One of the flags of the demonstration.
Photo: Mauricio Alvarado Lozada
Yesterday Bolívar Square was the scene of an unprecedented protest: Olympic and Paralympic medalists, leaders, coaches and dozens of athletes from different federations met to reject the budget cut that the Government projects in its new financing law. The measure, justified by the fiscal crisis that the country is going through, would reduce the budget of the Ministry of Sports to just over 300,000 million pesos in 2026, a very austere figure compared to the $ 1.3 billion it had in 2024 and $ 464,000 million …
