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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Athletes Commission of the Dominican Olympic Committee concluded this Tuesday the First Athletes Forum “Vision beyond the goal”, which was held for two days at the Olympic Hostel with the participation of about 200 athletes from different disciplines.
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The president of the Athletes Commission, taekwondo athlete Luisito Pie, valued the importance of the forum for the participants, who were able to learn about the functioning of the entity and the role it plays in their careers. Athletes also received guidance on some aspects of benefits to their mental health, personal development, and image as a figure. "This commission goes beyond representing athletes; its mission is to develop activities like this, which develop and strengthen the comprehensive training of each athlete, guaranteeing them better opportunities outside the sports and competitive arena. Our goal is to fight for everyone," Pie stated during his closing remarks at the forum. The Minister of Sports, engineer Kelvin Cruz, made a phone intervention in which he assured that his commitment is to support the athletes and urged them to continue their different preparation programs for the different international commitments, specifically the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. "Our work from the Ministry of Sports is not only to build and renovate sports complexes, nor to support events, our commitment is to guarantee the well-being of each of you," Cruz expressed. Within the different exhibitions, the athletes learned about their rights and duties, as well as the importance of having good communication, how much their management as a personal brand means, and how they can improve to position their image as athletes. The first athletes' forum featured presentations by the Sports Hall of Famer, licenciado Rubel Salomón; Aurora Viñas, journalist Sussy Jiménez, communicator Richard Bazil, sports event producer Olga Torres, as well as Ana Cabrera, Kelvin Castillo and Juan Guerra.
