Inaugurated the IV Municipal National Sports Games 2026

Published at: 23/10/2026 12:20 PM

This Friday, the IV Municipal National Sports Games 2026 were inaugurated in the state of Lara, in an event led by the sectoral vice-president for Social and Territorial Socialism, Héctor Rodríguez, accompanied by the Minister of Popular Power for Sports, Franklin Cardillo, and the governor of the entity, Luis Reyes Reyes.

Rodríguez conveyed the Ministry of Sports's recognition to the organizing team and the athletes for “the gigantic effort they are making to keep Venezuela overcoming difficulties”, and confirmed that sports practice must be consolidated as a tool to “make a healthy people, to be a happy people and to achieve a long life.”

He also congratulated the team from the Ministry of Sports and the president of the Venezuelan Olympic Committee for the country's international results, and stressed that these communal games, together with the student ones, are “the two greatest experiences that exist today in Venezuela of the massification of sport.” In that regard, he said: “We are not satisfied, we are not going to be satisfied until all Venezuelans practice some type of physical activity or sports activity.”

In addition, he linked the national phase with the National Popular Consultation and called for building consensus based on solidarity: “Every competition, every confrontation on the court, in the sports space, must also be a space for meeting between the various sectors of Venezuela to continue uniting.” Finally, he inaugurated the joust: “We are inaugurating the 2026 communal games”.

For his part, Governor Luis Reyes Reyes wished all the competitors success and assured that the state has the necessary conditions for the development of the event: “I want to wish everyone every success in the competition. I know that you are going to have a beautiful competition; in addition, you have optimal sports infrastructure, in optimal conditions, to perform each of the specialties that were designated for this state.”

Reyes Reyes extended his greetings to the delegations of Carabobo, Caracas and Aragua, which also complete the venues, and emphasized the popular nature of the joust: “This is a special type of competition, very special, because it is born there in the neighborhood, in the communes, in the community, in the territory, until it gets here.” He also called for competing for “social coexistence, the values of spirituality, patriotism, nationalism and dedication”, and stated that “Venezuela, despite the circumstances we are living in, is moving forward.”

The national competition, which in its national phase is held in 18 disciplines and has the participation of delegations from the country's states, which brings together more than 4,000 qualified athletes from communes and communal circuits throughout the national territory.

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