With the same spirit that the athletes Jackeline Rentería and Érica Castaño managed to achieve heroic medals with which they played the national anthem in different sports venues in Colombia and other countries, they will seek to reach Congress.
For both, this new challenge is as complex as the competitions themselves, but they are confident of achieving one of the seats in the elections on March 13.
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The inequalities and difficulties that many Colombians have in their day-to-day lives, but especially in sports, have not been unrelated to former wrestler Rentería, who since she was little, in the Lleras Camargo neighborhood (Siloé), was already fighting her first life battles.
Jackeline Renteria
Despite the obstacles, he managed to get ahead and bring joy to the country. Despite the challenges he faced, he believes that from politics can improve the conditions of many athletes so that they can bring more happiness than she gave to Colombia.
This is detailed in his campaign proposals, among which he seeks a new, more inclusive Sports Law.
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“One of the main flags that I have in my campaign is the transformation of the Sports Law into a law that goes hand in hand with the needs of sports and the community”, details the Olympic medalist.
Other of his proposals focus on the creation of the School Sports Federation aimed at promoting sports from early childhood. This implies “having a teacher qualified in Physical Education at all educational levels”.
Erica Castaño, from tragedy to sporting glory
Double silver medalist at the World Paraathletics Championships in London 2017. Fourth place and Paralympic diploma at Rio 2016 and silver and bronze medalist at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, are part of the long list of achievements and sports titles that the athlete has achieved Erica Castaño in her career.
Behind these successes there was also the drama of being confined to a wheelchair, but the joy of overcoming obstacles and achieving triumphs for the country.
He remembers that his life changed on December 8, 2008 when in confusing events he was shot that caused a spinal cord injury at the T12 level that compromised his spine and prevented him from walking again.
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His spirit and strong character allowed him to overcome adversity and consecrate himself in the javelin and weight throwing at a national and international level.
Erica Castaño is also a double silver medalist at the World Paraathletics Championships in London 2017.
Now Castaño, who is also a lawyer specializing in Criminal Procedural Law and in Sports Direction and Management, seeks to reach the Chamber with the Radical Change party to continue fighting for sports and the region.
Among her proposals, the former athlete seeks the creation of a university sports league, as well as the tax treatment of incentives received by athletes as financial support.
He also wants to work for the chair of financial intelligence, access to sports as a tool for resocialization and redemption of sentence for the population deprived of liberty. For this he seeks to create the Prison Sports League.
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