He Spanish sport shines. Despite having suffered small falls during the celebration of the Olympicssuch as Ana Peleteiro’s sixth position or Carolina Marín’s withdrawal due to injury, the truth is that the level of the athletes is excellent. Diego Botín and Florian Trittel bring the gold medal after winning the sail, and Carlos Alcaraz has won the silver medal by reaching the semi-final and losing against Novak Djokovic. The talent of the Spaniards does not stop growing, and the youths athletes shine more than ever, something that has already happened in the Eurocup with the teenager and star Lamine Yamal. Now, in the men’s olympic football team A player, also a minor, attracts all attention: Pau Cubarsi17 years old, will face Morocco today with his teammates.
The fact that the teams of soccer and elite sports have such young athletes is a source of pride for Spain, but it also entails a series of risks and problems. The first example and one of the most controversial in recent months was that of Lamine Yamalwho at 17 years old, the Catalan played in the final of the Eurocup and put the team in a difficult position: it faced a possible fine. The reason? Its age and the legislation The German law states that a minor cannot work later than eight o’clock in the evening, and in the case of professional athletes, later than 12 o’clock in the evening. eleven o’clock at night.
Pau Cubarsí, a great promise
Despite the clear position taken by Germany and what its legislation dictated, the team decided take the risk and to bring the young man onto the field, who left the match ten minutes before eleven – something irrelevant in this sense, since the celebrations and interviews also count as work activity. Now, is it possible that the situation will be repeated in the Olympics for the participation of Pau Cubarsi?
Pau Cubarsí, Spanish defender at the 2024 Olympic GamesEFE
Pau Cubarsí is one of the greatest promises of the Spanish team at the Paris Olympic Games. With only 17 years old The Catalan is already competing to win a gold medal, for which today he will have to beat his teammates France in it estadio Parc des Princes. The defender of the Barcelona Football Club He would begin his sporting career at Girona FC, after which he signed for Barça in 2018.
Will there be a ‘Yamal fine’ at the Olympics?
Despite being a minor and one of the youngest Olympic players, the truth is that most likely no, there will be no new ‘Yamal fine’The reason lies in the timing of the match: Spain will face France around 18:00 hours in the afternoon, so the legislation does not present any problem.
As reported by The Council of the European Unionthe working time of adolescents must be limited “to eight hours a day and 40 hours a week.” In addition to this, it also speaks of schedules, and establishes that the Member States “will take the necessary measures” necessary measures to prohibit child labour between eight in the evening and six in the morning.” Will you face a Spanish national team finedIf the match starts on time, it will most likely end at around 10:00 p.m. 19:45 hoursbut it is important to remember that celebrations, locker room time and media interviews are part of the working day, plus a possible extension in the event of a tie.
