Athletes held a meeting in support of Cristina Fernández

Athletes from various disciplines held a meeting this Tuesday at the Club Sportivo Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires as Show of support for Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner behind the assassination attempt and highlighted “the step forward” of sport in involvement in politics.

Flags of the Campo Popular Volleyballists collective, together with the organizations La Cámpora, Nuevo Encuentro, Peronismo Militante and Peronismo por la Ciudad and the Secretary of Sports of the municipality of José C. Paz bordered the stage of the Sportivo Barracas club, located below the Presidente Arturo Frondizi highway.

The batucada of the Tanners union, led by the Buenos Aires Minister of Labor Walter Correaaccompanied the wait until 19, when the act began.

Flags of the Peronism in March of Gustavo Menendezof the Peronist Sports Movement (MoPeDep), of the Association of Physical and Curricular Education Teachers (Adef) and of the Argentine Federation of Neighborhood Clubs.

The former coach and player of the Argentine volleyball team, who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, was one of the spokespersons for the meeting and in his speech he stated that from the sport “We want to send a hug to Cristina, so that she feels that when they attack her, there is a team behind her.”

Along the same lines, he stated that the event was taking place “at a singular moment” and explained that although “there is the emotion of the union of sport We come to repudiate the attempted assassination of our vice president.”

In turn, he called for “building the political muscle that sport must have in Argentine culture” and thanked the organizations that coordinated the meeting “for the effort they made so that sport is taking a step forward.”

In addition, he urged to build “a homeland where we all have equal opportunities to develop.”

The legislator of the city of Buenos Aires for the Front of All (FdT) and former Secretary of Sports during the mandate of the former president Nestor Kirchner and the two presidencies of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Claudio Morresiwas invited on stage.

There, he recalled the javelin throwing specialist athlete, Braian Toledo, who died in 2020, and highlighted the role of the State “which from public policy bore fruit.”

“A State that was present, that detected a kid and gave him what he needed to compete and won the first medal in a Youth Game for the country,” he added, explaining that “like Braian there were hundreds that the State gave the opportunity”.

In turn, when referring to the assassination attempt, he considered that “That bullet had the 1955 bombing, that bullet had those shot in Trelew and the 30,000 disappeared” and he warned that “at all times in history they come and attack us.”

Another of the personalities linked to sport who spoke to the public was the technical director of the La Nuestra women’s football team and a social reference for Villa 31, Mónica Santino, who stated “it is no coincidence that we started in 2007 (the sports project in the neighborhood) during the government of Néstor Kirchner”.

Also, he highlighted the importance of bringing “the feminist perspective to sport” and fought for “a sport within the framework of rights”.

“And who taught us that? Our partner Cristina,” he replied while recalling that “the best defense is a good attack” and expressed “if the people play, Cristina plays, and if the people want, Cristina can.”

Attempted assassination: “That bullet had the 1955 bombing, that bullet had those shot in Trelew and the 30,000 disappeared” Claudio Morresi

Among those attending the event was the national deputy for the FdT, Monica Machawho in dialogue with Télam valued “the political fact” of the meeting and urged “to be able to understand sport as part of our political and cultural production, which is an emblem of Peronism in the idea of ​​being able to develop a public policy that summons the youths”.

Also, the member of the Group of Priests in Option for the Poor, father Francisco “Paco” Olveirahighlighted to this agency the social function that “the club, the chapel, the school” have, and considered that “these are the things that we have to help to continue growing so that our kids have a future.”

In addition, the deputy and member of the Sports Commission, Rogelio Iparraguirre.

Among the athletes who participated were former boxer Jorge “Roña” Castro, former gymnast Gabriela Parigi, former volleyball player Adriana Zilber, and boxer Gonzalo “Patón” Basile, a member of the group 14 de Septiembre.

about the end, Leandro Rashid of Militant PeronismJose Maria Vitorio for New Encounter, Emiliano Ojea of Peronism for the City and Mark Ciannidirector of Buenos Aires Social Sports and leader of La Cámpora, took the floor.

There Rachid stated that the assassination attempt on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was not only because “it represents the dignity of the people but because they do not want a 2023 with Cristina.”

In response, the public began to sing the chant “Cristina president”, and minutes before “figurines” of the vice president had been distributed, whom from the stage they described as “the best player”.

Today all the Argentine sports that bank @CFKArgentina has his 1st date in @sbarracas, to reaffirm their unconditional loyalty. Let’s hope everyone comes, let’s hope that sport and politics come back together, hopefully achieve a sport of and for EVERYONE.#SportWithCristina pic.twitter.com/7rOewtn4JK

— Leandro Rachid (@LORachid) October 11, 2022

Meanwhile, Rachid affirmed that “the enemy is in front, his name is (Mauricio) Macri, (Horacio) Rodríguez Larreta and (María Eugenia) VIdal”, and affirmed that in the next elections Together for Change “he comes for everything that they couldn’t do.”

Then he denounced an attempt to sell the National Center for High Performance Sports (CeNARD), as well as a possible defunding of the National Entity for High Performance Sports (Enard)

At the beginning of the act, the secretaries of Sports of municipalities in the province of Buenos Aires also spoke together with trade union leaders linked to sports, such as Daniel Ayala, tanner worker and 2022 European Taekwon-Do champion.

The day ended at 8:20 p.m. to applause from athletes, trade unionists and leaders of political parties.