The president of the jury, Abel Antón, ruled the award in favor of the Madrid rider, who was already nominated on another occasion.
Very proud and happy to receive the Princess of Asturias Award !!! Many thanks to everyone and especially to @fpa pic.twitter.com/6iJpt6JV4V
– Carlos Sainz (@CSainz_oficial) June 16, 2020
It had already been requested many times from the world of motorsports, but it would seem that the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports for Carlos Sainz. In 2005, after his retirement from rallying his candidacy was proposed but then he lost the race, they will allow me the literary license, with another great driver as Fernando Alonso. 15 years after that the wish of many, among whom I am, has come true.
How could it be otherwise due to the situation in which we find ourselves, the jury of the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2020, met through a videoconference and decided to award the winner to “El Matador”, as he is known in the world of rallies and now raids. This was announced by his President Abel Antón who was accompanied by Alejandro Blanco, Alberto Borregán, Vicente del Bosque, Miguel Carballeda, Carlos Carpio, María Paz Corominas, Ernest Folch, Joaquin Folch-Rusiñol, Vicente Jiménez, Joan Llaneras, Sylvana Mestre, Santiago Nolla, Edurne Pasabán, Paloma del Río , Juan Antonio Samaranch, Sitapha Savané, Alberto Suárez and Theresa Zabell.
In order to access a Princess of Asturias Award, in any of its modalities, they must submit an application for you. In the case of Carlos Sainz the person in charge was the journalist Luis María Anson, Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities in 1991, and was supported by other previous winners such as Rafa Nadal (2008), Iker Casillas (2012) and Pau Gasol (2015), in addition to relevant figures in motorsport such as Jean Todt, president of the SON, Y Manuel Avignon, president of the RFEA.
A track record full of successes
No one can argue that Carlos Sainz he is one of the best pilots in the history of our country. The Madrilenian has two titles of the World Rally Championship (1990 and 92 with Toyota), a Cross-Country Rally World Cup (2007) and three Dakar (2008, 2018 and 2020) with three different brands, Volkswagen, Peugeot Y Mini.
Now you can say that you have another title in the form of an award, which has been the fifth that has been failed during this year. Previously, the Spanish health workers who worked on the front line against the coronavirus with the Concordia, the composers Ennio Morricone and John Williams with the Arts, the Guadalajara International Book Fair and the Hay Festival of Literature & Arts in Communication were awarded. and Humanities, as well as the economist Dani Rodrik in Social Sciences.
The winners of the Princess of Asturias Award They receive a sculpture made by the artist Joan Miró, an accrediting diploma, a badge and 50,000 euros.
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