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The walker Murcia, Miguel Ãngel López Nicolás, 5th in the Olympic Games in London, visited the students of that College Reina Sofia (04/02/2013)

On Friday, February 1, the walker of 20 km, a native of Llano de Brujas, Miguel Ángel López Nicolás, shared almost two hours with the students of 1st and 2nd of ESO's Reina Sofía CC.

The visit was organized by the Department of Physical Education, and students were preparing for the visit of the Olympic walker for almost two weeks, looking for information on the sport and developing a mural liked Michelangelo.

The aim of the teachers, Silvia Ortiz and Paloma Ibanez, was to show students firsthand as an athlete prepares and trains class.

Silvia Ortiz told us: "We want students to see how difficult it is to reach the top of your field sports, and more without the support, salaries and facilities of the players, for example."

Michelangelo began telling how they entered the world of athletics, and how an injury to a teammate, played his first race as a walker, and then shifted to this mode of athletics.

He also commented how difficult it has been to get to where he is now, "I never dreamed of getting what I have achieved, many years of effort and sacrifice, take on this from the age of 7, and I have 24."

López Nicolás has numerous medals under his belt, has been champion of Spain in all categories, European champion promises, 5th in the Olympic Games in London, to name some of them, but Michelangelo says, "there have been many defeats and bad times, you have helped me to learn and get stronger.

I have always worked long and hard to achieve a goal, so if I was able to, you can also.

If you have a dream, a goal, you have to go for it, and not surrendering. "

He also explained the young how is your day to day, as are your workouts, and the little free time he has left, "the march takes much of my time, but I know that an athlete's career is short, so I'm also studying Physical Activity Sciences and Sports, because in the future I want to devote to teaching. "

After his talk, he opened a round of questions, where students could ask the walker all doubts and concerns about this sport.

Then the athlete told the students how the basic technique of the march, and he practiced as it is, and then be in a photo class groups with Michelangelo.

To conclude the visit, Michelangelo, signed and gave all students a picture of him.

Students highly appreciated the visit, Lorena Gea from 1st to say: "Michelangelo was very friendly and explained everything very well, I really enjoyed your visit and hope to come more often to show us more."

Moreover Miras 2nd Jorge B told us: "We have prepared this visit with great enthusiasm, and in the end it was worth."

Alberto Lopez of 1 To: "Michelangelo's visit has been very cool, have taught us a bit what is the march, and has given us some autographs."

And Mari Carmen Baths, also of 1 A reported: "I found very good idea that teachers have had the idea of ​​bringing an athlete than a footballer always like everyone, they are always obsessed.

So I think you were an athlete, I have met and talked with him, we have practically their sport, told us how he lived the Olympics, and he met the famous "

López Nicolás, also took a souvenir of students totaneros, Miguel Rubio of 2 º B, tells us: "the teacher gave us the chance to do something for Michelangelo, and I prepared a video of him doing up and picture their different championships. "

Finally another teacher, Paloma Ibanez told us about: "From the Department of Physical Education, took several months preparing for this visit, we think of Michelangelo, because being murciano thought we could have easy access, and Spanish was the best male athlete of the Olympic Games, and we wanted the students could learn the routines of a top-level athlete.

Nicolás López dealings with were very simple, and always helped in organizing the visit.

Everything went well, the students are very happy and are becoming interested in this unknown sport.

We would like to thank the walker your visit, and wish you the best of luck in his upcoming sporting commitments.

In addition we are confident that we will see Michelangelo on the podium of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. "

The next Nicolás López commitments are:

Regional Championship on Saturday, February 8 in Alhama de Murcia.

Championship of Spain, on Sunday, March 3 at the Gran Vía de Murcia.

Source: Colegio Reina Sofía

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