How:

On 8, 9 and 10 June, 14 women representing major companies took part in the #DesafíoOlaSalud. The participants spent 48 hours together on two sailboats, working as a team and keeping watch at night, under the guidance of expert Olympic and ocean sailors. This pioneering initiative organised meetings on healthy habits among different companies through the women who represent them. The Government classified this Challenge, which is promoted by Quirónprevención , as an “Event of Exceptional Public Interest”, through the Higher Sports Council, within the Universo Mujer programme. It also had the support of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV) and the Volvo Ocean Race.

Why:

Quirónprevención is the occupational risk prevention company of the Quirónsalud group. It is currently the leading company in the sector on a national and international level, with more than 5,700 professionals taking care of 190 thousand companies and 4 million workers. It not only promotes preventive culture within organisations, but also in society in general, because it believes that a preventive attitude should go beyond the workplace. Thus, 14 women representing companies such as Grupo EULEN, MC MUTUAL, CEMEX, Enagás, Calidad Pascual, MAXAM, ACCIONA, Saint-Gobain, Carrefour, Telefónica, Siemens-Gamesa, Colorker, Cymi Masa (ACS Group) and Migasa participated in this regatta along with Olympic sailors Iago López-Marra and Diego Botín (Rio 2016 Olympic Games), Pepe Lis (Olympic coach) and Diego Fructuoso (TEAM TELEFÓNICA Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012).