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Royal Order of Sports Merit

Field	Value
title	Royal Order of Sports Merit
Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo
image	[[File:Badge of the Royal Order of Sports Merit (Spain).svg	250px]]
caption	Badge of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.
image2	[[File:200px ribbon bar of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.svg	100px]]
caption2	Ribbon of the Order
awarded_by	His Majesty The King of Spain
for	Recognition of activities in the fields of sport and physical education.
type	Order of Merit
date	18 June 1982
head_title	Chancellor
head	Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
higher	Orden de las Artes y las Letras de España
lower	Orden al Mérito del Plan Nacional sobre Drogas

Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo The Royal Order of Sports Merit () is a Spanish civil order of merit established in 18 June 1982. The order is intended to recognise distinguished service in sports, in teaching physical education, or the management, organisation, promotion and development of physical education and sports. The order may be presented to individuals in one of four classes. It may also be presented to legal personalities, organizations, and other entities in one of three classes.

The Spanish Constitution of 1978 contains in article 43.3, a guiding principle in the conduct of public authorities to promote physical education and sport. The Royal Order of Sports Merit is a tool of this constitutional mandate to promote, advertise, and propagate physical culture and sports.

Classes of the order

Individuals may be awarded the Royal Order of Sports Merit in one of four classes:

Grand Cross, awarded by Royal Decree in accordance with the Council of Ministers.
Gold Medal, awarded by the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, on the proposal of the President of the Sports Council.
Silver Medal, awarded by the President of the Sports Council.
Bronze Medal, awarded by the President of the Sports Council.

Groups and organizations may be awarded in one of three different classes:

Gold Plaque, awarded by Royal Decree in accordance with the Council of Ministers.
Silver Plaque, awarded by the President of the Sports Council.
Bronze Plaque, awarded by the President of the Sports Council.

References

[http://www.heraldaria.com/ordenes_civiles.php ''Civil Orders of Spain'']. ''Heraldaría''. {{in lang. es. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
"Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo". [[Gobierno de España]].

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