This Saturday, April 18, Puerto Aysén will become the epicenter of international basketball with the Polideportivo 21 de Abril as the main venue. Starting at 11:00 AM, the Austral Binational League will kick off, an event aimed at strengthening sports ties between Chile and Argentina. The day will feature various delegations participating in a weekend filled with sporting excitement.
The Horizonte Austral club will host the Astros de Coyhaique in the U13, U15, and U18 formative series. Meanwhile, the CEMIB club will compete in the U11 category against the same rival, promoting the discipline from a young age. The excitement of the Adult series will come from the EMBA (Empresas Bahamonde) club, which will represent Puerto Aysén in this league.
Institutional and logistical support The Aysén Sports and Recreation Corporation is supporting the organization of this event by facilitating the use of the Polideportivo 21 de Abril, which will host several athletes from the U11 series to adults this weekend. The executive director of the entity, Jorge Villegas, emphasized that “for us as a Sports Corporation, with the authorization and approval of Mayor Luis Martínez, we are carrying out this opportunity to once again support these sports events. We are making the Polideportivo available so that these tremendous sports events, which are very important for the community, can take place.
” He also mentioned that logistical support has been provided to ensure the event runs smoothly and invited the community to attend this Saturday from 11:00 AM. Club Horizonte Austral will represent the Aysén community The Horizonte Austral club will be the local team in the formative categories, with Nicolás Mancilla in charge of the technical aspect. Its president, Marcelo Uribe, explained that this is “an international event to which we have been invited, and we will represent not only our Aysén community but also the region and Chile.
” He detailed that as a club they will be “part of a championship that extends from this Saturday, April 18, until June,…
He also mentioned that they invited two clubs to be allies in this competition: the EMBA club, which will represent the community in the adult category, and CEMIB with children under 11 years old. Access to the event Regarding the entry details for the sports event, the president of Horizonte Austral indicated that “we will charge a voluntary entrance fee of 1,000 pesos, which is an affordable price for everyone, so that these resources—along with the kiosk sales—will help raise funds to cover the trip to Argentina for three nights and four days in June, in order to fulfill our commitment as visitors. ” It is worth noting that during the press conference, the president of the EMBA club, Alejandro Bahamonde, and the adult team coach, Diego Otero, who came from Argentina to reinforce the technical aspect of EMBA, were present.
Also present were players from Horizonte Austral: Mateo Uribe, Camilo Pérez, and Renato Lesmes. Official Schedule – Saturday, April 18 Location: Polideportivo 21 de Abril (Benigno Díaz 15) 11:00 AM: Horizonte Austral vs. Astros (U-13 Category) 1:00 PM: Horizonte Austral vs.
Astros (U-15 Category) 3:00 PM: Inauguration Ceremony 3:30 PM: CEMIB vs. Astros (U-11 Category) 5:00 PM: Horizonte Austral vs. Astros (U-18 Category) 7:00 PM: EMBA vs.