Guárico will host the II Valida Nacional de Escalada de Escalada in the speed mode

Published at: 30/09/2026 09:16 AM

The II Valid National Climbing, in the speed mode, will take place next Saturday, October 3, 2026 at the Climbing Wall of the Olympic City of San Juan de los Morros, Guárico state, starting at 9:00 a.m.

The competition will bring together 95 athletes from seven states of the country: Caracas, Carabobo, Guárico, Miranda, Mérida, Aragua and Trujillo, who will arrive at the national event with the objective of demonstrating their speed, precision and ability to overcome the wall in the shortest possible time.

The event will have pre-child categories A and B; children A, B and C; youth A, B and C; and open, to provide a competitive space for climbers of different ages and levels, from training categories to the highest division, press review by the Ministry of Popular Power for Sport.

The day will also have the stellar presence of two outstanding national athletes who have just left the Venezuelan tricolor high at the XIII South American Games Santa Fe 2026, such as the flag bearer, Sabrina Baumgartner, who made history by winning the gold medal in the women's speed category and became the first South American champion of Venezuela in this specialty, a performance that also allowed her to secure her qualification for the Pan American Games in Lima 2027.

Joining her will be Gustavo Pérez, silver medalist in men's speed at the Santa South American Games, who was on the verge of gold, but a slip in the decisive phase of the competition prevented him from dominating the race.

The II Valida Nacional de Escalada is shaping up to be a new festival of speed and national talent in the capital of Guarique.

Mazo News Team