In the last hours, given the cuts suffered, Paula Pareto, Olympic champion in Rio 2016 in judo, and her former coach, Laura Martinel, renounced their sports scholarships so that other judokas can benefit.
In response to the budget cut carried out by the Sports Secretariat, under the direction of Julio Garro, just two and a half months before the Paris Olympic Games, the judoka made a drastic decision.
Martinel, National Technical Director of the Argentine Judo Confederation, explained that the decision to drastically reduce the number of scholarship recipients has generated a complicated scenario in Argentine sport.
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Of 18 existing scholarship holders, it has been requested that only 4 remain, which significantly hinders the development and preparation of athletes. This is why both Martinel and Pareto have decided to give up their scholarships.
THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO LITTLE PARETO
The Undersecretary of Sports of the Nation, Julio Garro, made a long post on X (ex-Twitter) in which he responded to Peque. “Probably pursued by the desire and passion to seek excellence in the sport that they represent, They overshadowed and minimized the effort made by the National State through the Undersecretary of Sports to face the Paris 2024 Olympics and start the next quadrennium with a view to Los Angeles 2028.. In the same way as ENARD with its exclusive dedication in that aspect” he began.
The official stated that “in the meeting held with the Argentine Judo Confederation, in which unfortunately we did not have the presence of the athlete or Laura Martinelwho was their coach, we committed to supporting them with the same number of scholarships that the Confederation has from ENARD.”
The mayor met with the President of the Association of Clubs of the Argentine Volleyball League
X by Julio Garro
“These scholarships did not necessarily have to be a mirror of the names awarded by ENARD, since The Undersecretariat’s mission, among others, is to complement the development of athletes that the federations should carry out. and ENARD, focusing on High Performance,” he clarified.
The official stated that “Paula is invaluable to us because of what she represents in Argentina’s Olympic history.that is why we continue to count on her and grant a scholarship from ENARD and one from the Undersecretariat, which, unfortunately, she decided to renounce.”
2024-05-14 01:09:36
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