Beijing 2008 - Venezuela with greater delegation of history at Olympics

Venezuela, with the largest delegation of its Olympic history in Beijing hopes to show the results of more than eight years of work, given the particular attention to the sport by the government President Hugo Chavez. The South American User Rating country carries 108 Olympic Games athletes, a number that even may increase, more than double the 48 present at the previous Olympics in Athens 2004, to establish the most impressive jump classifieds. The success, which led the country to be the only country that doubles the number of awards athletes from Athens to Beijing, according to the Venezuelan Olympic Committee president, Eduardo Alvarez, is the result dominica of several aspects such as attention to the high competition. Classified by number, Venezuela ranks sixth director in America and 21 worldwide, unprecedented for the South American nation. Alvarez recalled, according to a press report of MOVIEmeter the Olympic Committee, which thanks to the resources given by the authorities created a Latin American University of IMDB Sport and national leagues and units sporting talent. Another initiative was the call municipalization sport and training facility in the neighborhoods and the development of educational games as a mechanism to identify and develop Henry Fool talent. Also became operational centers and Applied Science to Sports Biomechanics laboratories, all of which result is the presence of the 108 classified to the Olympics in Beijing, considered the country's first medal. Among athletes with medal aspirations include Silvio Fernandez (fencing), Alfonso Blanco y Hector Manzanilla (boxing), Mayelis CARIPE (fight), Jonathan Suarez (BMX), Albert Subirats (swimming) and women's team