Rio 2016 torch arrives to Venezuela

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It is displayed in various communities of the capital, including the parish on 23 de Enero, and also will be carried to the municipalities where they are originating the 86 athletes classified to the competition to be played in Brazil.
One of the 5,000 original torches created for the route of the Olympic flame in different parts of the world, arrived in Venezuela and will be shown several regions of the country.
The first stop of the torch was the square symbols, of Caracas, where the locals could take pictures and learn more about the fair and the values of Olympism.
«This is one of the activities that we have linked in the Venezuelan Olympic Committee to join all the work we do every day. «Want to incorporate the message of solidarity that us give them rings Olympic in activities as this, as well as also the Olympism goes to the school« said the President of the VOC, Eduardo Alvarez.
According to the information of the Committee, the emblematic banner will be shown in several communities of the capital, among them, the parish 23 de Enero, where is will display the next Saturday 23 of July, and also will be led to them municipalities of where are originating them 86 athletes classified to the fair of Brazil.
«We will not only carry the torch at different points, we want to go beyond activities like functional rings. For this we are going to incorporate to all our municipalities Olympic; «to this is you added the Museum traveling, them courses that offer through solidarity, so can involve all them projects or in this idea of unify the criteria of the sport, but above all of them values Olympic« added Alvarez.
Venezuela will be represented at the Olympics, Rio 2016, for a total of 86 athletes in 19 sports.
Source El Nacional / El Nacional Web
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Originally posted 2016-07-19 16:46:06.