Lionel Messi wins the award for "Olympia" gold

          

              Star won the Argentine international Lionel Messi Barcelona football for the first time in his career award for "Olympia" gold award for the best sports figure in Argentina throughout the year. 

        Since years, is a personal Messi of Argentina's most popular sports in the world, but never winning the Olympia.   Receipt of Messi, who won the title with Barcelona Club World Cup in Japan last Sunday, the award during a ceremony Tuesday evening in the town of Pilar, near the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.  

        Messi said that he felt "very proud" about winning for the first time the prize for the best athlete of the year in his country.  He said: "I am happy and proud of the award. Thanks to the Lord received awards in many parts of the world, but I did not win in Argentina, so I'm very happy," a reference to the Award "Olympia" Gold in 2011, announced they won the title on Tuesday night.  The most prominent Argentine sports award during the year between the few remaining prizes to Messi, who usually gets the honor outside his country  The award went to Argentine professional in his country to the share of Juan Roman Riquelme, who won with Boca Juniors won the Argentine league.  Prizes are awarded "Olympia" in 1954 by sports journalists union in Argentina