The wave of complaints after the withdrawal of 147 athletes from the Athlete Support Program of IPD continues to generate reactions among the involved parties. This time, Natalia Málaga, who sent a letter addressed to President Martín Vizcarra through her Facebook account, raised her voice, asking him to intervene because Peruvian sports are "sick".

This is the letter that Natalia Málaga wrote and published on her Facebook

Dear President Martín Vizcarra

You are giving a perhaps slightly different image from other Presidents who have held that position. Two months ago, I saw you proudly giving medals to many athletes who achieved them with dedication, effort, love for our country, and their sport.

And 31 years ago, I'm sure you also woke up early in the morning to watch those matches of the Seoul '88 Olympics. You will also remember that at that time, there was hardly any support for athletes, such as the Athlete Support Program (PAD), like there is now, but we still dedicated ourselves to sports and to Peru with a lot of love and enthusiasm.

Don't lose the affection that you are gaining from the people, or at least from many athletes, because of the things you are fixing. It is said that sports are HEALTH, well, let me tell you that sports have been sick for a long time. You can do something for today's and yesterday's athletes, give us your hand, we need it, please!

What has happened with the withdrawal of athletes from the PAD is credible (not incredible) at this point.

It is a shame that they don't realize that athletes need to prepare before a competition in order to be at a good level and compete. What good is it if they offer something when the Methodology manual is poorly made and contradicts itself because there is always something from the administrators, who are the least athletic, that does not contribute to this.

For example,
If you participate in an international competition (in my case, Volleyball), the Pan American Cup is won but not recognized because it is not a federative event, they only recognize the South American Games, Bolivarian Games, Pan American Games, World Championships, and Olympics. How can athletes gain international experience or exposure if they don't participate in these events before their competition?

Let me give you another example:
What can we expect if since 2005, as administrative teachers (many Olympic medalists), we have been in the IPD under Law 276 and until now we have not received all our labor benefits? Is it discrimination? Or inefficiency? They don't want to fulfill their obligations to the OLYMPIANS? Presidents and General Managers who have been in the IPD seem not to have had the management skills because there are people who have more power than them or they simply don't care.

We have been demanding what is rightfully ours. We are in a special regime because of our Olympic medals, I am convinced that you know that we won them, but who denies it at the IPD? We have WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS and until now we have not been paid our vacations and bonuses since 2005.

Please, don't miss the opportunity to continue changing things for the better. WE NEED IT!

The former Peruvian volleyball player, Olympic medalist in Seoul '88, and current coach of the women's junior volleyball teams, spoke out with a heartfelt message in which she asks for the support of President Martín Vizcarra for the good of Peruvian sports.

In an extensive letter, Natalia Málaga makes a clear request to the President of Peru: "You can do something for today's and yesterday's athletes, give us your hand, we need it," she wrote and asked for this message to reach the President.

She also denounced that many Olympic medalists, appointed as administrative teachers at the IPD by law, have not received the labor benefits that they are entitled to since 2005 and questioned a "discrimination" against the Olympians.

Natalia Málaga's profound message has had an impact on social media, where all her followers have shared the message and shown their support for her and the affected athletes due to the withdrawal of the Athlete Support Program from the IPD.