Sergio “Checo” Pérez, third driver of the season 2022 of Formula 1; and former world boxing champion Julio César Chávez lead the list of winners of the National Sports Award in Mexico, released this Thursday.
The National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports awarded the distinction to Checo, the only Latin American with a seat in Formula 1, for his wins in Monaco and Singapore; the main ones, among several performances that gave him the title of constructors’ world champion with the Red Bull team. Ferrari’s Leclerc. This Sunday, Formula 1 will celebrate the Mexican Grand Prix. Next, the one in Brazil will be held in São Paulo, and the calendar will close in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Other awards
Julio César Chávez was honored for his career in boxing , with 107 victories, 87 by knockout; with 6 losses and 2 draws. The greatest Mexican fighter in history was world champion in three divisions: super featherweight, lightweight and super lightweight. Therefore, he is taken as the model boxer in the country
For his part, the swimmer Jesús Hernández, champion in the Tokyo Games 900, won the National Award in the Paralympic sport category; after consecrating himself as a multi-medallist in the Madeira Para Swimming World Championship 2022 and champion of the Tijuana World Series 2022 , among other outstanding results.
Likewise, the Mexican team, bronze medalist in K4 500 meters, was awarded the prize. in the Canoe Speed World Championships, with the quartet formed by Isabel Aburto, Karina Guadalupe Alanís, Beatriz de Lourdes Briones and Maricela Montemayor.
The other three winners were, in the coach category, Elizabeth Orta, canoeing; the soccer referee Karen Díaz Medina and the Workers’ Sports Institute, for their contribution to the promotion, protection and promotion of the practice of sports.
The National Sports Award consists in a diploma signed by the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a first class gold medal, law of 0.900, which will be complemented with a rosette , in addition to 796,005 pesos (some $40,000 dollars).
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