By Michael Pavitt

Spanish Olympic Committee President Alejandro Blanco shook hands on the extended partnership ©Spanish Olympic CommitteeThe Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has renewed a partnership agreement with the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation.


The Foundation's objective is to promote the culture of endeavour in society through sport in the Valencian community and reached an agreement with COE to work together on the All Olympic initiative last March.

The scheme was launched last October and the extension of the partnership will see the promotional campaign continue in schools, with the All Olympic project focusing on high level athletes showing different aspects of the Olympic Movement.

School children are shown different aspects of the Olympic Movement with the values, stories, sport disciplines, institutions and its repercussion in society key themes of the campaign.

The Trinidad Alfonso Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation created in 2012 to promote the culture and sport in Valencia. 

COE President Alejandro Blanco believes initiatives such as the All Olympic project are crucial for the institution with teenagers a key and sensitive part of society.

Similarly, Trinidad Alfonso Foundation Elena Weaver stressed that the educational project is vital as the Olympic values on which the project is based, are ones that will accompany young people throughout their lives.

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