Bolivarian Government organizes XXII National Youth Sports Games 2026

This Thursday, the country's sports authorities held a meeting to organize the XXII National Youth Sports Games 2026, which will be held from November 14 to December 5, with the participation of more than 14,000 athletes from Caracas, Aragua, Lara, Carabobo, Guárico and Trujillo.

During the meeting, held in the Morochito Rodríguez room of the National Sports Institute (IND), the Minister for Sports, Franklin Cardillo, reported that the website of the next event “will facilitate access to official information for delegations, technical teams and the public interested in the development of the highest youth event in national sports.”

The Games program includes 66 sports disciplines, with a presence in six states that will take over the organization of the competitions, in coordination with the federations, which will make it possible to establish the technical and operational conditions of each specialty, as well as the planning necessary for the development of the event.

In addition, the president of the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (VOC), María Soto; the president of the Venezuelan Paralympic Committee, Juan José Rujano; the general director of Sports Events, Jesús Brito; and the Deputy Minister of High Performance, Henyelberth Herrera; as well as presidents and representatives of the federations responsible for the disciplines convened, participated in the working table.

Regarding the future projection of national sports, Cardillo assured that the current generation of athletes will play an important role in “preparing the country” in the 2028-2032 and 2032-2036 Olympic cycles.