Rebecca Henriquez
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The Salvadoran maxi-basketball teams were invited to the Master Basketball Association (MBA) to participate for the first time in the Made Madness 2024 of the National Master Championship, which will take place in the United States from May 6 to 11. The corresponding authorities handed over the pavilion to the athletes.
According to the National Sports Institute of El Salvador (INDES), the basketball teams will participate for the first time in the National Masters Championship tournament, for which the athletes received the national flag from the institute prior to their trip to Florida. , USA.
The legal manager of INDES, Roberto Calderón, mentioned: “It gives me great satisfaction to be here with you, it is a great experience that you are going to live. For those who are going for the first time, I have no doubt that they will do an excellent job representing El Salvador. I wish you the best for this competition and hope you have a happy journey.”
Antonieta Garay, president of the league, assured that despite their age they maintain an active sports spirit.
“We are going with all the enthusiasm as always, we have prepared ourselves physically and mentally to be able to give our best performance. Even at our age we continue to maintain that sportsmanship spirit and the discipline that our coaches instilled in us since our beginnings in basketball,” said Garay.
The Salvadoran flag will be represented by two female delegations in the 40 years + category and one in the 50 years + category and one in the male delegation in the 40 years + category.
“I think this opportunity to represent my country in this category and in this event that, for the first time, we have the joy of being invited by the MBA seems fantastic. For me, basketball is a passion, it is camaraderie, dedication and, in addition, it is health,” said María Hércules, a 50-year-old athlete in the + category.
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