With the presence of only one Michoacan, the third FISU American Games began in Cali, Colombia, where Mexico will be present with 153 athletes, who will be active in various disciplines, among them our country will participate for the first time, until the 14th. November.
Only one Michoacan representative will be present, Alonso Pineda Espinoza, a student at the Faculty of Architecture of the Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), who will participate in the discipline of tae kwon do, and who was a silver medalist in the last Games. CONADE Nationals in the 58 kilograms.
In addition, the Azteca delegation will participate in the disciplines of futsal in both branches, swimming, chess, volleyball, basketball, field tennis, table tennis, judo, athletics, beach volleyball, weightlifting and karate.
On November 6, at the Evangelista Mora Coliseum, these games were officially inaugurated, in which 1,500 university athletes from 17 countries participate.
Athletes from different countries danced salsa with Cali artists, to seal the ceremony with great joy, amidst applause.
