PSdeG demands 1 million euro support plan for women's sports in Galicia

José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, the general secretary of the PSdeG, has called on the PP to include a 1 million euro support plan for women's sports in the Xunta's 2027 budgets. The proposal is part of a socialist amendment to the regional accounts.

Speaking in Antas de Ulla during a women's football match, Besteiro noted that women represent only 23.5% of the approximately 300,000 federated athletes in Galicia. He argued that current support from the Xunta consists only of isolated actions rather than structural measures.

Beyond funding, the PSdeG is requesting increased female representation in federation governing bodies, adequate changing facilities, and specific training for technical staff. Besteiro also called for greater visibility of women's competitions in public media and a new legal framework to protect the rights of female athletes during pregnancy and maternity.