“According to what we saw at the Pan American Games, it is a well-designed track, it has the starters, which is one of the requirements of this specialty, and the collaboration of specialists for its design and implementation. This BMX track is very attractive, not only because the region has had a strategic sport in this discipline, but because it has also produced great athletes, who, having this level of infrastructure, will be able to train and attract new talents and bring competition that “It is one of the most anticipated elements by athletes.”
This is how the Minister of Sports, Jaime Pizarro, reflected following touring with the Governor of Ñuble, Óscar Crisóstomo and the mayor of Chillán, Camilo Benavente, the new BMX track in Chillán, whose works are 80 percent complete.
Pizarro praised the new infrastructure, anticipated that it will empower new athletes and will be the epicenter of various competitions.
The mayor of Chillán, Camilo Benavente, emphasized that the new work anchored in the Quilamapu Complex is inspired by the positive results obtained by the Chillanejos decades ago. “We are happy because we are advancing at a steady pace in this sports infrastructure that we have materialized between the Municipality and the Regional Government. With the minister’s visit we are putting a stamp on a need and an infrastructure that will allow us to have a development pole, possibly the most important in Chile, as bike cross has always been in Chillán.”
Massify BMX
He added that one of the goals of the current administration is to massify BMX and other sports in the commune, promoting the “Municipal workshop with our schools and which takes place on the other track and without a doubt there must be a sports transversality, we want that in the “The future of Chillán is a bicycle city.”
The Governor of Ñuble, Óscar Crisóstomo, highlighted that “it has been a dream that we had as a region, I am very happy to have reached an agreement with the Ministry of Sports to finance this great infrastructure that will enhance the Quilamapu Complex, the most important in the Region of Ñuble, and the Chillán Bicicross Club, which brings together outstanding athletes. We have not only a great infrastructure, but also the talents that can continue to bring us medals.”
The Seremi of Sports, Julio Jorquera, concluded that “we are leaving sport as a priority at the regional level, the BMX track is at a high level to receive national and international competitions. “We are going to continue working together with the municipality, with the Regional Government and with the Ministry of Sports to articulate sports management for the benefit of the communities.”
The president of the Chillán Bicicross Club, Alfredo Mariño, revealed that in April, the track, in white gear, will host the third and fourth dates of the National. “Everyone who wants to come and see it and enjoy it,” he stressed.
The work is being carried out by the company Constructora Reving Ltda. The investment is Th$1,591,342, resources contributed by the National Sports Institute (IND), the Municipality of Chillán and the Regional Government of Ñuble.
The project promoted by the Municipality of Chillán includes a dirt and asphalt circuit 360 meters long and two starters, one of five meters for local competitions and another of eight meters for international events. It will also have perimeter closure, stands for 250 people, landscaping, underground electrical wiring and accessibility.
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