The Sevilla FC Chair, in collaboration with the Pablo de Olavide University, presents the Manuel Blasco Garzón Awards.
The awardees of the 4th edition of the Manuel Blasco Garzón Awards are: Alejandra López Cabrera (Business Category – Master’s Thesis) Ignacio Gómez Dolader (Sports Category – Bachelor’s Thesis) Javier Merino Pérez (Sports Category – Master’s Thesis) José Andrés Nevado Villalba (Special Jury Prize)
The Sevilla FC Chair: University, Business, and Sport at Pablo de Olavide University presented the Manuel Blasco Garzón Awards this morning
The students, winners of the 4th edition of the Manuel Blasco Garzón Awards at Pablo de Olavide University, had the opportunity to attend the awards ceremony organized by the Sevilla FC Chair in collaboration with the university.
The awards were divided into the following categories: Business (Master’s Thesis – TFM), Business (Bachelor’s Thesis – TFG), Sports (Master’s Thesis – TFM), and Sports (Bachelor’s Thesis – TFG). In addition to the academic recognition that comes with receiving this prestigious award, the winning students were granted a cash prize of €800 for Master’s theses and €450 for Bachelor’s theses.
- In the Business category (TFM), the award was given to Alejandra López Cabrera for her work titled “Mitochondrial dysfunction in nemaline myopathy.”

- In the Sports category (TFM), the prize went to Javier Merino Pérez for his thesis “Comparison of two training protocols with different velocity loss thresholds on bench press performance.”

- In the Sports category (TFG). Ignacio Gómez Dolader received the award for his research “Influence of strength on static and proactive balance in young gymnasts.”

- Additionally, the jury awarded a Special Prize to José Andrés Nevado Villalba for his thesis “Are soccer clubs sensitive to financial scandals? Evidence from the plusvalenza case.”

The 4th Edition of the Manuel Blasco Garzón Awards once again highlights the support and commitment of the Sevilla FC Chair, alongside Pablo de Olavide University, to fostering young talent in research and academic study within the fields of business and sport.