Rafael Nadal Foundation Joins Hands With UNESCO to Celebrate Sports Week in a Unique Way

Rafael Nadal is undoubtedly one of the top players in the sport. In his two-decade-long career. The Spaniard has reached the zenith in different spheres, many of which remain untouched. Like many other top players, over the years, Rafael Nadal has also made sure to give it back to society. Believing in the transformative power of sport and education, in 2008, Nadal, along with his mother, Ana María Parera, created the Rafa Nadal Foundation.

14-years down the line, the foundation today caters to more than 6100 kids and youngsters, split into 23 centers and schools in Spain and India. Recently, the foundation celebrated its Sports Week. The 7-day long carnival featured kids indulging in sports activities.

However, what came in as the biggest milestone was the foundation joining hands with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The foundation joined hands with the apex body for children with an aim to serve the children better.

Sports Week at Rafa Nadal Foundation

Yesterday, 7th April, Rafa Nadal Foundation took to its Instagram, uploading a post. The post was a compilation of the Sports Week held at the Foundation.
The caption of the photo read, “We are celebrating Sports Week at the Rafa Nadal Foundation! On Monday, together with Unesco, we present the Fit4Life program with which we promote sport in favor of education, health and equality. The rest of the week we have the collaboration of, Teresa Perales, who has visited the Rafa Nadal Foundation Center in Valencia, Joaquin Sanchez who has had a meeting with athletes from Más Que Tennis and Adriana Cerezo Iglesias who has been at the Rafa Foundation Center Nadal from Madrid.”
(Caption translated using Google Translator)

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Rafael Nadal on the tour

Rafael Nadal is often heard saying that the Rafa Nadal Foundation was his dream project. However, talking about dreams, one cannot miss his dream run in 2022. Being out of the tour for the last four months of 2021, Nadal made a comeback at the 2022 ATP 250 Melbourne. Being in devastating form, the 35-year-old faced no difficulty in winning the title without dropping a single set. Moreover, the biggest feat of the season, for the tennis star came in the form of the 21st Grand Slam-The Australian Open.

He further went on playing and winning the ATP 500 Acapulco without dropping a set. However, his dream run came to a halt in the finals, after being beaten by Taylor Fritz.

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Post the tournament, the Spaniard revealed that he has suffered a rib crack. And will be out of the tour for four to six weeks. The news came as a shock to the entire tennis community following the start of clay-court season. Recovering from the injury, Nadal is set to miss the Monte Carlo Open and the Barcelona Open. However, his chances of playing the Madrid Masters and the Italian Masters also remain in doubt.