Issue 78 Year 2007 WomenWomen inin sportsport GERNIKA, INTERNATIONAL CITY OF PEACE AURKIBIDEA / TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 • Aurkezpena From spectators to athletes GAURKO GAIAK / CURRENT EVENTS: Basque women in sport 4 • Women in sport: what does it all mean? Clara Urdangarin Liebaert 6 • Getxo Women’s Rugby Club: 28 players show their conviction 8 • Akaba Bera Bera, competitive handball Women in sport 10 • The girls from Athletic, four-time GERNIKA, INTERNATIONAL CITY OF PEACE champions 12 • Women at the top: Edurne Pasaban, mountaineer, and Mikele Irazusta, tennis player 14 • Olympic Basque Women gear up for Beijing: Naroa Agirre, Leire Olaberria and María López de Eguílaz Issue 78. alea - Year 2007. urtea 18 • Soccer is no longer a man’s game. Ana Urquijo, first woman to head the Athletic Club de Bilbao Azaleko argazkia/ Front cover photograph: Mikel Arrazola EUSKAL GAZTEAK MUNDUAN 20 • Michelle Alzola and Ruth Guimerà EGILEA / AUTHOR Eusko Jaurlaritza-Kanpo Harremanetarako Idazkaritza Nagusia / Gobierno Vasco-Secretaría OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES ABROAD Gemeral de Acción Exterior / Basque Government-General 22 • Sculpting Human Rights in Colombia Secretariat for Foreign Action 23 • Chilean Minister of SERNAM, Laura Albornoz, visits Euskadi C/ Navarra, 2 01007 VITORIA- 24 • The Lehendakari receives government delegation from the province of GASTEIZ Telephone: 945 01 79 00 Buenos Aires
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[email protected] 26 • Gernika, international city of peace, on the 70th anniversary of the bombardment ARGITARATZAILEA / PUBLISHER Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen 28 • The Basque Parliament gives the green light to the Zerbitzu Nagusia Etxepare Institute Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco 29 • Pilar Manjón and Adrián Celaya receive Manuel de Irujo Award DISEINU ETA MAKETAZIOA Didart INPRIMATZAILEA / PRINTING RGM, S.A.