Barcelona awards the Gold Medal to Alèxia Putellas and Laia Palau
The full of Barcelona’s town hall has agreed this Friday, unanimously, to grant the Gold Medal for Sports Merit to the Barcelona Football Club soccer playerAlexia Putellas and the former basketball player Laia Palau.
an ambassador athletes they are recognized converted from their respective sports surroundings in references, for their trajectoriesas well as for their social commitments Y exemplary behaviors both on the slopes and off them.
Alèxia Putellas i Segura (Mollet del Vallès, February 4, 1994), midfielder of the FC Barcelonawas awarded by UEFA What best player football of the 2020-2021 season and won the Golden Ball in 2021, the first for Catalan football.
Laia Palau i Altés (Barcelona, September 10, 1979) played her last four seasons (2018-2022) in the Uni Girona of the Endesa Women’s League. Club of which he is the sports director and that announced yesterday the withdrawal of the shirt. Palau was an absolute international since 2002 and has held the captaincy since 2014. He also got 33 titles at club level and 12 medals with the selection: three golds, three silvers and six bronzesdivided between Olympic, World and European Games.
Also by unanimous agreement, the Plenary of the Municipal Council has awarded the Gold Medal to Cultural Merit a James Sisa (Barcelona, 1948) in recognition of his career as singer and his contribution to the consolidation of Catalan song.