Rev.int.med.cienc.act.fís.deporte - vol. 21 - número 81 - ISSN: 1577-0354 Collado Martínez, M.; Robles Tascón, J.A.; Álvarez del Palacio, E. (2021) Olympic Women in the International Descent of the Sella: Evolution of Participation. Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte vol. 21 (81) pp. 99-116 Http://cdeporte.rediris.es/revista/revista81/artdescenso1220.htm DOI: https://doi.org/10.15366/rimcafd2021.81.007 ORIGINAL WOMEN OLYMPIANS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DESCENT OF THE RIVER SELLA: CHANGES IN PARTICIPATION MUJERES OLIMPICAS EN EL DESCENSO INTERNACIONAL DEL SELLA: EVOLUCIÓN DE SU PARTICIPACIÓN Collado Martínez, M.1; Robles Tascón, J.A.2; Álvarez Del Palacio, E.2 1 D.Sc. in Physical Activity and Sport. Teacher at Avelina Cerra High School, Ribadesella, Asturias (Spain)
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[email protected] Código UNESCO / UNESCO Code: 5599 Otras Especialidades: Historia de la actividad física y el deporte / Other historical specialities. Clasificación Consejo de Europa / Council of Europe Classification: 7. Historia del deporte / History of Sport Recibido 20 de febrero de 2019 Received February 20, 2019 Aceptado 22 de noviembre de 2019 Accepted November 22, 2019 ABSTRACT This work aims to analyze the role of women in the International Descent of Sella, relating it to women's participation in the Olympic games. Next, we have focused on the Spanish female paddlers, and their participation in the sports event that enable the Spanish Canoeing Federation to be founded, the International Descent of the Sella, thanks to its creator, Dionisio de la Huerta.