The president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, received today at the Palacio de San Esteban the athlete lorquina Úrsula Ruiz, champion of Spain of throwing of weight in covered track, one more success in his sport career and for which the president moved his congratulations and thanks "for taking the name of the Region of Murcia wherever it goes and also leave it at the top", as explained by the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Adela Martínez-Cachá, at the end of that meeting .
Úrsula Ruiz was proclaimed last Sunday champion of Spain on indoor track for the ninth time in shot put of 16,62 meters.
In addition, the athlete was awarded the Sports Merit Award of the Region in its section 'To the best sporting event of 2017', for being champion of Spain of shot put, both indoor and outdoor, and having beat the record of Spain in this test (18.28 m in 2017).
He has participated in the Olympic Games in London 2012, in three World Championships (Moscow, Beijing and London) and four in Europe (Barcelona, ​​Helsinki, Zurich and Amsterdam).
Source: CARM