Misa Rodríguez's success in the women's world championship is joined by other achievements that currently position the archipelago as one of the main references in multiple sports.
The Canary Islands are in luck with their athletes. In recent weeks, successes and recognitions have accumulated for young Canarians who already stand out in their disciplines. The success of Misa Rodríguez, World Cup soccer champion and received with honors by the authorities, is just the tip of the iceberg. The same Sunday that the Teltensen was crowned world champion in Sydney, Pedri opened the scoring to overtake FC Barcelona in their match against Cádiz, which was heading towards a goalless draw ten minutes from the end.
A moment in which, in addition to showing his football talent, he showed the love he has for his islands by taking out a t-shirt with the motto “Fuerza Tenerife” at the celebration as a show of support for those affected by the forest fire. However, it is not only in the world of football that the Canaries triumph.
This weekend the basketball world cup began, to which Spain arrived with significant losses like that of Ricky Rubio. Despite this, Scariolo formed a team that, despite his youth, opts to repeat the success of 2019. Among these young people, a boy standing just over 2,10 meters tall and born in Gran Canaria stands out. This is Santi Aldama, who at only 22 years old is already triumphing in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies and who is already being compared to the Gasol brothers in their early days.
Aldama has already made a difference in Spain's two victories in this World Cup, with 8 points against the Ivory Coast and dazzling against Brazil, being the Spanish team's highest scorer, with 15 points.
In the last few hours, another Canarian has also wanted to join these names: Roberto Carballés, a tennis player from Tenerife who is on everyone's lips after signing the great victory at the US Open 2023 by beating Holger Rune, the world number four. In a display of perseverance and determination, the Canarian defeated the Dane after more than three hours of play.
This is added to the collective successes recently achieved by island teams, such as the achievement of the Eurocup by Granca or the expected promotion of Unión Deportiva Las Palmas. And of course, in less recognized sports such as artistic swimming, where the Gran Canarian Fernando Díaz del Río Soto was proclaimed world champion in Fukuoka this same year or the sailor from the Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, Bruno Bárbara, who won the world sub 17 dinghy sailing in the Techno 293 mode.
