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Junior Alvarado y Yorgelis Salazar son los atletas venezolanos del año 2025, según el Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos
El jinete hípico Junior Alvarado, en la rama profesional, y la karateka Yorgelis Salazar, en la modalidad amateur, resultaron elegidos este lunes como Atletas del Año 2025 por el Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de Venezuela (CPD), en la edición número 82 del tradicional premio que se entrega ininterrumpidamente desde 1944.
TL;DR
- Junior Alvarado (professional) and Yorgelis Salazar (amateur) were named Venezuela's 2025 Athletes of the Year by the CPD.
- Alvarado won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, becoming the third Venezuelan to achieve this feat.
- Salazar, ranked fourth globally in -50kg karate, won bronze medals at the French Premier League and World Championship.
- The national softball team was named Team of the Year, and its manager, Ramón López, received Coach of the Year.
- María Soto won Dirigente del Año (Leader of the Year) in a close vote over José Vásquez.
- FeveSoftbol was awarded Entidad Deportiva del Año (Sports Entity of the Year).
- Cardenales de Lara, champions of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, received Equipo Profesional del Año (Professional Team of the Year).
- Special mentions were given to Clara Fuentes (parapowerlifting) and Marcos Blanco (blind judo).