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VIE 20.05.2016
Liga BBVA ambassadors David Albelda and Gaizka Mendieta were special guests at the annual awards ceremony held by the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship scheme, a programme of sports development grants set up by the Valencia CF owner.
Also present alongside these two Spanish football legends were current Valencia first-team players Mathew Ryan, Jaume Domenech, Santi Mina, Javi Fuego and Paco Alcacer, as well as the American volleyball player Logan Tom, a double Olympic silver medallist.
Albelda and Mendieta, on behalf of LaLiga, presented the scholarships to the 309 budding athletes selected this year. The event took place at the auditorium of ITE College East and was also attended by Sergi Torrents, LaLiga's country manager for China. "It's an honour for us to be here. LaLiga will always support this type of initiatives," Torrents remarked.
Tom, for her part, highlighted not only the need for such schemes, but LaLiga's role in promoting sport. "I think LaLiga is doing tremendous work right now, above all through football, a sport that is so popular all over the world," said the volleyball star.
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