Institutional declaration of congratulations from the Corporate Plenary to clubs and athletes from Fuengirola

3/25/2025 – The Plenary Session of the Fuengirola City Council has approved in its ordinary session for the month of March, held today, an institutional motion to publicly congratulate several athletes from the city for the merits achieved in different sports competitions held recently.

On behalf of the Municipal Corporation, the mayor, Ana Mula, has conveyed her congratulations to CD Taeguk Fuengirola, after the prestigious recognition received by the Andalusian Taekwon-Do Federation at its General Assembly held last January in Seville. This distinction accredits the club as the first entity in the province of Malaga in number of federated athletes, with 266, and the second in all of Andalusia among more than 135 clubs.

The councilor has extended this congratulations to the technical team, headed by Maestro Francis, as well as to all the athletes and families who are part of the club, highlighting their contribution to promoting the values ​​of sport and the projection of Fuengirola as a reference for taekwondo.

Likewise, the Plenary has recognized the athlete Beatriz Rubio Lastra, who lives in the city, for her brilliant performance in the Andalusian Mountain Running Championship, held on March 1 in Montellano (Seville), where she was proclaimed champion of Andalusia in the senior female category and runner-up for clubs with the Brothers & Sisters Trail team, after completing a demanding 27 kilometer route.

Likewise, the athletes of the Fuengirola Karate Club have been congratulated for the excellent results obtained both in the Andalusian Children’s Championship, held in Córdoba, and in the National Karate League held in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid). Their participation resulted in an outstanding medal table that reflects the high competitive level of the club and the intense work it carries out.

In the Andalusian Children’s Championship, Nicolás Pusztai and Lucas Aguilera Torrejón, both gold medalists, managed to get on the podium; Paula Viberti Asencio, silver; and Marta Pineda Marín, Valeria Alexandra Singh Palomo, Ylena Martínez Santiago and Luis Daniel Singh Palomo, bronze medals. For their part, in the National League Marta Asensio Guerrero and Alonso Luque Luque won bronze medals.

Institutional recognition has also gone to local athlete Francisco José Trujillo Domínguez, Andalusian Trail champion in the Men’s Master 60 category (21 kilometers), a title achieved on March 8 in Cártama.

In this same competition, the Plenary has highlighted the results of the CD Todos a Correr club, whose athletes Carmen Lara Lara, Ana María Pérez Conde and Manuel Rodríguez Montero won the gold medal in their respective master categories, evidencing the commitment and perseverance that characterize this entity.

On the other hand, the Corporation has congratulated the Fuengirola swimmer María de Valdés Álvarez for her outstanding performance in the XXVI Spanish Absolute Open P50 Championship, held in Sabadell from March 11 to 15, where she was proclaimed runner-up in Spain in the 1,500 meter freestyle.

Finally, the Plenary has recognized Luis García Jiménez, president of the Andalusian Karate Federation and head of the Fuengirola Karate Club and the Municipal School, for the granting of the 9th Dan by the Royal Spanish Karate Federation, becoming the first Andalusian to achieve this distinction, one of the highest in the field of martial arts.

With this institutional declaration, the Fuengirola City Council values ​​the effort, dedication and successes of its athletes, which contribute to reinforcing the image of the city as a sporting reference.