{"id":102573,"date":"2026-01-09T21:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/venezuelan-sports-under-maduro-economic-crisis-and-outstanding-achievements\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:09:28","slug":"venezuelan-sports-under-maduro-economic-crisis-and-outstanding-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/venezuelan-sports-under-maduro-economic-crisis-and-outstanding-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan Sports Under Maduro: Economic Crisis and Outstanding Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venezuelan Sport in the Maduro Era: Between Achievements and Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\nThe arrival of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro to power in Venezuela marked a turning point for national sports. Coinciding with the end of the oil boom, the sports sector has faced a period marked by the economic crisis and reduced resources.\n\nDuring the years of oil boom, significant funds were allocated to sporting events. An example was the 2007 Copa Am\u00e9rica, which required a considerable investment in stadiums and infrastructure. However, by 2013, economic growth had slowed, anticipating a deep recession.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achievements in the Midst of Adversity<\/h2>\n\n\nDespite the adverse context, Venezuelan sport has celebrated important achievements during this period. Highlights include Yulimar Rojas&#8217; gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the runner-up finish of the U-20 national soccer team.\n\nHowever, the increasing statization of sport and the lack of resources have led many athletes to seek opportunities outside the country, maintaining their link with Venezuela from abroad.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Declining Sports Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\nThe economic crisis has significantly impacted sports infrastructure. Iconic facilities such as the Br\u00edgido Iriarte stadium in Caracas or the Olympic pools of Guatamare in Margarita show advanced deterioration.\n\n<h2>Baseball, Reflection of the Crisis<\/h2>\n\nBaseball, the king sport in Venezuela, has been one of the most affected. Economic and logistical difficulties prevented the country from hosting the Caribbean Series in 2018 and 2019. It wasn&#8217;t until 2023 when Venezuela once again hosted the tournament, with the inauguration of the Monumental Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Stadium in Caracas.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Uncertain Panorama<\/h2>\n\n\nThe balance of Venezuelan sport in the era of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro reveals a contrasting reality: individual successes that coexist with a weakened system. The reconstruction of a solid base for national sport remains an outstanding challenge.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venezuelan Sport in the Maduro Era: Between Achievements and Challenges The arrival of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro to power in Venezuela marked a turning point for national sports. Coinciding with the end of the oil boom, the sports sector has faced a period marked by the economic crisis and reduced resources. During the years of oil boom, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,11367,11234,11368],"class_list":{"0":"post-102573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-economic-crisis","10":"tag-venezuelan-sport","11":"tag-yulimar-rojas"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}