The five times world triathlon champion sponsored by Pamesa Cerámica was lauded yesterday at the Spanish Olympic Committee’s (COE) 10th gala. Javier Gómez Noya received the award for sportsperson of the year alongside badminton player Carolina Marín.
The event took place in the Alfredo Goyeneche auditorium at the COE’s headquarters in Madrid where the organisation’s president, Alejandro Blanco, described the two sports personalities as “two unbeatable and unstoppable geniuses”.