded. In the decisive match, the hat-trick of Isma Vacas and the goals of Rosa, Cristian Rubio, Josete and Dela stood out.

5- Municipal sport: Miguel Cano. Key figure in the sport of El Ejido, widely recognized as the president of the Santa María del Águila Petanque Club. Under his leadership and management, he has significantly promoted the practice of this sport in the municipality. It should be noted that he managed to organize the II Petanque World Championship in Almerimar in 2019.

6- To the collaboration with ejidense sport: Civil Protection El Ejido. It is an indisputable pillar for the success and safety of municipal sports events, providing operational capacity, risk prevention and immediate response that guarantee the well-being of both athletes and the public, including races, tournaments or championships in the different population centers.

7- To the sports career: Club Ajedrez El Ejido. Coinciding with an especially significant year for the entity, as this October they celebrate their 40th anniversary. Throughout these years they have worked generation after generation to promote the teaching and dissemination of chess, bringing it closer to children, young people and adults and representing El Ejido in numerous competitions.

8- Jury Special: Toñi Indalecio. Photographer and passionate about sporting events in El Ejido. Attend all the races and camera in hand records all the moments developed during the competitions. Taking some snapshots that reflect the affection he feels for the sport of El Ejido and that, later, can be seen on his social media profiles.

9- Mayor's Cup: Vicente Puertas Rodríguez.

Three tickets will also be awarded:

Runner-up: Baldomero Rodríguez, posthumously, for his contribution to the promotion of ejido sport.

Runner-up: Gustavo Valdivia. Karateka who has signed one of the most brilliant campaigns in 2026, proclaiming himself champion of Spain in Technical Tests.

Runner-up: Ariadna Rodríguez. Karate that has been proclaimed in 2026 champion of Spain in Technical Tests by teams.

The Sports Awards ceremony will be held on October 29 at the Municipal Theater.