A total of 5,265 athletes, coaches, and support staff gather in Bogotá for the opening of the National Finals of the Juegos Intercolegiados, which runs through November 27 across sports facilities managed by the Instituto Distrital de Recreación y Deporte (IDRD).
Delegations representing all 32 departments and Bogotá will compete across 19 conventional sports and three paralympic disciplines. Individual events include chess, track and field, badminton, boxing, road cycling, judo, karate, weightlifting, swimming, roller skating, taekwondo, and table tennis. Parasports feature boccia, paraswimming, and paratrack and field, while team sports comprise basketball, 3×3 basketball, handball, football, salon football, futsal, and volleyball.
Ministry of Sport Allocates 64.5 Billion Pesos for Tournament Phases
The Ministry of Sport allocated 64.5 billion pesos to finance all tournament phases, stretching from the municipal level up to the national showcase. The budget also secures the travel and participation costs for the upcoming Colombian delegation heading to the 30th South American School Games in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
That international contingent will consist of pre-juvenile category champions from disciplines governed by the South American School Sport Council (CONSUDE). The roster covers chess, track and field, basketball, handball, futsal, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, paratrack and field, paraswimming, and judo as an invited sport.
Scholastic Competitions Run Daily Through November 27
National sports authorities position the scholastic competition as a strategic instrument for regional youth development and a vital stepping stone toward high-performance athletics. Competitions take place daily across district park venues through November 27.
Spectators and participants can track daily results, event schedules, and the ongoing medal standings through the official Ministry of Sport Juegos Intercolegiados portal.
