The agreement, signed within the framework of ExpoDeca 2026 events, continues a model that has allocated more than five million euros to sports mobility during the last season in football, basketball, handball, volleyball, swimming, canoeing, and Canarian wrestling. Sports also allocates another 2.5 million euros annually to the rest of the sports modalities in the Canary Islands.
The protocols, promoted by the regional government's Sports area, have transformed how clubs and federations manage their travel, allowing thousands of athletes to participate in official competitions without clubs having to advance travel costs. This system has subsidized over half a million individual journeys, with 205,850 in the 2025/2026 season, mobilizing more than five million euros in that last period.
The event was also attended by the Vice-Minister of Physical Activity and Sports, Ángel Sabroso, the Directors General María Rojas and Lorena Hernández, and representatives of the signatory federations, including those for football from Las Palmas and Tenerife, basketball, handball, volleyball, swimming, canoeing, and Canarian wrestling.
Federation leaders thanked the Government for its support, highlighting the stability the agreements provide for sports planning and the ability to allocate resources to other needs.
Poli Suárez emphasized the federations' collaboration in consolidating a system that simplifies life for clubs and athletes, allowing them to focus on training and competing. He stressed that "in a territory like the Canary Islands, mobility is one of the great challenges for sports" and reaffirmed the commitment to "continue reducing the difficulties posed by insularity."
The Government of the Canary Islands' support for sports travel also extends to other modalities through an annual subsidy call, bringing the total annual investment in sports mobility to approximately 7.5 million euros.
