The PSOE proposes that the Titerroy Pavilion be renamed "Águeda Batista Cedrés"

The PSOE of Arrecife has proposed in this plenary session that the Titerroy sports hall be renamed Titerroy "Águeda Batista Cedrés" Sports Hall, in recognition "of the enormous and exemplary sporting career of a great person".

They also point out that this change of name would make the Titerroy "Águeda Batista Cedrés" Sports Hall the first sports infrastructure building on the island "with the name of a female athlete from Lanzarote". "We sincerely believe that Águeda has an incredible career and deserves this recognition," says the PSOE spokesperson in Arrecife, Cristina Duque.

The PSOE points out that in the field of Arrecife sports there are also many examples that have existed for years and in a consensual manner, such as the "José Díaz Contreras" Municipal Football Field, "Agapito Reyes Viera" Municipal Football Field, "Estrella Machín" Municipal Sports Court, "Puerto Del Arrecife" Municipal Sports Park, etc.

The proposal will be taken to the Arrecife plenary session this Friday, where it will be debated. “We are very excited about this proposal as Batista deserves recognition from the island's sport for an impeccable career”, comments Duque.

Águeda Batista Cedrés was born in Arrecife on June 5, 1962. She played in the lower categories of Valterra, Adolfo Topham and Radio Lanzarote. She then went on to be part of the Torrelavega, CD.Tahiche, Vifirehaty and Ibér Valencia teams. Águeda Batista is the most international athlete from Lanzarote, since the Arrecife native has an extensive sporting record "with 5 Honor Division League titles, 5 Cups and 42 international appearances with the Spanish national team where she managed to score 25 goals." She was also a key player in the promotion to the Honor Division with Vifirehaty and Tahíche, both teams from the island of Lanzarote.

The PSOE recalls that Águeda Batista Cedrés has always been linked to the world of sports and especially handball, being part of the technical staff of the CB Handball team during the 2020/2021 season. San José Obrero in the Guerreras Iberdrola League, the highest category of Spanish national handball.