• Conventional athletes and those with disabilities will receive monthly financial support, in addition to technical assistance and support from coaches and methodologists of the Institute.
• Of the 127 athletes selected, 67 are men and 60 women, distributed in 91 conventional and 36 adapted disciplines. The monthly investment is 190 million pesos by Indeportes Atlántico.
Barranquilla, April 25, 2024. The Government of Atlántico, through the High Performance coordination of the Departmental Institute of Recreation and Sports, Indeportes, issued Resolution 00060 that makes official the inclusion of 127 athletes in the Supported Athlete program for the season 2024, both in conventional and adapted sports.
From the general list in total there are 67 men and 60 women, who will represent us in 91 in conventional sports and 36 in disability, to complete the 127 athletes, who will receive a monthly stimulus of 190 million pesos from Indeportes.
The athletes, in addition to the money that the Institute will give them, will also have comprehensive support in their preparation for competitions at the national and international level.
“We increased by 27 athletes compared to 2023, going from 104 to 127 athletes in this successful Indeportes program. We want our athletes to feel supported and accompanied by the Institute, and to proudly represent Atlántico in competitions, as they have done in the past,” said Iván Urquijo, director of Indeportes Atlántico.
“This year we have a great commitment since they are the first National Youth Games where we hope to show all the youth talent we have in the Atlantic and continue leaving our flag at the top,” added Urquijo.
One of the beneficiary athletes, Leonard Bermúdez, a young Colombian boxing prospect, shared his enthusiasm for being part of the program: “I feel happy and motivated knowing that I will receive monthly support. This drives me to continue earning for my department. “They always make me feel important in the Indeportes offices, which stimulates me as an athlete.”
Gianluca Bacci, High Performance coordinator at Indeportes Atlántico, highlighted that this program motivates athletes and stressed the importance of maintaining good results to remain in it.
“Whenever we talk to them we notice their motivation and interest in being in the program, they know how much this support means. The important thing here is to maintain good results and not give up, and that the athlete who is not on the list now knows that, if he makes good marks and achieves important things in 2024, the next year he can enter the program on his merits.” Bacci noted.
Below is the complete list of athletes selected for the Supported Athlete program in the 2024 season:
Conventional:
•Chess: Juliana Caicedo – Valentina Ruiz
•Athletics: Alexandro Sanmartín – Anthony Zambrano – Enoc Marún – Gustavo Barrios – Julieth Caballero – Luis Saltarín – Luz Castro – María Alejandra Rocha – Marleth Ospino – Melany Bolaño – Néider Abello – Néiker Abello – Raúl Mena – Stephany Márquez – Valentina Barrios – Zharick Of Lion.
•Handball: Daniela Ortiz Jarava
•Billiards: Lainiker Quiñonez – Pedro González.
•Boxing: Angie Paola Valdés – Daniel Ramírez – Daniel De La Hoz – Denzel Gabriel Bermúdez – Jazheel Navarro – Josué Fontalvo – Leonardo Bermúdez – Melanis Pérez – Shirleidis Orozco.
•BMX cycling: Gabriela Bolle – Sharid Fayad – Melany Suárez
•Cycling: Anderson Cortez – Cristian Ortega – Diego Peña – Francisco Jaramillo – Juliana Londoño – Luna Álvarez – Mariana Pérez – Marianis Salazar – Marta Ojeda – Miguel Jaramillo – Nelson Soto – Nicolás Olivera – Nicolle García – Sebastián Trujillo – Sol Angie Roa – Valentina García – Zaray Gómez.
•Beach Soccer: Esleider De Ávila – Julio Pantoja.
•Artistic Gymnastics: Angueline Miranda.
•Hapkido: Diosan Valencia – Joseling Amu – Luis Alberto Pérez
•Judo: Emmanuel Patiño – Juan Pablo Ruiz – Juan Sebastián Ruiz
•Karate: Felipe Torrecilla – José Ramírez – Laudith Cabrera – Magda Milena Álvarez – Maricarmen Ordosgoitte – Natalia Bernal – Sebastián Cassiani – Shadya Gómez – Shirly Mercado – Valentina Pezzoti – Vanessa Martínez – Yerwin Mercado.
•Weightlifting: Angélica Isaacs – Duvan Ferrer – Gustavo Maldonado – Maira Prado.
•Fight: José Castañeda.
•Swimming: Daniel Anselmo Díaz Cervantes – Jhese Benavides Granados
•Skating: Kiara Vásquez – Loraine Barros.
•Surf: Álvaro Yépez – Claribeth Marulanda – David Ibern – Felipe Marthe – Francesca Arévalo – Marcela González – Valentina Bermúdez.
•Field tennis: María Fernanda Herazo González – María Paulina Pérez García
•Sailing: Francisco Charris – Wendy Hernández.
Disability:
•Auditory chess: Lili Del Carmen Varela.
•Wheelchair basketball: David Calvo – Francia Montes – Liseth Álvarez – Melissa Quiroz – Yeison Pérez.
•Boccia: Julián Valencia – Lucila Urdaneta.
•Auditory Football: Esteban Florián – Junior Lemus.
•ParaAthletics: Betsy Villanueva – Brandon Valdés – Brayan Pereira – Daniel Cervantes – Delfo Arce – Francesca Pereira – Frank Roberto León – Germán García – Glenis Niebles – Humberto Armella – Jesús Martínez – José Flórez Maestre – José Luis Gutiérrez – Julio De Alba García – María Angélica Cervantes – Yaider Palomeque.
•ParaCycling: Loraine Linares Blanco.
•ForSwimming: Ana Balvin – Federico Pascali – Gabriela Siso – Olga Villadiego – Oriana Chávez – Vairon Martínez.
•ParaSurf: Fredy Charris.
•Wheelchair tennis: Eliécer Oquendo – Juan Pablo Urquijo.
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