The provincial secretary of Sports, Luis Calvetti, announced the arrival to Jujuy of the top star of Argentine women’s judo, Paula Pareto, to participate this Friday in the opening ceremony of the Closing tournament of the National Championship of that discipline, which will begin on Thursday in the stadium of the Jujuy Basketball Federation, in San Martín park.
The provincial secretary of Sports, Luis Calvetti, announced the arrival to Jujuy of the top star of Argentine women’s judo, Paula Pareto, to participate this Friday in the opening ceremony of the Closing tournament of the National Championship of that discipline, which will begin on Thursday in the stadium of the Jujuy Basketball Federation, in San Martín park.
San Salvador de Jujuy will host a call that will bring together more than 1,300 judokas from all over the country, who, divided into eight categories, will compete from Thursday the 14th to Sunday the 17th for the most important titles of the year.
Organized by the Government of the Province through the Sports Secretariat and the Argentine Confederation of the specialty, with the collaboration of the Jujeña Federation of Judo and Jiu Jitsu, “this competition scoring for the national ranking not only represents a competition platform , but also an opportunity to promote the integration of athletes from the Argentine provinces, the growth of judo and strengthen, through the implementation of the Sports Development Plan, the potential of the province as a venue for major events, also with great tourist and cultural value. “said Secretary Calvetti.
The tournament will be open to Children’s A and B categories; Novice and graduated cadet; Junior novice and graduate; Kyu novice and graduate; and Senior. Among the athletes present will be athletes ranked at the national team level, the organizers confirmed.
“The presence at the opening event on Friday the 15th of Paula Pareto, a figure with a long career, who became world champion in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2015; He was a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; and Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro 2016, will be a source of inspiration and a significant boost for the motivation of young talents from all over the country” who will be in Jujuy, said Calvetti.
