00:00Why is it not an Olympic sport?
00:02In Colombia is very common this question,
00:04because our country is a real power mundial in this discipline.
00:08Currently in China, the national selección,
00:10directed by Elias del Valle, Iván Vargas, Juan Carlos Baena, Anuar Cárdenas,
00:15defiende the title of the World Championship of Patinaje Velocity,
00:18a competition that Colombia has gained in 21 opportunities,
00:2114 of them consecutively in the most recent editions.
00:24Today, of course, is the great favorite to retain the title.
00:27That's why, many people ask the reasons why this sport is not included in the Olympic Games.
00:33If the pace of the velocity of the program in our country,
00:36would it be the possibility of medalists?
00:38Let's see.
00:39First, we have to say that Colombia is the first power mundial in the pace of the race.
00:43That's a fact.
00:44This sport was popular in the national territory at the end of the 80's and beginning of the 90's.
00:50In that then, appeared the first generation of stars in the pace of the Colombian,
00:54leadered by sportists like Guillermo León Botero and Luz Meritristán.
00:57However, only until 2000, our country conquered its first title, when the World Cup was in Barranca Bermeja.
01:05From there, Colombia remained in the highest level of the podium year after year,
01:08both in the women and women, in the race and in the race.
01:12It was supported by the good leadership, the talent of the sportists and the capacity of the athletes.
01:18The Colombian Club of Patinaje has been characterized by being one of the most active in the country.
01:24And although it has been able to involve since decades important patrons,
01:28it has been able to optimize the resources that the state receives,
01:32by helping them to promote more than 50 activities each year,
01:35both in the high rendement and in the categories of training.
01:38Thanks to this model, the success has been multiplied,
01:41as well as that the sport is one of the most medals in the country in the Olympic Olympic Games,
01:47such as Bolivarian, Sudamericanos, Centroamericanos and the Caribbean, and Panamericanos.
01:52The Colombian Club of Patinaje is always the same question.
01:56Why is the sport not included in the Olympic Games program?
01:59If there is a sport and over the hielo in the冬季 games,
02:03why is the sport not in the冬季 games?
02:05The main reason is the sport.
02:07For that sport in the Olympic Games program, it must be practiced in at least 75 countries,
02:13in four countries for men and three for women.
02:15And it must be implemented in the World Code of Antidopage.
02:18The sport already meets a lot of those requirements,
02:21but its sport is not strong in the international field.
02:24In the moment decisively of the Asambleas,
02:26when the members of the International Committee decide what disciplines include,
02:31it has not been able to reduce the sufficient votes.
02:33The COI, as well, seeks constantly sports that attract great audiences,
02:38global sponsors, and that have a balanced balance between various nations.
02:43Today, the sport of races is dominated almost completely by Colombia,
02:47and at least in the same time by the United States,
02:49which generates doubts about its universality.
02:52For the COI, a sport in which only two or three countries
02:55can be able to lose all the medals atractive of the public.
02:59Also, there is an economic issue.
03:00The Grandes Potencias Olímpicas tienden a apoyar deportes
03:04in which they can win medals,
03:06which brings more visibility and money.
03:09If the sport in the international field,
03:11the countries like China or the United States would invest in immediately,
03:15but now they don't care about it.
03:17That leaves Colombia and a few few nations
03:19pushing themselves in this candidate.
03:21But even having in mind that factor,
03:24if this sport was included in the Olympic program,
03:26with the interest of Grandes and Nuevas Potencias,
03:29investing in this discipline,
03:31would we win so many medals as we think?
03:34No it is as good as it seems.
03:35The contrast with the swimming pool is normal.
03:38Although they are similar sports,
03:40the Hielo is historic in the冬季,
03:42and has a great audience in Europe, Asia and North America.
03:45The Carreras still fought for that space,
03:48although it was already as a sport in the Olympic Games.
03:52The important thing is that the absence of the Olympic Games
03:55does not give merit to what they do in the Colombian countries.
03:58Each title is a result of years of work,
04:01sacrifices, family sacrifices and trainers.
04:03For this new world,
04:05the selección has a luxury team,
04:07with a number of athletes,
04:08several of them champions and figures of great proyección.
04:11Luz Karime Garzón,
04:13Gabriela Rueda,
04:13Giselle Camila Giraldo,
04:15Colin Castro,
04:16María Fernanda Teams,
04:17Jamie Pájaro,
04:18Juan Jacobo Mantilla
04:19y Joné Duarte Azcón
04:20are the names that are the dreams of a selección
04:23that aspire to continue
04:24agigantando the legend of the Colombian Patinaje.
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