The initiative aims to ensure that six athletes and para-athletes from the southern south of the country can access a monthly scholarship to finance their competitions and be able to represent the country in the future. The final payroll will be announced during the first week of January.
As a resounding success, SalmonChile classifies the more than one hundred applications for its new initiative “Team Salmon”, a program that seeks to support six southern athletes so that they can represent the country in sports competitions in the future. On this occasion, there were fifteen preselected candidates who met the requirements.
The preselected are: Enrique Villalon (Karate); Amanda Cerna (Athletics); Geral Soto (Canoe Slalom); Yarela Gonzalez (Mountainbike); Mary Ignatius Wicked (Fencing); Claudia Gallardo (Taekwondo); Francisca Jara Galindo (Triathlon); Noel Muñoz (Judo); Maria Fernanda Sow (Gymnastics); Diego Bustamante (Athletics); Nicholas Martin (Mountainbike); Benjamin Cardenas (Athletics); Fernando Prieto (Mountainbike); Pedro Yanez (Paddle) and Nicholas Ponce (Jiu Jitsu).
The committee for the election of representatives is made up of the national shot put record holder and Team Chile ambassador, Natalia Ducó; the head coach of Alemana Sport and founder of Club Nómades -who will also be part of the technical team of Team Salmón-, Eduardo Fuentes; and the Director of Communications and Public Affairs of SalmonChile, José Joaquín Valdés.
“We are very happy for the more than one hundred applications that came for this initiative that, without a doubt, seeks to empower young people who will be the future of national sport and who need support to achieve their goals. We have seen profiles of hard-working and talented people, who really want to be part of this team,” said Natalia Ducó.
For his part, the Director of Communications and Public Affairs of SalmonChile, José Joaquín Valdés, indicated that
“It has been incredible to be able to learn stories of athletes who are part of the southern south and who have even come to represent the country throughout the world. During the first week of January we will announce the final list, but it should be emphasized that we want this project to be long-term, so that those people who are not selected this time can register for the next few years.”
In addition, the head coach of Team Salmón, Eduardo Fuentes, pointed out that
“I have been surprised by the level of preparation that the applicants have, who are training with all these conditions for their future competitions both nationally and internationally. We want to be part of this growth and that they can have all the help necessary to be the champions of tomorrow.”
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2023-12-27 15:18:33
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