sports
Juegos Estudiantiles 2026 inician con participación récord de más de un millón de jóvenes
Caracas, 30 Ene. AVN.- El Ministerio para el Deporte ha puesto en marcha la fase intercursos de los XX Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Estudiantiles, bajo una dinámica de crecimiento sin precedentes.
TL;DR
- The Ministry for Sport has launched the inter-school phase of the XX National Student Sports Games.
- The goal is to involve 3.5 million athletes aged 12-14 from 29,000 schools.
- Over 1.2 million students are already registered, with Zulia, Lara, and Trujillo showing high participation.
- The games include 15 Olympic and 6 non-Olympic disciplines.
- Categories for athletes with disabilities (visual, intellectual, auditory, Down syndrome, autism) are reintroduced.
- A new event, 'human pyramids', is included.
- The national phase is scheduled for July and August.
- The government is also promoting chess in schools, distributing over 9,000 boards.
- Chess promotion aims to improve students' mental and emotional health and identify future sports talent.