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Chiara Petrocchi will be the Aruban delegation flag bearer

Aruba will compete with 11 athletes at the 2017 Santiago Youth Games

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – 25 di athlete Chiara Petrocchi
September 2017: Olympic to carry the Aruban flag
committee of Aruba held a during the procession of
ceremony before the de- the opening ceremony.
parture of the Aruban del- Secretary General of the
egation for the 2017 Santi- Aruban Olympic Commit-
ago South American Youth tee Nicole Hoevertz stated,
Games “It is a position of honor.
Aruba will be sending 11 ”Petrrocchi will enter the
athletes to compete in six stadium first with the other
disciplines. 10 athletes following her
The selection committee lead.Kamilah Dammers,
started with 55 athletes in leader of the Aruban del-
nine different sports, such egation said was a four
as Taekwondo, Judo, Tri- month process educating
athlon, Swimming, Table not only he atheletes but
Tennis and Tennis. The se- their parents on how to
lection committee looked prepare to travel to San-
at their talent level and tiago Chile.
competition history and The athletes flew to Chile,
whittled it down to pick Thursday and will spend
the best representatives for the next 12 days in Chile.
Aruba. The committee Flag bearer Chiara Petroc- last competition in Costa spent a month training in ready for to do battle in
also selected Taekwondo chi had been injured in her Rica. After recovering, she Colombia, and feels she’s Santiago.q

Aruba Fencing Association organizes the Dutch
Caribbean Fencing Championship 2017

Oranjestad - The Fenc- slowly been growing and las. During the week mem-
ing organization of Aruba now there a four clubs bers from Universal Fencing
[SABA] will organize the around the island. Club, Scherm Club Brazil,
Dutch Caribbean Fencing Initially it was a small num- Centro Deportivo Playa y
Championship 2017 . ber of athletes, that trained Don Bosco Knights/Beau-
It has been at least two and competed interna- Ges fencing clubs will learn
years since SABA has held tionally . the the finer points of their
a championship event. The As the Dutch Caribbean sport from a master swords-
competition will take place Fencing championship man. Sarkis Assadorian.
at the Betico Croes Sports 2017 is in progress, SABA will Cumprando weganan di
Center in Sta Cruz, Aruba also organize workshops Lotto, e Loteria di Aruba
on October 6th and 7th, given by fencing expert you contribute to island
2017. Sarkis Assadorian at the IBI- sports. The aim of the
The sport of fencing has SA sport center in San Nico- foundation is `Improving the life of children through sports.’q