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Blanca Ares
Blanca Ares Torres (born December 30, 1970) is a former Spanish basketball player, representing Spain women's national basketball team, Spain from 1988 to 1994 and winning a gold medal at the EuroBasket Women 1993, 1993 European Championship, scoring 24 points in the final against France women's national basketball team, France. Club career Born and raised in Madrid, her family moved to Las Palmas (Canary Islands) when she was 13. She made her debut in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto with local club CB Islas Canarias, Sandra Gran Canaria under coach Domingo Díaz. As one of the most promising young players of her time, she got transferred to the BEX Banco Exterior, Caja Toledo - BEX Banco Exterior project, with other young Spanish prospects in order to prepare for the Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics. After the Olympic tournament, she won back-to-back leagues with Ros Casares Valencia, Dorna Godella and Pool Getafe. She was the first Spanish player t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
