Penitentiary Sports Olympics: the La Rioja delegation shone in Mendoza

Penitentiary Sports Olympics: the La Rioja delegation shone in Mendoza

This weekend, La Rioja was present at the Penitentiary Sports Olympics that took place in Mendoza. The delegation, made up of more than 40 members of the Provincial Penitentiary Service, who were led by Mayor Victor Carrizo, where they competed in all disciplines, making the podium in men’s free 7-a-side soccer, men’s volleyball, soccer over 40, Paddle, trick and soccer. female.

The Olympics, which took place on November 2 and 3, included the participation of teams from the provinces of Mendoza, San Luis, La Rioja and San Juan.

The disciplines in which the prison troops were measured were football, basketball, volleyball, running, cycling, chess, table tennis and paddle tennis, offering a wide range of activities to promote camaraderie and physical activity among the forces.

The competitions started this Saturday, after the opening ceremony, which began an intense day of competition and interprovincial camaraderie. The event was a meeting space where, in addition to measuring sports skills, ties between the different penitentiary institutions in the region will be strengthened.

The mayor of the Penitentiary Service of La Rioja, Victor Carrizo, told Nueva Rioja that “I feel great pride in what was achieved in the competitions in the province of Mendoza. We leave our institution at the top. I appreciate the dedication of the participants of all the disciplines that participated and this experience leaves us with unique satisfaction because we were on the podium in most of the disciplines, and that is achieved with good work done before the competitions.”

Next, the head of the delegation indicated that the La Rioja Penitentiary Service was Champion in men’s freestyle soccer, Champion in women’s soccer, Champion in men’s paddle tennis, champions in women’s run, runners-up in men’s volleyball, runners-up in trick, runners-up in soccer +40 men, third place in men’s table tennis and third place in men’s pedestrian

It should be noted that the Olympics not only stand out for the competitive aspect, but also for their spirit of integration and coexistence.

among the troops of the four participating provinces.