MARIA CRISTINA BLASCO LAFARGA

María Cristina Blasco Lafarga is a full professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences of the University of Valencia. Her research focuses on sports performance evaluation, particularly in judo, where she developed the Blasco Battery for assessing specific endurance and physical capabilities in athletes. She is affiliated with the UIRFIDE Sport performance and physical fitness research group.

Her work emphasizes quantitative and qualitative analysis of physical conditioning in judo, with a focus on Resistance to Specific Explosive Strength (ERS) and Velocity (V) as critical determinants of performance. While no specific scientific awards or publications are listed in the provided texts, her research has contributed to understanding sex-based differences in explosive strength and endurance metrics among judokas. The Blasco Battery remains a notable tool for evaluating physical fitness in high-performance sports contexts.