His favorite soccer player is Linda Caicedo, figure of Real Madridbut the dream of Lauren Sofía Calvete Molina, player of Future Soccer of Bogotáis to reach Barcelona from Spain.
The little girl, author of one of the best goals so far in Babyfútbol—scored in the 4-1 victory against the Greenland Foundation of Apartadó—, stands out not only for his scoring ability, but also for his dribbling, ball control and ability to generate danger in the rival area. With a somewhat mischievous smile, he narrates his score: “I hooked up with three rivals and, after leaving them on the road, I defined the goal, just like Linda Caicedo.” Lauren has been a multiple champion with her team, something that her coach, Wilmer José Mourinho Gómez Arévalohe highlights with pride.
He has been dedicated to soccer since he was four years old. Although she also practiced tennis and table tennis, it was the ball that captivated her; Therefore, after standing out last year in the Indoor Baby Soccer, he is now competing for the title in the field modality. His passion is such that he has been strengthening his preparation for years under the orders of Omar Perezthe historic Argentine ex-flyer of Santa Fe who settled in the capital to train new talents.
“Lauren has been going through a process with Omar Pérez and from a very young age she has shown us that she has exceptional talent. With us she has won several titles and we know that she will go very far due to her quality,” highlighted Gómez Arévalo.
The young woman, who lives in Chía and went to ninth grade, is clear that being a professional is her priority. Convinced of her conditions, she states that she not only wants to play for Barça, but to be the best in the world. Her club was already champion in 2022 (under the name of Nueva Delhi) and now she seeks to return home with the trophy to continue decorating the walls of her home with recognition, while she dreams of joining the Bogotá National Team and jumping into international football.
To come to Babyfútbol, the club began a process with this group, starting in 2024 since the idea was to consolidate the squad to once again seek the title. During this time, the players have competed in the League tournaments in their region, leaving with a subtitle and a title, which is why their coach is convinced that they will fight for first place.
In that process Laren has been key with his goals, with his talent and with his game. As preparation, the girls have 260 training sessions and 70 official and friendly matches that allowed them to consolidate the team.
Henry Contreras Valencia, coordinator of Cundinamarca for the Festival of Festivals and who has attended the event for 21 consecutive years, confirmed that this municipality brought the largest delegation of the tournament to Medellín: 1,082 athletes competing in 27 disciplines.
“The main motivation is for the children to enjoy these ‘Olympics’ created for them. The event has the conditions so that what they experience here becomes a great memory for life, both for the organization and for the level of competition that they dream of achieving for years,” explained Contreras.
Likewise, he maintained that, although it is not known if all of them will be professionals, they have the support of the Chía Mayor’s Office to live a unique experience. “No matter what they do, they will always remember what they experienced on and off the field; we also take them to get to know the city, ride the Metro and see the development of this welcoming capital.”
Finally, Contreras stressed that Mayor Leonardo Donoso’s vision insists that the most important thing is to form better citizens.
This purpose motivated the more than six thousand participants who were part of the qualifying phase in the 27 sports in which they compete today in Medellín.
Great game in the Iván de Bedout between Vaqueras de Meta and Capitals de Bogotá
The Iván de Bedout Coliseum has been the temple of Antioquia basketball and, this Tuesday, that place witnessed a game that captured all the attention of the fans.
Vaqueras de Meta (pink uniform) faced Capitals de Bogotá (red), in a game that was exciting from start to finish.
Both quintets came to the duel classified for the next phase of the tournament and undefeated, hence it was the star match of the day, and they did not disappoint. Bogotanas and Llaneras put on a great show, with a score that was decided in the last seconds with a 47-45 victory for Vaqueras del Meta.
But the last five minutes of this game were give and take, when one of the quintets went ahead, the other reacted to equalize the score, this was the case until with 22 seconds left to finish the duel when the Vaqueras del Meta managed to score two points from the free throw and win the duel.
