WOMEN'S UNIVERSE TOUR
The Women's Universe Tour 2025 Tour visits Guadalajara, Segovia, Donostia San Sebastián, and San Cristóbal de la Laguna
Guadalajara, Segovia, Donostia San Sebastián, and San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife will host the Women's Universe Tour in its ninth season. With this new edition, the initiative by the Spanish Higher Sports Council, the Youth Sports Foundation, and Iberdrola España will visit 32 locations, making it one of the largest free outdoor events in Europe.
The latest edition of the Women's Universe Tour visited the Canary Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, and Madrid, completing all 17 autonomous communities.
The Women's Tour Universe is an initiative that seeks to promote women's sports as a basis for the recognition of women in society, making visible the efforts, challenges and successes achieved by our sportswomen. In the 2025 edition, the Women's Universe Tour will kick off on June 7th in Guadalajara, with the second edition of the Guadalajara Sports Day. This sports celebration will continue its journey through Segovia (June 14th and 15th), Donostia San Sebastián (October 4th and 5th), and San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife (November 8th and 9th).
The Women's Universe Tour is considered the largest outdoor sports event in all of Europe. It adapts to the cities it visits, taking over the main squares in Spain, where it offers a sports and informational space for the 35 federations sponsored by Iberdrola España. In this mobile sports facility, visitors can enjoy practicing sports, competitions, exhibitions, and Master Classes with Jéssica Expósito, a major figure in the world of fitness.
The Women's Universe Tour, which has already visited 28 cities and attracted more than 220,000 attendees, has seen over 4,000 athletes from more than 800 clubs participate in one way or another, representing the 35 Iberdrola Leagues.
In 2024, the Women's Universe Tour achieved its goal of visiting all 17 autonomous communities
The Women's Universe Tour concluded its 2024 edition with a milestone: for the first time, it visited all 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The event began in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and, after touring cities like Toledo and Madrid, ended in Lleida, completing its mission of bringing women’s sports across the country. During these stops, the public enjoyed sports activities, exhibitions, and the presence of prominent athletes such as Marta Mangué (former handball player), Silvia Rey (athlete), Jessica Expósito (fitness instructor), and Adriana Cerezo (Olympic taekwondo medallist).
Throughout its tour, the Women's Universe Tour added new federations, such as padel, tennis, and cycling, with the support of the Spanish Higher Sports Council, the Young Sports Foundation, and Iberdrola España.
Huesca, Cádiz, Pamplona, Badajoz and Logroño, venues of the Women's Universe Tour 2023
The Women's Universe Tour toured five provincial capitals in 2023: its 20th edition was held in Huesca, and after passing through Cádiz, Pamplona and Badajoz, it closed its tour on October 21 and 22 in Logroño.
The events at the five 2023 venues were designed for all kinds of audiences, and also served as an information space about the 35 Federations promoted by Iberdrola in Spain. Attendees were able to practice sports, participate in competitions and enjoy exhibitions with local athletes and national champions.
The Women's Universe Tour, in other editions
The Universo Mujer Tour was born as a traveling sporting event that tours several cities in Spain. Since July 2016, Iberdrola España has been the main promoter of the CSD's Universo Mujer programme, becoming the first company to make a firm and global commitment to equality and the empowerment of women through sport. In addition, it delves into the day-to-day lives of sportswomen, who give us their thoughts and advice on the main challenges and circumstances that occur in the world of women's sport.
In 2022, the Tour became a hybrid model in which both formats were combined, audiovisual with 20 more programmes on Teledeporte, and also returned to the physical format in cities such as Zamora, Cuenca and Huesca.
Zamora was one of the venues chosen for the 2022 Women's Universe Tour, which was held with the same objectives as this year: to reduce the gender gap in sport, to project the image of women as an active and fundamental part of this field in Spain and to recognise their efforts and successes.
With the participation of Paula Arcos, international handball player; Bárbara Fuertes, deputy director of Women and Sports at the CSD; Marisol Casado, president of the International Triathlon Federation or Teresa Esteban, international judo referee within the framework of the Forum “The advances and challenges of women in sport”, strategies were addressed to promote the development of women's sport as a priority axis when it comes to promoting the role of women in today's society, in turn disseminating the great achievements of local athletes.
In 2020 and 2021, as a result of the COVID health crisis, the Tour adapted its project to an audiovisual format, recording 31 programmes on Teledeporte, in which its physical format was respected, giving visibility to the sportswomen, their stories and successes.
On Friday 6 March, 2020, the main representatives of women's sport at both national and regional level discussed women's sport today at the Women's Universe Forum.
On Saturday 7 March, Pontevedra's Plaza de España played host to a series of activities for all participants to enjoy. The activities were ran by the 16 Spanish federations promoted by Iberdrola through the Women's Universe program. Each one had its own information booth and a 3000 square metre activity area, where participants could try out the different disciplines completely free of charge, as well as enjoying displays relating to local clubs and athletes. Meanwhile, the free fitness marathon offered outdoor group classes in zumba, aerobics, dance, spinning, etc. courtesy of local schools and gyms.
The Pontevedra Fit for Equality Race was held on Sunday 8th March. It took the form of a charity race for all, the proceeds of which were donated in full to the charity Fademur Galicia.
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, in 2020 the Universo Mujer programme of the Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD) and the Fundación Deporte Joven -of which Iberdrola España is the main promoter- decided to adapt its project to a new audiovisual and digital format, although maintaining its usual objectives: to promote the presence of women in the world of sport, to project the image of women as an active and fundamental part of sport in Spain and to recognise their efforts and successes.
In this series of programmes broadcast on Teledeporte and digital channels, we accompany big names in women's sport - such as Carolina Marín (badminton), Amanda Sampedro (football), Ona Carbonell (synchronised swimming), Ruth Beitia (athletics), Sandra Sánchez (karate), Garazi Sánchez (surfing), María Vicente (football and athletics), Salma Paralluelo (athletics), Eva Moral (triathlon) and Teresa Díaz (fencing), among others, María Vicente (football and athletics), Salma Paralluelo (athletics), Eva Moral (triathlon) and Teresa Díaz (fencing), among others - as they lead training sessions, tackle challenges, take part in forums and share experiences in the world of fitness and lifestyle with leading figures in these disciplines. We also saw demonstrations of parkour, rhythmic gymnastics and boxing, and paid tribute to beloved sportswomen such as Blanca Fernández Ochoa and Coral Bistuer.
In addition, the Universo Mujer Tour delves into the daily work of sportswomen, who leave us their reflections and advice on the main challenges and circumstances that occur in the world of women's sport.
Since 2019, in its Granada edition, Iberdrola has been offsetting the event's CO2 emissions by acquiring 100% renewable energy certificates. Thus, the Tour became one of the first sustainable multisport events, as it contributes to the economic development of the environment that hosts it, protecting the environment with the use of reusable materials, replacing the use of plastics, offsetting CO2 emissions and improving social responsibility by making it accessible to the public and promoting equality between men and women.
The Tour Universo Mujer brought together an average of 10,000 people at each of its stops
The tour visited 16 Spanish cities in 2017, 2018 and 2019 (Castellón, Palma de Mallorca, Bilbao, Málaga, Burgos, Valladolid, Valencia, Murcia, Sevilla, Santander, Zaragoza, Gijón, Oviedo, Granada, Cáceres and Huelva) and attracted an average of 10,000 people at each stop. Much of this success was down to the help of the town councils, the Young Sports Foundation and the National Sports Council (CSD) as well as the Spanish sports federations appointed to the 'Women's Universe' program.
Iberdrola has been the main driving force behind this Women's Universe program since July 2016. This is the first company in Spain to make a global commitment to promoting women's participation in every aspect of sport.
The Women's Universe Tour is being broadcast on its usual digital and Teledeporte channels in three-chapters seasons, which pay attention to different women's competitions of the 16 federations promoted by Iberdrola: football, badminton, handball, volleyball, rugby, triathlon, canoeing, gymnastics, fencing, hockey, karate, surfing, table tennis, athletics, boxing and ice sports.
The show has been awarded by the 2020 As Sports Awards, in which the jury highlighted the contribution of the Tour Universo Mujer initiative to promoting the presence of women in the sports field and enhancing the efforts and successes of the athletes.
In its in-person version, the tour visited different Spanish towns, where races, sports sessions, exhibitions, talks, etc. were held. In addition, the 16 national federations involved had information booths.
Season 4
Boxing, surfing, rhythmic gymnastics, hockey... We interview Olympic and Paralympic sportswomen from different disciplines who tell us about their experience at the Tokyo Olympic Games in the season that brings the Women's Universe Tour programme to an end.
We spend the day with Paralympic weightlifter Loida Zabala and explore the world of boxing with four bright young athletes who have discovered their calling in this sport. We also reunite skaters Sara Hurtado and Sonia Lafuente, who have been friends since they were eight years old but have since followed different paths. And, to finish, a "What do we know" about hockey.
In a self-interview, paratriathlete Eva Moral details how she is preparing for her participation in the Tokyo Games. The badminton player Clara Azurmendi and the physical trainer of the National Field Hockey Team, Esther Morencos, also tell us. Additionally, Dana Raposo, from the junior women's epee team, reveals curiosities about fencing (Spanish version).
We do the most special review of the career of gymnast Lourdes Mohedano, runner-up in Rio 2016. We prepare the Tokyo suitcase with the Redsticks player Bea Pérez. And we know the story of improvement of the parakarateka Isabel Fernández (Spanish version).
Today we meet surfer Lucía Martiño, who got on her first board aged 11 and went on to make her hobby her livelihood. The Spanish Rugby Federation's "Yo seré leona" (I'll be a lioness) project aims to promote female rugby in clubs. And we attend the reception given by Iberdrola for a delegation of Spanish sportswomen representing our country's teams going to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Season 3
We delve into the lives of women who have triumphed in the world of sport. Over the course of nine programmes, we will see how they share their experiences and the challenges they have faced throughout their successful careers.
Today we are talking to futsal goalkeeper Belén de Uña, learning about the Spanish Triathlon Federation's Woman, Energy and Sport Campus and going on the road with the Guerreras (Warriors) on their path to the Tokyo Olympics. What's more, the Iberdrola Fencing League is back and we celebrate the triumph of the Ritmo club in the Iberdrola team gymnastics league. Last but not least, wel meet footballer and athlete Salma Paralluelo.
Today wel meet Levante UD Women's team coach María Pry and beach volleyball players Liliana Fernández and Elsa Baquerizo, who competed at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic games. We attend a karate exhibition by the Dojo Shubukan association and world sub-18 heptathlon champion María Vicente tells us how she got involved in athletics.
In today's programme, Isabel Rico (rugby) and Bea Pérez (field hockey) discuss the importance of team leadership, we venture into the world of badminton with Carolina Marín and Clara Azurmendi, we get to know more about karateka Sandra Sánchez in 'The sportswoman's corner' and we finish with a report on the volleyball Queen's Cup tournament, hosted in Las Palmas.
Today we have a boxing quiz with Laura Fuertes and Jennifer Fernández, members of the National Boxing Team. We meet Alicia Espinosa, the second-youngest ref in the Primera Iberdrola. Teresa Gorospe, Alba Bautista and Salma Solaun give us a magnificent exhibition of rhythmic gymnastics to the beat of flamenco. We also celebrate the eighth European championship with the rugby national team and enjoy a self-interview with Spanish paralympic weightlifting champion Loida Zabala.
In today's programme we spend 24 hours with karateka Laura Palacio, who combines her kumite training with her work in the Civic Participation Brigade of the Tenerife Police Force. We reunite the Barcelona '92 women's field hockey champions and join the Spanish national surfing team on their get-together for the El Salvador world championship, which is crucial for the Games. We also learn about the Spanish Table Tennis Federation's project with promising young female players.
In this programme, skateboarder Mar Barrera gives a lesson to boxers Mamen Mandueño and Patri Rodríguez, badminton international Bea Corrales interviews herself; and we put Candela Mejías and Lara Pampín from the Spanish Grass Hockey team to the test with a rugby quiz. The programme also pays homage to skier Blanca Fernández Ochoa with help from her sister Lola and journalist Paloma del Río.
In the third programme of this season, canoeist Maialen Chourraut approaches her fourth Games, Cristina Cabeza and Irene Ferreras (football and handball coaches respectively) discuss the arrival of women on the top benches. We hear about the Spanish Triathlon Federation's Amazonas programme and Spanish champion Valentina Matos gives us a spectacular figure skating exhibition.
Today we pay tribute to the only Spanish sportswoman with two Olympic golds: Theresa Zabell (sailing). We have fun with the Ninja Warrior challenge from the Erbina sisters (rugby), and we do a quiz with Jimena Serrano and Elena Álvarez, players in the Iberdrola Ice Hockey league. Plus, the national rhythmic gymnastics coach and Olympic runner-up in Rio 2016 Alejandra Quereda interviews herself; and Sara Revuelta, captain of the national wheelchair basketball team, gives us a life lesson.
In 2021, the tour returns with a programme dedicated to women who have triumphed in their respective sports disciplines and who currently hold positions of responsibility. This is the case, for example, for Marisol Casado, who is the head of the International Triathlon Federation; Lola Romero, the director of the Atlético de Madrid women's team; or Carlota Castrejana, the general secretary at the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation. We will also get to find out about the Free Rugby project by the national rugby team player Patricia García.
Season 2
Conciliation, confinement and life after sport are some of the topics addressed in this second season of the Women's Universe Tour programme. With sportswomen such as Ona Carbonell, Sara Hurtado, María Xiao and Teresa Portela, among many others.
Surfer Garazi Sánchez and Paralympic swimmer Teresa Perales talk about the enormous opportunities offered by sport; we spend 24 hours with a group of boxers from the Spanish national boxing team; and Jennifer Pareja (water polo) interviews herself about transitioning from the pool to the office. We also have fun with Garazi Sánchez's challenge to the Calvo sisters (taekwondo) and attend a parkour exhibition.
In the second programme we talk to Sara Hurtado (Olympic ice skater) and María López (Spanish field hockey team) about how the lockdown affected them. The Olympic athlete Ruth Beitia reviews her career with us and tells us about her new role as a teacher and in the Spanish Athletics Federation. We also sneak into the finals of the Queen's Handball Cup, pay tribute to Coral Bistuer (taekwondo) and meet María Xiao (table tennis).
In the first programme of the second season, we talk about balancing a life in sports with motherhood with Teresa Portela (canoeist), Mariola Rus (rugby) and Ona Carbonell (synchronised swimming). We go to the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas to see how the women from the Spanish national football team are preparing for the European Championship. And we meet Patricia García and Bimba Delgado, the first two Spanish women to play Premiership Rugby in England.
Season 1
The Universo Mujer Tour goes digital with these first episodes of its programme starring various successful sportswomen. In them, the sportswomen talk about how they have faced some difficulties in their careers, such as injuries and confinement. Reflections and advice from women who have reached the top in their respective disciplines.
Eva Calvo (paratriathlon) and Desirée Vila (adapted athletics) talk about the Paralympic Games in the third edition of the tour in its digital version. Miriam Casillas (Olympic triathlete) talks about how to avoid injuries through preparation, nutrition and rest. And Cristina Korniychuck offers us an exhibition of rhythmic gymnastics.
Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marín, footballer Amanda Sampedro, captain of Atletico Madrid and the team, and Silvia Arderius, runner-up in the World Handball Championship, talk about how they have dealt with the lockdown, injuries and their upcoming challenges, especially the Tokyo Olympic Games. We look at the No Plastics Team initiative by Spanish surfers, we participate in a culinary challenge with the chef Bosquet and the Paralympic weightlifter Loida Zabala remembers how she was told she was crazy when she started training.
On Saturday 20 June the first programme of the Women's Universe Tour was broadcast in its digital version, with the participation of stars such as Sandra Sánchez (karate), Sara Hurtado (ice skating) and Teresa Díaz (fencing), who offered masterclasses, dances and a number of surprises.
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