{"id":33665,"date":"2026-06-24T15:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.org\/?post_type=news-sport&p=33665"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:51:21","slug":"the-chilean-olympic-committee-launches-a-new-sports-initiation-program-for-girls-i-love-playing-sports","status":"publish","type":"news-sport","link":"https:\/\/www.panamsports.org\/en\/news-sport\/the-chilean-olympic-committee-launches-a-new-sports-initiation-program-for-girls-i-love-playing-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CHILEAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE LAUNCHES A NEW SPORTS INITIATION PROGRAM FOR GIRLS: \u201cI LOVE PLAYING SPORTS\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Committee\u2019s Commission on Women and Gender Equity seeks to encourage and promote physical activity among women through a program focused on schoolgirls aged 10 to 13. The project will benefit more than 80 girls at the Almendral School in the La Pintana district<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promoting women\u2019s sports is the main objective of the new program, girls devised by the Women and Gender Equality Commission of the Chilean Olympic Committee, in which the Almendral School in La Pintana is participating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of its efforts to improve girls\u2019 access to sports and facilitate the early identification of talent, the Committee developed a 10-session program featuring basketball, artistic gymnastics, and indoor volleyball at the Marlene Ahrens Olympic Training Center in Santiago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative benefits more than 80 students at the school, which is part of the Nocedal Foundation. The organization uses sports as a key tool for holistic development and social mobility for the country\u2019s most vulnerable sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COCH Director Patricia L\u00f3pez, who also serves as the Commission\u2019s president, stated: \u201cWe are very happy to have launched this sports initiation program. Our committee is not only concerned with high performance but also with contributing to the search for and development of new athletic talent, especially among women. We want to make sports more accessible, promote physical activity, and ensure that girls have more opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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