With the presence of the great family of Azuay's sport, the general public, reference athletes from various generations, with exhibitions, fairs and under the slogan "Azuay, Sports Capital of Ecuador", several events will be held in this city and throughout the country to celebrate the Ecuadorian Sports Day, published the Press Department of the Azuay Sports Federation.

In Cuenca, the event will begin at 3:00pm with a walk from San Blas to La Madre Park, where exhibitions of various sports promoted by the FDA will be held, there will also be safety forums and a formal program that will take place next to the Jefferson Pérez monument.

Representatives from cantonal leagues, neighborhood leagues, parish leagues, former glories of Azuay and Ecuador's sports, institutions and guests are expected to be present today.

The entire event will be hosted by the Azuay Government, with its main representative Xavier Enderica, the Ministry of Sports and the FDA.

Only gold medal

Ecuadorian Sports Day is celebrated precisely in homage to the country's first and only Olympic gold medal, achieved by former athlete Jefferson Pérez, in the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.

After the marcher's milestone, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, with Agreement Nº 3401, on July 24, 1997, declared July 26th as Ecuadorian Sports Day.

The agreement stated that the Atlanta achievement was not isolated, as Jefferson was able to place Ecuador on the world sports map, not only for his gold medal in Atlanta 96 and silver in Beijing 2008, but also for his gold medals in the World Championships of Paris 2003, Helsinki 2005 and Osaka 2007; as well as being a winner of Pan-American and South American Games, among other events.

In Guayaquil, a program will be held in Samanes Park with the participation of Fedeguayas and delegations from provincial federations; while in Esmeraldas there will be an event at the Children's Park; and the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE) did not announce any activity. (D)

Memories
On the track

Conversation

On July 15th, double Olympic medalist Jefferson Pérez participated in a conversation where this important date was discussed with the presence of people linked to sports and journalists.