- Those interested in participating in this Women’s Sports Festival, organized by Compensar and Nike, may enroll in any of the three disciplines, which are completely independent: soccer, running and training.
- The sporting event that will take place at the Compensar headquarters on Calle 220 expects to bring together more than 2,000 people, including competitors and spectators.
Everything is ready for the people of Bogotá to meet, on March 18, in the first edition of the Woman Fitness Festival (women’s sports festival), which seeks to bring together more than 500 women and their families around sport, highlighting skills and abilities in three disciplines: soccer, running and training.
“It is the first time that a competition of this level will be held in the capital, which integrates several disciplines in the same place, only for the female category. The tennis courts, soccer fields, pedestrian paths for athletic practice and green areas of Compensar on Calle 220 will be set up so that more than 2,000 people, including spectators and competitors, can take part in a festival in which force is imposed. , the talent and discipline of hundreds of women, interested in emerging sports practices that set trends around the world”, assured Hugo Posada, producer and part of the organizing team of the WFitness Festival.
Soccer, running and training in one day
Women’s sport, like other areas, represents the struggle and effort of women to resignify their role and demonstrate that they have all the capabilities to get on the podium in any competition. In fact, in the Colombian case, there are several athletes who have excelled in important stages, after several years of preparation, perseverance and discipline.
Names like Mariana Pajón, the only Colombian to receive an Olympic medal three times for her participation in orbital jousting, or María Isabel Urrutia, the first athlete to win the gold medal in the country’s entire Olympic history, show that the weight of centuries of discrimination is a matter that remained in the past and, today, there are more that make us feel proud every time they raise the tricolor flag.
During the W Fitness Festival, for the soccer discipline, there will be teams made up of six players who will compete in group phases, in matches with times of 20 minutes. The best two of each group go to the direct elimination phase until the two that will compete for first place are defined.
In runninga 6 KM journey will be run inside the Compensar Calle 220 headquarters “we are excited to have adapted the space for this practice that is booming and also generates benefits such as reducing stress, increasing motivation, fostering creativity, improving mental health and also, by doing it among friends and en masse, it promotes social relations and strengthens spaces for the integral well-being of the attendees”, explained Carlos Calvete sports manager of Compensar.
The third discipline that brings the WFitness Festival is he training, which refers to strength training with weights, dumbbells and any element that allows the development of muscle mass; also gymnastics and physical conditioning. According to the list of the ranking of the main fitness trends for 2023, published by The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), This not only occupies the second place among the favorites, but also begins to be relevant among women. For this last sporting activity there will be a category for Rx, intermediate and climbing couples.
For more information about registration, schedule of activities and others related to the W Fitness Festival, the data will be available at: https://www.wfitnessfestival.com/
