Carepa Crowns First-Stage Champions in Regional School Sports Finals
The 36th departmental finals of the Juegos Deportivos Escolares – “Sueños de Ganadores” wrapped up their opening stage on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, in Carepa, where municipal delegations from El Carmen de Viboral, Envigado, Medellín, Carepa, Bello, Caucasia, and Rionegro secured titles across six sports, Indeportes Antioquia reported.
Monday’s competition marked the official conclusion of the tournament’s first wave, settling championships in team disciplines and individual events alike. The departmental games bring together student-athletes from across the region for competition scheduled to run through Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.
Municipal Teams Win Titles in Carepa
Municipal teams divided the spoils across a busy Monday schedule in Carepa. In balonmano (handball), which debuted at the games as an exhibition sport, El Carmen de Viboral claimed the female division title, while Envigado captured the male crown. In cycling BMX, Medellín emerged as the top delegation.
Soccer competition saw Medellín take the female divisional title, with host municipality Carepa securing the male championship. In fútbol de salón (indoor soccer), Bello celebrated victory in the female bracket and Caucasia won the male tournament. Rionegro claimed the table tennis championship, and Carepa added a second home-municipality title by winning archery.
These champions join municipalities that had already locked up their titles earlier in the schedule: Medellín collected crowns in badminton, swimming, and roller skating, while Envigado topped the standings in taekwondo.
Exhibition Handball Opens New Pathways for Student Athletes
The introduction of team handball as an exhibition sport drew attention during the opening stage. Officials noted that the discipline’s debut featured intense matches in both the male and female brackets, designed to introduce the sport to younger athletes across Antioquia.
Detailed standings, medal counts, and individual match outcomes from Monday’s competition are cataloged in the official Boletín de Prensa Carepa 06-2026 published by regional sports authorities.
Ten New Sports Launch Tuesday Competitions
Competition shifts immediately on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, as the games enter their second stage with the debut of ten additional sports: underwater activities, chess, track and field, basketball, baseball, indoor five-a-side soccer, gymnastics, judo, karate-do, and volleyball. Weightlifting and field tennis also continue their tournaments through the week.
Organizers have distributed the expanded schedule across municipal venues in Carepa. Underwater activities take place at the Amaranto Perea complex pool, chess is hosted in the mayor’s office auditorium, and track and field events utilize the municipal stadium and local streets. Basketball is stationed at the municipal coliseum, and baseball uses the municipal diamond.
Indoor soccer matches are spread across the Los Chalets and El Oasis plaques alongside the municipal coliseum. Technical events are assigned to school and civic auditoriums: gymnastics at the Luis A. Perea complex, judo at the Luis Carlos Galán school auditorium, and karate-do at La Colombia school. Volleyball takes over the new facilities at Luis Carlos Galán, while weightlifting continues at José María Muñoz school and field tennis plays out on park courts.
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