General Rodríguez, once again, promises to stand out again in the Buenos Aires Games and has demonstrated this in the first three days in Mar del Plata, having won a total of 18 medals until this Thursday: 7 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze The truth is that the same protagonists who have been making the city stand out were live in the latest edition of Contame La Posta, logically accompanied by the municipal Sports Director, Pablo Bustamente.
Taking into account his experience accompanying the Rodrigues delegations each year to the JJBB, the municipal official highlighted that “They are very important for the development of sports in the province of Buenos Aires, which is very important to say that with this interregional instance there were many cuts to team sports. And in many individual sports there were cuts to events, Like in judo they took out four weight categories, in wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling too, in athletics they took out 22 events, which meant that many boys were left out and so on… if the format had been like the year. “In the past, General Rodríguez’s delegation this year would be more or less 500 people.”.
The Rodriguense delegation is made up of 180 athletes in disciplines such as women’s 11-a-side football, mixed 7-a-side football, skating, PCD athletics, athletics, Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, swimming, PCD swimming, hockey, table tennis, PCD table tennis, shuffleboard and chess, in addition to cultural disciplines such as folk dance, PCD dance theater, literature, choreography and Orientation.
“Last year it was done in September, this year we are almost in November and the weather is different, so the kids enjoy Mar del Plata in a different way”he added.
The one who first took the microphone from the young athletes was the judoka Máximo Ciafardini, who noted: “We won the gold medal but we had a lot of nerves”; Next it was the turn of Alexis Manzur (bronze in long jump PCD) who indicated: “It is the fourth time I have come, the third in a row and it is a very nice experience. I already won medals in the first edition when I came 1st, and in the previous two I came 2nd”.
Sisters Celeste and Delfina Molina also stopped by La Posta’s cell phone and expressed that “We were very excited about this tournament and it happened to us. We are very happy”. Regarding whether there is another charm in participating in the Buenos Aires Games, since in their case they participate in national and even international tournaments, they stated that “It is another experience because in Mar del Plata you share with friends, colleagues, people you haven’t seen in a long time and it is unique for that reason”.
One of the Orientation exponents, Pedro González, provided details about what the specialty in which he competes is about: “It’s a sport that I learned about last year. This is my second participation here. They give you a map of an area, you search, orienting yourself to the north on the map, the positions you have to reach and there you have four letters : A, B, C and D, and from there you have to choose one. They give you a little sheet where it has a little arrow that marks a color, you have 4 colors and if you get it right you already have a score in your favor. “very nice because you can socialize with many people from different places”. Likewise, he highlighted that beyond the age difference “The coexistence is very good, the kids are very cordial. They have a great time, they enjoy it”.
Cali Magnoli, one of the judo teachers, in turn praised the work of the also renowned professor Sergio Duarte, trainer of many of the successful Rodriguenses in this discipline and clarified that “8 judo categories were awarded, 4 in men and 4 in women. Evidently it took away Rodríguez’s chance of having more medals”. However, he revealed that several of the judokas were enrolled in wrestling: “It happens that judo and wrestling have very similar techniques, what changes is the regulations that are very different. The points are added in different ways, there are techniques that perhaps are prohibited in judo and that sometimes affects them when compete with the national champions”.
Returning to Pablo Bustamante, he emphasized that “The State has to be present in certain sports, because without the help of the State they cannot be developed” citing athletics, cycling, judo, wrestling, skate racing, sports gymnastics, etc. “They are the sports that later help you in the medal table”he added.
Likewise, he maintained that “The logistics are complex due to the large number of athletes who compete and all the sports that there are. In addition, each sport has different schedules and in different places in Mar del Plata, not just in the center. That makes the logistics of the combis, “The buses, the accreditations, the arrival on time to warm up, the food… everything is a very important and tedious job for those in charge of that logistics within the Buenos Aires Games.”.
Finally, he stressed that competition takes a backseat “When winning or losing, the important thing here is the kids. Just on Tuesday we had a summit of all the Sports Directors and they discussed that, the role of the Buenos Aires Games as a social sport or as a development sport. In other words, what an imprint It was going to happen in the future. Imagine that an athlete from Lomas de Zamora, from La Matanza, is not the same as one from Azul, from Pergamino, from Carmen de Patagones. In other words, the development is totally asymmetrical, and that. “It makes it so that when the kids come they enjoy it, but at the time of capable competition they don’t have as good a time in that aspect.”.
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All winners so far
This Tuesday the first medals arrived for our district. And as it could not be otherwise, judo contributed them. Joaquín Ruiz (14) won the gold medal in the Children’s B category and in the +64 kg modality; while Cristian Bello (14) won bronze in the Children’s B category in the 44 kg category.
Already on Wednesday, judo once again made its contribution: in the Children’s B category up to 44 kilos, Brisa Mercado (13) won the silver medal.
Meanwhile, Matías Restani also won silver in the U-12/U-14 swimming test of the 50 meters freestyle for People with Visual Disabilities. He is a representative of Special School 501.
Javier Romero Jara won bronze in athletics, in the 100 meter race in the +16 category of People with Disabilities (Cerebral Palsy). He is a representative of Special School 501.
Alexis Manzur won the bronze medal in the long jump for People with Disabilities (Cerebral Palsy) in the +16 category. He is a representative of the Municipal Athletics School.
In turn, Pedro González and Ignacio Canás won the silver medal in Orienteering, races in which you have to reach the finish line on your own, passing a series of checkpoints or beacons.
Finally, the other winner of the day was Emma Bustamante who won bronze in the U-14 high jump, achieving a mark of 1.45 meters.
The medals continued this Thursday because judo once again made its contribution with the gold medal won by Cristian Bello (-44 kg) and Máximo Ciafardini (+64 kg) in Under 14 team judo; while Dana Ferreyra also in judo+64 kg.
In the Under 16 javelin throw, Máximo Evis took the gold. He is a representative of the Little Rural Athletics School.
As it could not be otherwise, the Molina sisters also won medals, both gold. Celeste did it in the Sub 16 300 meter dash while Delfina did it in the Sub 16 800 meter dash.
Another gold medal was won by Facundo Carrizo in the 100 meters Sub 15 for People with Ambulance Motor Disabilities.
While the last of the day were Natalia Medina’s bronze in freestyle wrestling 55 kg Under 14; Juan Loto in wrestling 60 kg Sub 14; silver medal for Tomás Sosa in Greco-Roman wrestling 75 kg Under 14; and gold medal for Renzo Roux in Greco-Roman wrestling 60 kg Under 14.
