Fostering equality in sports

On Thursday 5 June at 10:30 a.m., the Faculty of Communication Studies will be hosting an event promoting equality in sports. This initiative is organised by the Spanish Olympics Committee (COE) and the energy company Iberdrola, with the collaboration of the Sport Research Institute (IRE-UAB). The event will serve officially to present the initiative entitled "Fostering Equality in Sports". Following the presentation, the documentary Empoderament de dones a l'esport will be screened. The event will end with a round table with Laura Ester, gold medal winner in Paris 2024, silver medal winner in Tokyo 2020, Olympic diploma in Rio 2016, and silver medal winner in London 2012; Joan Jorquera, world medallist and European medallist in Taekwondo, and broze medallist at the European Games in Kraków 2023; and Marta Borrueco, IRE-UAB researcher specialising in dual careers and gender perspective.