Foil in hand and in classic attire, including protective mask. Princess Leonor has participated in the fencing modality in one of the events of the Sports Championship of Military Academies for Officers, better known as Interacademias, which from this Saturday until next Tuesday is being held at the General Air Academy of San Javier ( Murcia), and in which cadets from the different academies compete. The website interacademias.com has published various images, in which you can see the princess with her other companions. In addition to her in the fencing tournament, Leonor is also scheduled to compete with the volleyball team, a modality that she already practiced on the Santa María de los Rosales school team.
The Interacademies championship, which is part of the plan of activities of the Higher Council of Physical Education and Sports of the Armed Forces, is held every two years and involves students from all the academies (Zaragoza, San Javier and Marín) who compete in fourteen modalities. sports. On his day, the King also participated in those championships.
Princess Leonor participates with the team of the General Military Academy of Zaragoza, which she entered on October 17 to begin her training within the Armed Forces. It is expected that after Zaragoza, the heiress will enter the Marín Naval School (Pontevedra) next year and next year she will enter the General Air and Space Academy of San Javier (Murcia). In addition to her theoretical studies within the Zaragoza academy building, Leonor has participated in various exercises and maneuvers, as well as specialized courses such as the one that took place shortly before Christmas in Candanchcú (Huesca). The celebration of the Interacademia sports championship, in addition to the sporting aspects, promotes coexistence and relationships between cadets from the different academies.
