The “Provincial Sports Scholarship Program 2022”, aimed at athletes over 12 years of age who are active and who meet various requirements, is already underway; Since last April, the best athletes in Tierra del Fuego already enjoy the benefit that the Secretary of Sports and Youth provided for them.
BIG RIVER.- These scholarships are closely supported by the Banco de Tierra del Fuego which, together with funds from the Secretariat itself, can help athletes develop in the best possible way, aiming at their excellence, and which is destined not only to athletes who are in the province, but also for those people from Fuegian who are outside of it and who today are real ambassadors of the province.
“The scholarship law is a satisfaction”
The radical legislator Federico Sciurano was very satisfied with the news of the granting by the Provincial Executive of 64 sports scholarships that benefit young people from the province with scholarships of 100 thousand pesos. “When we from the radical bloc made the bill, we were in the middle of the pandemic and the practice of sports was very impacted, like everything else. That is why we thought of a tool that, when the situation returned to normal, would provide tools to improve something as important as sports”, said the legislator.
Sciurano also said that “supporting sports through a law is fundamental because sometimes living in a province that is far from the main cities makes it difficult to access training and limits the possibility of accessing participation in competitions, contests and national instances. That is why this program, which has a total amount of 6,400,000 pesos and through which each athlete will receive a scholarship of 100,000 pesos, adds up”.
“The objective that we work together with the provincial government proposes that athletes and coaches from the province receive a monetary scholarship, according to the level of specialization, competition and achievements obtained in their career to face a series of expenses generated by training, travel, inscriptions in tournaments, training, training courses”.
In this sense, Sciurano explained that “the scholarship law that we proposed and the Legislature sanctioned found a wide echo in the scholarship program that the government and the Sports Secretariat wanted to implement. Points of agreement were found for the law to establish a State policy framework regarding sport”.
In the same way, the legislator recalled that in his two periods as mayor of Ushuaia “the management of sports was essential and the municipal scholarships were a great tool that we made so that it could last over time, through Municipal Ordinance No. 2981 , for the granting of cultural and sports scholarships corresponding to the Support and Improvement Program for Athletes and Artists”.
For this reason, “we see training and financing as paramount so that local athletes have adequate training, monitoring and support. Therefore, we see fit to provide a new mechanism to the provincial government to continue this aspect”.
Some of the beneficiaries
Tomas Becco (Rio Grande, 18 years old): He plays Futsal AFA at the Boca Juniors club in Buenos Aires, currently called up to the Argentina Under 18 National Team that will play the 2022 South American Youth Games in Rosario.
Alvaro Carmona (Rio Grande, 18 years old): Play Inline Hockey at Club Dragones de Río Grande. He was Champion in the National Tournament played at the Ruca Ché Stadium, Neuquén 2019. National Champion at the Mar del Plata Patinódromo 2019. Called up to the Argentine Junior Roller Hockey Team.
Jeremías Cruz (Rio Grande, 19 years old): Second place in the Comodoro Rivadavia Jiu Jitsu Open. Second Place in the Rio Gallegos Jiu Jitsu Open. Third place in the Río Gallegos Open.
Victoria Amaya (Ushuaia, 23 years old): Play Rink Hockey at San Isidro Club (SIC). Second place in the National Tournament of Senior Teams with Tierra del Fuego. Third Place in the Pan American Hockey Rink held in the United States with the Argentine National Team.
Fernando Champomier (Rio Grande, 37 years old): Second place in the Argentine Sprint Duathlon Championship, category D. First place in the Argentine Sprint Triathlon Championship, category D. Fifth place in the Argentine Middle Distance Championship, category D. Sixth place in the Iron Man of San Juan, category D.
Francisca Berola (Ushuaia, 25 years old): Play Rink Hockey at San Isidro Club (SIC). Second place in the National Tournament of Senior Hockey Teams with Tierra del Fuego. Member of the Argentine National Team. Third place in the United States Pan American Tournament with the Argentine National Team.
Pearl Boersma (Ushuaia, 15 years old): Gold medal in the Argentine Championship of Rhythmic Gymnastics level B duo in the City of Buenos Aires 2021. Gold medal in the National Individual Championship level C in Misiones 2021.
Luciano Coto Bersier (Rio Grande, 24 years old): Volleyball player for the San Sadurniño Club of the Spanish Super League in the First Division.
Joshua Dorch (Ushuaia, 19 years old): Futsal AFA player at Club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. He achieved promotion to the first division with the Gymnastics team at Futsal in Buenos Aires. He is currently a member of the superior team of the Lobo Platense that participates in the Buenos Aires Championship.
Agustín Cafure (Rio Grande, 30 years old): Futsal player of the Gymnastics and Fencing Club of La Plata. He achieved promotion to the First Division with the cast from La Plata being the team’s top scorer. He played as a reinforcement for Cerro Porteño from Paraguay in the Copa Libertadores de América de Futsal 2021. He is currently a member of the top squad of Gimnasia (La Plata) that participates in the AFA Futsal Championship in Buenos Aires.
Matías Estrada (Rio Grande, 20 years old): Play Futsal AFA in Gymnastics and Fencing in La Plata. He achieved promotion to the First Division with his team. He is currently part of the top team of Gimnasia (La Plata) that participates in the AFA Futsal Championship in Buenos Aires.
Santiago Dotta (Rio Grande, 17 years old): In 2021 he joined the Argentine National Team that competed in the Pan American BMX Freestyle Championship (park mode) in Lima, Peru (an injury did not allow him to compete). In 2022 he achieved first place in an expert competition in the Dirt mode in Córdoba. He is currently a member of the national team of the discipline.
Ivo Carmona (Rio Grande, 17 years old): Play Hockey online for Club Dragones. He is part of the Argentine national team of the AAHHL Ice Hockey Federation that will compete in the AMERIGOL LATAM CUP 2022 at the Florida Panthers IceDen, from September 15 to 18.
He is a member of the CAP Confederation’s Junior Argentina Roller Hockey Team that will compete in the World Skate Games to be held in Argentina from October 25 to November 13, both in San Juan and Buenos Aires.
Mariano Coto Bersier (Rio Grande, 21 years old): Pan American Junior Judo Champion. Senior National Champion. Ninth place in the 2019 World Cup in Morocco. Second Place in the Pan American Cali, Colombia 2019. Four times Gold medal in the Araucanía Binational Games. Currently a member of the Argentine Judo Team, he competed in the Pan American and Oceania Championships in Lima, Peru.
Victor Girotti (Ushuaia, 20 years old): He is currently a member of the superior and reserve Futsal AFA squad of the Club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, which participates in the AFA Futsal Championship in Buenos Aires.
Juan Eleicegui (Ushuaia, 25 years old): Rink Hockey Player of the Barcelona Club of Spain where he reached second place in the Iberian League; he was the team’s top scorer. First place in the Pan American Championship in Philadelphia, United States, achieving World Cup qualification. He won the Best Player in America award. Second place in the Argentine Championship of Senior National Teams in Río Gallegos with the Tierra del Fuego National Team.
Samuel Chilaca (Rio Grande, 16 years old): Gold Medal in the National Taekwondo Minors Tournament in Buenos Aires. Gold Medal in the Absolute National Tournament in Buenos Aires. Summoned to the National Campus that took place in Corrientes.
Priscila Fernández (Rio Grande, 17 years old): Current member of the Argentine Taekwondo Team for the Rosario 2022 South American Youth Games. Gold Medal in the National Youth Tournament in Buenos Aires.
Ayrton Correa (Rio Grande, 18 years old): Basketball player for the Vélez Sarsfield Club. In 2021 the team was placed in the Top 16, an event that was not concluded. In 2022 he was promoted to the top squad playing the local competition and the Federal League.
Julieta Bercetche (Rio Grande, 15 years old): Gold Medal in the National Taelwondo Minor Tournament held in Buenos Aires. Gold Medal Absolute National Tournament of Buenos Aires. Summoned to the National Campus that took place in Corrientes.
Valentin Garay (Ushuaia, 16 years old): In 2021 he managed to enter 5 finals of G1 Tournaments of the National Tennis Calendar in Under 14 categories. He reached the semifinals at the epic Orange Bowl Tennis tournament in Florida, United States. He was summoned as racket No. 1 of the Argentine National Team presented in Uruguay. He was summoned to represent Argentina in the U14 Tennis World Cup in the Czech Republic. In 2022 he made the final in the first tournament (g1) of the National Under 16 calendar. And finals in singles and doubles in the first regional tournament (G2).
Renata Godoy (Ushuaia, 16 years old): First place Heptathlon South American Championship U18, in Encarnación, Paraguay. First place Heptathlon 50th National Championship U20, Resistencia, Chaco. First place Heptathlon 54th National Championship U18 Posadas, Misiones. First place Heptathlon National Championship for Seniors in Concepción de Uruguay, Entre Ríos. He is currently part of the YOG Program and a member of the Argentine Athletics Team that will participate in the next South American Youth Games “Rosario 2022”.
Dianela Leonardelli (Rio Grande, 18 years old): Gold Medal at the Open G1 2019 Viña del Mar, Chile. Gold Medal in the 2019 Absolute National Youth Championship. Currently a member of the Argentine Taekwondo Team for the “Rosario 2022” South American Youth Games.
