Some left earlier. They did it last Thursday. The thing is that these were going to make a technical stopover in the northern part of our province. In Caleta Olivia and surroundings more precisely. With the clear objective of bringing the teams together for the last time, for the final rehearsals before embarking on the trip to the final destination of Río Negro. Also Neuquén, because some disciplines will be concentrated in the capital of that province. Yesterday the last buses left with the missing part of the delegation. The countdown, then, has already begun. There are hours left for the official debut of the Santacruceños. Also of the rest that will be the protagonist of this, the 2023 edition of the Binational Games of Araucanía.
Starting tomorrow and throughout the week this competition will be held.
The adrenaline is already felt. There is anxiety and also desire among our athletes. Many. To compete and live up to it. They prepared for that. Surely, then, they will be able to meet your expectations. Which are, neither more nor less, than everyone’s.
A little history
The Araucanía Binational Games are a set of sports competitions that bring together young people from the Patagonian regions of Chile and the Patagonian provinces of Argentina.
Motivated by the need to promote sports and recreation and as a consequence produce integration between Chile and Argentina, the members of the Regional Coordination of the IX Region of the neighboring country and their peers from the Undersecretariat of Sports of the province of Neuquén , began with the first contacts. These were made seeking to lay the foundations for participation in what at that time became known as the Binational Conferences and the exchange of Sports Delegations. All this, aimed at achieving the previously stated objectives. In August 1991, in CABA, the foreign ministers of Argentina and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding on physical integration and border facilitation with the spirit of materializing the desires to make the principles of collaboration and integration between both nations a reality.
A year later, in Neuquén, representatives of the sports institutions of both countries met. Then the Minutes of Agreement were signed between the two nations, with the commitment to carry out reciprocal actions in matters of Sports and Recreation. Among other things, the Araucanía Games also aimed to strengthen and strengthen ties of union and friendship between the regions and provinces of southern Chile and Argentina. Something that has been fulfilled up to this point and in spades.
At the end of 92, this competition was already a reality. The first edition took place in the Araucanía region, in Chile.
Participants
There are fourteen provinces and/or regions that give life to these Games. Each of these will be present starting this Monday in Río Negro with a large number of athletes. Hundreds of these will give life to this already classic contest in the region’s sports calendar. Since it is a binational tournament, there will be presence from both sides of the border. There will be six representatives from here and one more, seven, who will compete from further away. The provinces and/or regions that will be participating are these:
Argentina
The Pampa
Neuquen
Black river
Chubut
Santa Cruz
Land of Fire
Chile
Araucanía
Aysen
He was
The lakes
The rivers
Magellan
Ñuble
The disciplines
In recent years the number of sports has increased. Today there are seven disciplines that are part of the program of this binational competition. They are carried out in both the female and male branches. There are individual and also group tests. These are:
Athletics
Swimming
Volley
The antecedent
The last time these games were held was last year. It wasn’t just another competition. It was the first post-Covid-19 pandemic. It took place in the Los Lagos region. The champion by the general points table was Río Negro. The others who stood on the podium were also representatives of our country. One, Neuquén and the other, La Pampa. Santa Cruz finished in 12th place, among 13 participants. Volleyball and Men’s Basketball again added medals. Our boys won one Silver and one Bronze in both disciplines. Respectively.
The debut
Today the entire delegation will be arriving in Viedma and surrounding areas. There you will take advantage of a few hours to rest and prepare for the start of the action. The competition itself will start tomorrow. Several will be active on the first day. The programming with the performances of our athletes and our selections is as follows:
Women’s Athletics
15:00 100 meters. Plains (Series)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
15:00 Discus Throw (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
16:00 1,500 meters. Llanos (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
16:00 Long Jump (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
17:00 400 meters. Llanos (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
Women’s Cycling
14:00 10 km Team Time Trial (Final)
Viedma Autodrome
Women’s Swimming
15:00 400 meters. Combined (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
15:00 50 meters. Butterfly (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
15:00 200 meters. Back (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
3:00 p.m. 100 mts. Free (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
15:00 4×100 meters. Combined (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
Women’s Basketball
09:00 Bio Bio vs. Santa Cruz
Club San Martin – Viedma
17:00 Los Lagos vs. Santa Cruz
Club Atenas – Viedma
Women’s Football
10:00 Los Ríos vs. Santa Cruz
ADEFUL – Bariloche
Women’s Volleyball
15:00 Los Lagos vs. Santa Cruz
Club Pehuenes – Bariloche
Men’s Athletics
15:30 100 meters. Plains (Series)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
15:30 High Jump (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
16:30 Shot Put (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
16:30 1,500 Flat Meters (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
17:30 400 meters. Llanos (Final)
Athletics Track – Neuquén
Men’s Basketball
11:00 Chubut vs. Santa Cruz
Club Jorge Newbery – C. de Patagones
17:00 Santa Cruz vs. He was
Sol de Mayo Club – Viedma
Men’s Cycling
14:00 Team Time Trial 20 km (Final)
Autodromo – Viedma
Men’s Soccer
10:0 Bio Bio vs. Santa Cruz
Club La Amistad – Cipolletti
Men’s Swimming
15:00 400 meters. Combined (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
15:00 50 meters. Butterfly (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
15:00 200 meters. Back (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
3:00 p.m. 100 mts. Free (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
15:00 4×100 meters. Combined (Final)
Club Sportman – Choele Choel
Men’s Volleyball
10:00 La Pampa vs. Santa Cruz
Don Bosco School – Bariloche
17:00 Los Lagos vs. Santa Cruz
Mun Gym. No. 3 – Bariloche
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