This Monday, the 23 L’Esport Gala of the Consell de Mallorca was held at the Palma Auditorium, in which 291 athletes between the ages of 6 and 16, that have reached more than 400 podiums in national and international sports competitionsThey were honored. The Auditorium was filled for this great base sports party with 1,700 guests, and which was a collective recognition of the efforts and achievements of athletes and federations.
As a novelty, the Consell this year has focused on the technical field. On the one hand, the theme “Sports and Technology” has developed, which has demonstrated the advances that the different federations are doing thanks to digital innovation. On the other hand, it has surrendered Tribute to four great technicians in the history of Mallorca, who have collected their recognitions on stage: Kiko Martíncanoeing coach and values award; Toni Nadal, tennis coach and trajectory award; Brigitte Yagüe, Taekwondo coach and promise award and Llorenç Serra Ferrer, Soccer coach, as a prize in excellence.
The president of the Consell de Mallorca, LLORENç GALMÉS, He thanked the work of technicians, clubs, federations, municipalities and families “for being the engine of Mallorcan sport,” and emphasized that “these awards are a Impulse to continue working with enthusiasm and perseverance». Gallés also wanted to value the figure of the coach, to whom this gala paid tribute: “Behind the sports and human successes of young people, there is a coach who not only teaches technique, but also acts as a guide and a mentor that instills values and provides the necessary motivation to achieve the objectives.”
The second vice president and Minister of Media Ambient, Media Rural and Deportes, Pedro Bestard, He has valued “the years, months, weeks, days and hours that all those who are here dedicate to their sport and their discipline.” In addition, Bestard also highlighted the new special awards presented by the Consell de Mallorca. «For the first time the Consell wanted to assess the figure of the coach, Dedication, passion and leadership model. They are vital figures in the sports and human success of our champions ».
The 23rd Gala Sports has offered the School Sports Award to Two world and European champions in class 420, for his outstanding palmraés. This is the case of the crew formed by Neus Fernández and Martina Gomila, who obtained first place in the U-17 category of the World Cup in Janeiro (Brazil); A first position in the absolute European of Portorož (Slovenia), and third place in the European youth of Thessaloniki (Greece). With these successes, Neus and Martina have placed the Balearic candle at the highest level
international. An exciting moment that has culminated in their speech on stage.
The 2025 sports gala has had as luxury sponsors to two collaborating athletes in the Securities programs of the Consell de Mallorca: the winning canoeist of a bronze medal at the Olympic Games of Paris 2024, Joan Toni Moreno, Student of Kiko Martín, and the co -pilot of the Dakar Rally, Sonia Ledesma, The first woman from the Balearic Islands to participate in one of the most difficult rallies in the world.
