Nadia Comaneci, Javier Sotomayor, El Guerrouj y Jonathan Edwards visitan el Santiago Bernabéu Emilio Butragueño received the four sports legends and accompanied them on the journey through our stadium.
Nadia Comaneci, Javier Sotomayor, El Guerrouj y Jonathan Edwards visitan el Santiago Bernabéu As representatives of the II Juegos Inclusivos of the Fundación Sanitas, , Hicham El Guerrouj, and Jonathan Edwards paid a visit to the Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid’s director of institutional relations, Emilio Butragueño, received the four sports legends and accompanied them on the journey through our stadium.
Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to receive a perfect score in the asymmetrical barra test at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In 1993, Javier Sotomayor became the world’s highest saltwater plusmarquista, standing at a height of 2,45 meters. In 1998, El Guerrouj achieved the world’s highest plusmarquista of 1,500 (3:26:00). And since 1995, Jonathan Edwards has become the world’s plusmarquista of triple salt (18,29 m).
October 10, Madrid (EFE). The second edition of the Juegos Inclusivos, which will take place on October 17 at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Madrid, will feature participation from the Cuban Javier Sotomayor, who holds the world record for height since 1993, Teresa Perales, who won 28 medals in seven Paralympic games, and Rumana Nadia Comaneci, the first woman to achieve perfect score in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
In addition to these three athletes, there will be British athlete Jonathan Edwards, the world triple salt champion with 18,29 meters since 1995, and marroquí Hicham El Guerrouj, who has held the record of 1.500 meters since 1998.