During the morning of this Sunday, the Luis de Fuentes y Vargas square was the scene where more than 500 athletes gathered to carry out activities scheduled for Pedestrian Day 2024, more than eleven sporting events took place, where the protagonists were children. , young people and older people between women and men.
Law 150 declares the first Sunday of September as the “National Day of Pedestrians and Cyclists in Defense of Mother Earth”; However, in Tarija, due to the religious festivals of Chaguaya and San Roque, it is held on the last Sunday of the month of November.
The Departmental Sports Service (Sedede) and the Departmental Sports Assembly scheduled sports activities that took place from 08:00 in the morning and the stage was the main promenade center (Luis de Fuentes square); Athletes from the karate association, Olympic taekwondo, judo, mixed martial arts, table tennis, chess, cycling, athletics, street basketball, volleyball and tricycle racing participated.
The organizers of the event provided sports equipment so that the athletes could carry out their demonstrations; The karate children were the protagonists of the morning, on the Tatami that was placed, they performed various combats such as demonstrations of katas and combats.
In the same way, tables were set up to play chess, players from the association and people who decided to play participated; Backboards were also installed to play 3 X 3 basketball, and nets to play volleyball. The judo association also participated, the judokas put on a brilliant demonstration, the table tennis athletes were present at Pedestrian Day, Olympic taekwondo, among other sports disciplines.