On Monday May 18, 2009, at 18 hours, the mayor of Las Torres de Cotillas, Domingo Coronado, dispensed on the premises of the City Hall Torreño an official welcome to the young athlete Sergio Torreño Jornet in recognition of their sporting successes.
It is recalled that Jornet, only 12 years old and suffering from diabetes for two regional champions recently proclaimed child in six disciplines in the "XVII Base Murcia Athletics Grand Prix 2009": 500 meter dash, 80 meter hurdles, long, 150 meter dash, 80 meter dash and 1,000-meter sprint.
In addition, a few weeks before had proclaimed Jornet second in the Regional Championship tetrathlón Child.
Obligation to love
The importance of Jornet athletic career is that he competes against opponents and against another opponent who is not: diabetes.
And is that the young Torreño, with only 10 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes after a stay of several days in the hospital.
Following this new situation, the doctors advised her to walk every day and then Sergio started out walking with his father every night to control their blood sugar levels.
And those walks to start running, only half a step.
What began as an obligation became a hobby at which time and effort, and to collect rewards.
Over time she started dabbling in athletics, before he had fought on the football team Cotillas AD-EMF, which seems to gradually emerging.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas