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Canarian olympians get presidential send-offCanarian athletes who have been selected by Spain to take part in the Beijing Games were given an official send-off by the region's president yesterday.
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Tenerife - 22.07.2008 - Paulino Rivero hosted a reception in Santa Cruz for ten of the sixteen Canarians who will be making the journey to China in the coming days. He praised them for their success in making the national team and wished them luck in their bid for Olympic glory. Rivero also stresed the importance to the Canary Islands of young talented individuals whose discipline, pursuit of excellence and self-sacrifice make them ideal role models for today's teenagers.
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