Daniel Dhers inaugurates the «largest in South America» ​​bicycle park in Barquisimeto

The BMX Freestyle legend, Daniel Dhershis second great dream fulfilled this Saturday Inaugurate the largest extreme park in South Americaa space dedicated to sport that bears his name in honor of his outstanding career.

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Dhers, who is Olympic medalist and five times champion of the X Gamesleft a legacy that transcends competitions, with the aim of inspiring and promoting Freestyle BMX in future generations.

During the opening ceremony, the athlete, which announced its withdrawal from competitions in December 2024he shared his emotion for the realization of this project.

“In my beginnings I learned to ride a bike, to do some tricks. Then I won a competition, others joined, and At one point I said it could be beautiful to leave a legacy, but how do you do that? I thank Mayor Luis Jonás Reyes for giving me the opportunity to leave this place as my legacy in Venezuela. I think it is one of the most beautiful infrastructure at sports around the country. It is one of the best skatepark in all America, ”said Dhers.

The inauguration also included a series of sports exhibitions, which covered disciplines such as Karate do, struggle, skating, BMX Freestyle, as well as recreational activities such as yoga, spinning and cultural dances. Besides, Young local Riders could try the impressive park bowlan experience that was enriched with the participation of Daniel Dhers himself, who motivated those present.

One of the most emotional moments was when Ariannys Durán, local talent of the BMX Freestyle, shared his admiration for Dhers. «I began to practice BMX Freestyle watching videos of Daniel Dhers training. I had the opportunity to see him win a medal in the Olympic Games, and for me it was a pride. From there I knew that I wanted to be like him. Now with this park I will train every day to be like Daniel,» he said.

The Minister of Popular Power for Sports, Franklin Cardillo, He stressed that this park will not only be a legacy for Dhers, but a High performance center For the BMX Freestyle in Venezuela.

“Today we can say with great property, on behalf of our President Nicolás Maduro, who Lara has one of the country’s main high -performance centersand today one opens one that is this freestyle cycling track that bears the name of our Olympic athlete and national pride, Daniel Dhers, ”said Cardillo.

In addition, the minister revealed that Dhers will coordinate the National Freestyle BMXand that the facilities in Lara, together with the United Nations Park in Caracas, will be the training epicenters for future sport talents in the country.

The park is not only destined for BMX Freestyle lovers, but also It offers various facilities for the practice of other sports such as karate, kickboxing, skating, and biosaludable gym. In addition, it will have a spinning track, a roadway, a musculation area, a playground and public service areas.

The mayor of Iribarren, Luis Jonás Reyesstressed that this infrastructure It is part of sports massificationa social initiative aimed at removing young people from leisure and providing them with a healthy space for recreation.

“We are happy because this is part of the sports massification that is one of the tasks we have on the part of the ministry, and that becomes a social action because it guarantees that our boys are far from leisure and have a space for their recreation. In addition, Different recreational cultural activities can be carried out in the open”, Said Reyes.