He Thursday June 13th will be the launch of “28 days of happiness: Chronicles of the Santiago 2023 Games”book written by the journalist Vicente Vásquez Feres in which -working for the Santiago 2023 Corporation- narrates his experience of the event that marked national sports last year.
In the writing he narrates testimonies from national athletes who stood out in the tournament, among them Santiago Ford, Tania Zeng and Alberto Abarzain addition to stories of relatives, nearby, volunteers and world figures of disciplines who received less media attention during the event.
In the author’s opinion, “These chronicles express the essence of what we experienced as a country in those 28 days. We breathe a different air, cheerful. The texts complement my experience with the testimonies I found along the way.”
“The Games allowed us to fall in love with more sports and disciplines. “Team Chile and Team ParaChile finally received the fervor that ‘La Roja’ (soccer team) awakens in the stands,” said Vásquez, who claimed to be “privileged to have experienced this and to be able to tell it.”
Besides, the book proposes an inclusive format: Through QR codes it is possible to access the original material referred to in each chronicle, part of the more than 140 notes written by Vásquez for the official Santiago 2023 site between October and November of last year. At once, articles can be read and listened to.
At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Communications of the Catholic University (Alameda 340), the book launch will take place.
