Photo: Colombian Paralympic Committee
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Colombia will debut this Tuesday facing Peru. On Wednesday they will face Venezuela. On Thursday they will play against Argentina and on Friday, at 6:30 pm, they will face Chile. The round-robin phase will close on Saturday with Brazil.
Mindeporte Press
Bogotá, October 29, 2024. From October 29 to November 4, the Cayetano Cañizares Coliseum will be the scene of the South American Wheelchair Basketball Championship, where the teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia will compete.
Thanks to the agreement signed for 900 million pesos between the Ministry of Sports and the Colombian Wheelchair Basketball Federation, the preparation of the Colombian National Team is supported, not only with the team’s training, but also with the organization of events, concentrations and the sports implementation necessary for their different competitions.
Colombia National Team
The team is made up of players who won the silver medal in the recent Parapan American Games in Santiago 2023, along with young talents who will contribute to the generational change of the national team.
Preparation for this international tournament took place at the High Performance Center (CAR) of the Ministry of Sports. In addition, the players participated in national and international competitions, which has allowed them to improve their performance and strengthen their cohesion as a team.
Under the direction of coach Fredy Velásquez, the national team is made up of:
Luis Angulo
Jairo Lázaro
Daniel Diaz
Oscar Restrepo
Juan Escobar
John Hernandez
John Vargas
Julian Lopez
Rodrigo Perez
Daniel Parra
Joimar Gramados
Juan Mantilla
The coaching staff includes:
Oscar Amaya, technical assistant
Manuel Gómez, mechanic
Diana Alarcón, physiotherapist
Angélica Puentes, doctor
Leonardo Chaparro, manager
Match schedule
Tuesday October 29
14:00 h: Chile vs Argentina
4:15 p.m.: Venezuela vs Brasil
6:30 p.m.: Peru vs. Colombia
Wednesday, October 30
1:00 p.m.: Argentina vs Peru
15:15 h: Brasil vs Chile
18:45 h: Colombia vs Venezuela
Thursday October 31
14:00 h: Chile vs Venezuela
4:15 p.m.: Peru vs Brasil
18:30 h: Argentina vs Colombia
Friday, November 1
14:00 h: Argentina vs Brazil
4:15 p.m.: Venezuela vs Peru
18:30 h: Colombia vs Chile
Saturday November 2
14:00: Peru vs Chile
16:15 h: Venezuela vs Argentina
6:30 pm: Brazil vs Colombia
Sunday, November 3
9:00 h: 5° Round Robin vs 6° Round Robin
11:15 h: 3° Round Robin vs 4° Round Robin
13:30 h: 1° Round Robin vs 2° Round Robin
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