Topuria, the champions in Paris 2024, Real Madrid, Craviotto and Perales, awarded at the AEPD gala - Sports Finding

The Pucelan capital repeated eight years later to recognize the award-winning athletes, including stars such as Ilia Topuria, Saúl Craviotto and Teresa Perales Read

Olympic swimming champion David Popovici was named Sportsman of the Year 2024 on Tuesday at the Romanian Sports Gala, organized by the National Sports Agency. Rower Simona Radiş was named Sportswoman of the Year.

Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, who left his category and left his belt to ride in the lightweights, told the Spanish Sports Press Association (AEPD) Gala that he and his team were "leading the fight" for a UFC event in Spain.

Topuria, the champions in Paris 2024, Real Madrid, Craviotto and Perales, awarded at the AEPD gala - Sports Finding

MADRID, 17 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Hispanic-Georgian fighter Ilia Topuria, the Olympic and Paralympic champions in the Paris 2024, Real Madrid, Palist Saúl Craviotto and swimmer Teresa Perales have been honored, among others, this Monday at the XLIV National Gala of the Spanish Sports Press Association (AEPD) at the Calderón de Valladolid Theater. The first to collect the award was Topuria, world UFC champion in the pen weight category. “I hav…