as a chain to which are added links, Argentine sport is adding in recent years a succession of events that shake the foundations built decades ago. First it was the confirmation of the President Mauricio Macri of the National Center of high performance sports (Cenard) of Núñez moving Olympic Park built for the Youth Olympic Games, in Villa Soldati. Then materialized the sale of lands to Tiro Federal Argentino – of the most expensive the city-that gave way to the future construction of the Innovation Park. Another focus of discussion is what will happen with the higher Institute of physical education N ° 1 “Dr. Enrique Romero Brest”, the Cenard metres. And now, the axis of the issue is the Mission of the Secretariat of sports of the nation become a national sport Agency.
Nunez to Villa Soldati the Cenard, premises used by high performance athletes, today and it is the birthplace of Olympic champions, do not continue to operate, although Yes will be used during the period the move to the Olympic Park of Villa Soldati. why? The transfer of the property is framed in a project of the Government of Buenos Aires to build in that area of Nuñez the Innovation Park, to be divided among real estate – homes, offices and companies – and a green space for public use. To do this, also materialized in 151 million dollars sale of Tiro Federal Argentino, located opposite the Court of River and near the Cenard, with the condition that remains standing headquarters, declared a national historic landmark. Among the investors who bought those lands was the Werthein Group (Buenos Aires Landmark), linked to Gerardo, the President of the Argentine Olympic Committee.
“I’m totally at odds with the transfer,” said Claudio Morresi, the former Secretary of sports of the nation, to Filo.News. And between its arguments, explained: “all sports infrastructure which is established and operating in a country, it is important to keep it open with programs that allow that the sport continue developing federative and socially”.
“My conception is that sport is a tool for human development and I would like that the Cenard doors remain open. “There isn’t any real estate business that will benefit 400 rich that has more value than the thousands of young people, children and adults to improve their quality of life through physical activity”.
In that vein, Rodolfo Paverini, President of the Argentina Confederation of sports (CAD), said: “the sale of the Cenard is because there is a mega-project in the area of Nuñez. Already happened to Tiro Federal, will happen with the Cenard and Romero Brest. They need lands and promise to move everything to the Parque Roca. “And the truth that is lying that that money would go to develop the Olympic village, because they will privatize”.
Secretariat turned into agency “the creation of the agency project was agreed between Urquiza – friend of the adolescence of Macri and co-founder with the President of the Republic of Argentina’s Fernando Marín and paddle – Association – the consigliere of Mauricio Macri” in the sports area – and is inspired by the Cordoba Sports Agency, a joint entity created in 1999 by Governor José Manuel de la Sota in the image and likeness of Brazilian models to get fresh money and streamline the Administration in areas related with the culture and youth”, described days ago the journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III on his site Ephecto Sport, on the Decree of necessity and urgency (DNU) which is prepared to transform the Ministry of sport of the nation in the sport Agency National. Now well… it should be carried out a series of questions on the subject.
Several athletes protested against the closure of Cenard and privatization of sport what the project is about? Those who had in their hands the Decree devised by Urquiza Diógenes, Secretary of sports, say is a move by the Government to move forward with privatisation in the coffers of the sport. why they want to do the transformation? “In the disaster they have done during these three years of Government that have been economically destroyed everything, they have no hope of bancar campaign for the Pan American Games of Lima 2019 and social programs that exist in the Secretariat. Then create an agency that will allow an autarchic and much faster from the administrative body to sell and rent land, sports infrastructure, all to make a large real estate business in some cases and in others to carry later some programs,”said Morresi.
“The Agency will allow selling and renting land, sports infrastructure, all to make a large real estate business”, said Claudio Morresi.
Why a decree of necessity and urgency? Taking into account that it is a standard that is used in exceptional situations and when it is impossible to continue the proceedings to sanction laws through Congress, would was not feasible to wait until the beginning of the regular sessions, Friday 1 March, and that is? discuss the draft in the place that corresponds? “You have to make this work through the laws in a democratic country. Last, if you want to make any changes, which sent a law to members, who vote, reach agreement and hence progress according to the decision of the Argentine people”, said the former Secretary of sport. And Paverini added: “the decree is limited and now each activity provided at the Cenard or wherever on the sport is going to have to pay”. What happen with the Argentina Confederation of sports? “We already knew since July that there was a plan that had to do with the privatisation of the sport and the annihilation of the Confederation. They want to seize the DAC to implement certain types of policies that have nothing to do with what we share is a greater expansion, pluralildad, federalism and inclusion,”argued Paverini.
Letter of the selection Argentina’s volleyball bronze medalist in the Olympic Games of Seoul 1988, against the closure of CAD the Cenard, who will be their 100th birthday in 2021, has denounced the breach of laws and Government settings advance sport. In addition, the current Board of Directors expanded in recent days the complaint against Carlos Mac Allister (Secretary of sport during the first three years of change), José García Maañón (Assistant) and “more staff” for “aggravated concealment of traffic influence and bribery”, confirmed the Agency President. Paverini links the progress of the Government against the DAC following the allegations: “what they are doing with the Confederation is to remove the sports personality of higher authority of the sport, which implies that no it can occur here more to defend the rights of the” sports community. So far, we have been denouncing the disrespect with which the national Government is in sport. From the first day does not comply with the law of the sport, does not comply with the allocation per child in the sport. There are 4 million guys who should be entitled to stimulus sports. That money would be spent in the neighborhood clubs, i.e., a virtuous circle is arm. But the Government does not pay them the boys, have them outside, gives no silver clubs and then puts them tarifazos, then breaks them and then sells them”. which way Argentine sport is headed? In this note:
