The stage is set to welcome hundreds of athletes for the 8th edition of the Festival Olímpico Femenino, taking place March 8 and 9 at the Albergue Olímpico de Salinas.
Launched in 2014, the event has become a fixture of women's sports in Puerto Rico and continues to promote participation and the development of new generations of athletes.
🏅This edition of the Festival Olímpico Femenino will be dedicated to four notable Puerto Rican athletes who have made their mark in Puerto Rican and world sports:
ASHLEYANN LOZADA
BOXING
She is the first female boxer in Puerto Rico's history to qualify for the Olympic Games, in her case the 2024 Olympic Games.
MARÍA PÉREZ
JUDO
Pérez competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 70 kg category. She also competed in the women's 70 kg category at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
VANESSA GARCÍA
SWIMMING
Third athlete with the highest number of medals on Puerto Rico's team at the 2010 Mayagüez Games.
GRACE CLAXTON
TRACK AND FIELD
She competed at the Rio 2016 and Paris 2024 Olympics (finishing 15th) in the 400-meter hurdles, representing Puerto Rico.
Sara Rosario Vélez, president of the Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico, highlighted the importance of the event and the effort behind its organization:
"The Festival Olímpico Femenino is a celebration of the talent and dedication of our athletes. It is a space where women can demonstrate their ability and passion for sport in a safe environment that fosters healthy competition and camaraderie. We are very excited about this eighth edition, which we expect will be very successful."
Over the coming weekend, attendees will be able to watch competition across a wide range of disciplines, including:
track and field, badminton, handball, boxing, baseball, shotgun shooting, fencing, judo, karate, weightlifting, wrestling, water polo, artistic swimming, softball, taekwondo, table tennis, shooting and archery.
Festival Olímpico Femenino schedule
The Festival Olímpico Femenino was created with the goal of promoting women's participation in sports across various disciplines and formats.
Since its founding, the Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico has worked to develop the event, which has coincided with an increase in the participation of girls and young women in sports, as well as their presence on national teams and delegations.
The event has also helped raise awareness about the importance of maintaining safe and accessible sports environments for participants.
This content was translated with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
