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<\/a>The European Documentation Centre of Extremadura, which is part of the Yuste Foundation and the University of Extremadura and belongs to the European Commission\u2019s Information Network in Spain, has organised the webinar \u201cYouth and Sports\u201d to be held tomorrow Friday, 18 March, at 9:00 am. <\/strong>(17\/03\/2022)<\/p>\nThe aim of this virtual meeting, which will last an hour and a half, is to make sports visible as an element of cohesion and social inclusion in the lives of Europeans, besides explaining the relevance of this sector as a key point that employs millions of citizens and adds thousands of millions of euros in revenue.<\/p>\n
This activity is part of the European Year of Youth, designated by the European Union to overcome the period lived by young people during the pandemic. The European Year will thus include conferences, talks and information campaigns to help young people become active and committed citizens, among other objectives.<\/p>\n
The speakers of the webinar will be the Head of Communication of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain, Juan Gonz\u00e1lez Mellizo; the sociologist and professor of the Faculty of Sports Sciences of the University of Extremadura, Beatriz Mu\u00f1oz Gonz\u00e1lez; as well as the director of the Youth and Sports Foundation in Extremadura and national coach of Athletics and Triathlon, Sonia Bejarano S\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n
In addition, three Extremaduran athletes will participate and will explain their personal experience as elite athletes: the high-performance athlete of the Spanish weightlifting team, Pepa Gimenez-Guerv\u00f3s; the multidisciplinary athlete in the climbing competition and winner of numerous championships of Spain and the world, Javier Cano Bl\u00e1zquez, and the swimmer of the Open Waters club of Extremadura that crossed the Strait of Gibraltar in 2019, Emilio Merino Toro.<\/p>\n