With the men’s futsal match between the San Agustín and Cervantino Schools, the Ministry of Sports, through the IND, this Wednesday gave the go ahead to the 2024 School Sports Games, a competition that this year will bring together 5 thousand Atacama students from the categories under 14 and youth, in the communal, provincial, regional, national and South American stages of the Games.
At the opening ceremony held this Wednesday at the Karen Gallardo Pinto Sports Center, more than 40 educational establishments from Copiapó, Tierra Amarilla and Caldera proudly paraded with their banners. The activity was headed by the Seremi del Deporte, Arling Guzmán; Regional Councilors Patricio Alfaro, Daniela Quevedo and Georgette Godoy; Ema Albanez, representing Governor Miguel Vargas and Ivón Julio, in charge of Sports of the Regional Government; Directors of educational establishments and representatives of parliamentarians and councilors.
After the athletes swore to respect the regulations and their competitors, to represent their establishments with effort and honesty and to accept defeat with dignity in the Games, the Regional Ministerial Secretary of Sports, Arling Guzmán, referred to the importance of this competition:
“As the Government of President Gabriel Boric and Mindep-IND, we are very happy to organize the most important school sports competition in the country, where our young people live new experiences and grow in their personal and social development through sports practice, with more and better opportunities for participation and competition. The School Sports Games are the breeding ground for athletes, who will represent us in the different national and international competitions.”
Diego Cortés, physical education teacher at Colegio San Francisco de la Selva, indicated his motivation to participate in these Games: “We want to compete in a good way in this championship that the IND offers us. We signed up for swimming, men’s futsal, women’s basketball, chess, mountain biking and athletics. We participate because it is a super important instance for our students where they can develop fully in sport and can also share with other educational establishments.”
One of the students participating in these Games is Joaquín Marambio, an eighth grade student at Los Estandartes School, who said about this new experience: “This is the first time and I like it a lot. I play chess and practice 2 times a week and also at home. I like this because I can share with other schools and people.”
2024-04-18 03:07:12
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