SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE CHILEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE’S “I LOVE SPORTS” PROGRAM

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After nearly three months of work and a total of 10 sessions, the COCH’s Women and Gender Equity Commission concluded the “I Love Playing Sports” program, which was aimed at girls at a school in the Chilean capital, where they taught three sports: basketball, artistic gymnastics, and volleyball.

On Friday, September 4, the CEO hosted the closing ceremony for the sports initiation program with Colegio Almendral in La Pintana. This initiative, developed by the COCH’s Commission on Women and Gender Equity, focused on increasing women’s access to sports and the early identification of talent.

Ten training sessions in basketball, gymnastics, and indoor volleyball were held for 80 female students from the school, which is part of the Nocedal Foundation—an organization that uses sports as a tool for holistic development and social mobility for vulnerable sectors of the country.

On the final day, a last training session was held with the girls from the school, and each of them received a thank-you kit.
The participating girls were very happy and grateful for the activity organized by the COCH, and they highlighted the instruction, respect, and professionalism of the coaches who led the program.

In appreciation for the entire experience, the students left a symbolic surprise gift, leaving their handprints and names on a plaque presented to the director and president of the Chilean Olympic Committee’s Commission on Women and Gender Equality,

Patricia López, who expressed her delight at the project’s conclusion. “We are very happy to have completed this program, during which the girls practiced three sports over nearly three months. The girls and their teachers were very grateful, and most importantly, they’ve caught the sports bug and will continue participating in sports at their school,” she said.