Overview
- Rodri took the 2023 Rey Felipe prize after Manchester City’s Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup sweep and Spain’s Nations League title, while Aitana Bonmatí earned the Reina Letizia for her World Cup triumph and Barcelona’s Champions League, league and cup wins.
- For 2024, race walkers Álvaro Martín and María Pérez received the top athlete awards following their Olympic mixed relay gold in Paris plus individual 20 km medals.
- Team honors went to Spain’s women’s football side for the 2023 World Cup and to the women’s water polo team for 2024 after Olympic gold in Paris, European silver in Eindhoven and World bronze in Doha.
- The Princesa Leonor prize recognized basketball prospect Iyana Martín in 2023 and Awa Fam in 2024, while the Rey Juan Carlos ‘revelation’ awards went to snowboarder Álvaro Romero for 2023 and footballer Lamine Yamal for 2024.
- In inclusion and values categories, CERMI won the 2023 Infanta Sofía and Paralympic cyclist Ricardo Ten the 2024 edition, with Reina Sofía fair-play honors to runner Ricardo Rosado for 2023 and water polo player Paula Leitón for 2024.