Secretary Osorio Chong Starts Countrywide Sports Program for Mexican Youth The News
go to original July 30, 2014

Secretary of the Interior Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, on Tuesday put into action the program, “Glorias del deporte. Futbol, escuela de vida” (The glory of sport. Soccer, the school of life), which in its second version will include around 10,000 youth in 29 federal entities.

Osorio Chong performed the ceremonial kick-off of the program on the main field of the High Performance Center of the Mexican Soccer Federation.

The program will reach 52 municipalities in 29 states and 58 former professional players will be included to teach and inspire the young people of Mexico, said Osorio Chong.

The program is specifically designed for at risk youth, to intervene and offer them sports as an outlet, he said.

“I am very proud of this project because if we can rescue just one young person from adverse circumstances, it will be worth it,” said Osorio Chong.

Those involved in the program are participating “with great dedication and determination,” he said at the inaugural kick-off.

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