The Spanish Paralympic Committee President Miguel Carballeda (right) has been awarded the ‘Infanta Sofia’ award ©Getty Images

The President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee (SPC) Miguel Carballeda has been awarded the Infanta Sofia award for his work involving Para-sports.

The country’s Superior Council of Sports handed Carballeda the award for his contributions to the "development and promotion" of Para-sports in the country.

The Infanta Sofia prize is annually given to "the person that through sporting performance or the promotion of other activity has helped in raising awareness and improving the sporting activities for people with physical, psychological and/or sensorial impairments".

Carballeda has been the President of the SPC since 2004 and has also served as the President of the Spanish Blind Organisation (ONCE) and the ONCE Foundation since 2003.

He is also a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee’s General Assembly, and a vice-president of the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Impairment (CERMI).

During the ceremony Barcelona and Spain footballer Andres Iniesta won the Queen Sofia prize which values fair play in sport ©Getty Images
During the ceremony Barcelona and Spain footballer Andres Iniesta won the Queen Sofia prize which values fair play in sport ©Getty Images

The award was part of the National Sports Awards, which honour athletes and organisations in Spain who have helped promote sports and physical education the most.

During the ceremony, Barcelona and Spain footballer Andres Iniesta won the Queen Sofia prize, which values fair play in sport, while figure skating world champion Javier Fernandez claimed the most outstanding male athlete of the year title.

Tennis player Garbine Muguruza was among the other winners in the "surprise athlete of the year" category, while taekwondo player Jesus Tortosa was named junior athlete of the year.