The Patagonian Integration Games are already enjoying their 2nd edition

After what was his inaugural ceremony on Thursday night, The Patagonian Integration Games began with the competition this Friday morning, extending throughout the day the activity in the various disciplines involved in the 2nd edition of this event that brings together all the Argentine Patagonian provinces.

More than 700 athletes from Tierra del Fuego, Santa Cruz, Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa participate in these Patagonian Integration Gamesthat from this Friday morning table tennis, badminton, archery competitions (these three also in adapted modality), Olympic lifting, Olympic wrestling, artistic gymnastics and tennis began; while tomorrow, Saturday morning, climbing sports will start (added to this 2023 edition) and taekwondo.

During this first marathon day, which lasted until late at night, the qualifying stages took place in all disciplines and our representatives alternated disparate performances. This Saturday, meanwhile, will have full activity from the morning and in double shift, in all sports venues.

Except in climbing and taekwondo that will live their first day of competitions, in the remaining disciplines their decisive stage will be developed and the first candidates for the podiums will begin to be known. Los Sports Integration Games, will come to an end on Sunday at noonalthough the closing ceremony is stipulated for Saturday at 8:00 p.m., at the Ferrocarril Patagonico club.

This contest, which has the accompaniment of the provincial sports entity Chubut Deportes, takes place under a participatory nature, that is, with the delivery of medals by discipline, but without consecrating an overall champion.

This Saturday, on the initial day of competitions, Channel 12 visited the Club Ferrocarril Patagonico, which, at its headquarters, received artistic gymnastics activities, as well as Olympic weight lifting. Regarding the artistic Before the microphones of our medium, the renowned coach of the host club, Susana Castro, expressed herselfwho at the same time officiated as one of the coordinators of the contest in terms of organization.