{"id":510765,"date":"2026-06-09T18:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/inefi-transforms-school-sports-and-expands-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:30:53","slug":"inefi-transforms-school-sports-and-expands-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/inefi-transforms-school-sports-and-expands-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Inefi transforms school sports and expands opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.-<\/strong> The executive director of the National Institute of Physical Education, <strong>Alberto Rodr\u00edguez Mella<\/strong>, highlighted this Monday the <strong>advances, results, and projects<\/strong> that he has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidencia.gob.do\/noticias\/inefi-impulsa-una-revolucion-deportiva-escolar-que-transforma-vidas-y-abre-oportunidades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executing<\/a> at Inefi since he took office three years ago at said institution, an appendage of the <strong>Ministry of Education<\/strong> (Minerd).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodr\u00edguez Mella detailed his work in favor of <strong>promoting physical education and school sports<\/strong> in all educational centers and humble sectors of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the results, Rodr\u00edguez Mella said that school sports are transforming lives and discovering talent in the country. <em>\u201cSport is a tool for social transformation, not only in schools, but also in the community, from where several Dominican sports stars have emerged and will continue to emerge.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School sports are <strong>transforming lives<\/strong> and discovering talent throughout the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend reading: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodr\u00edguez Mella highlighted how the initiatives promoted by Inefi are <strong>opening new opportunities<\/strong> for thousands of students, allowing young athletes to be <strong>identified, awarded scholarships, and projected<\/strong> toward national and international stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cFrom athletes already competing in high-level events, to students who have excelled in disciplines such as chess, track and field, badminton, baseball, bowling, golf, and martial arts, school sports continue to demonstrate that talent is present in every corner of the country when the opportunities to develop it are created,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodr\u00edguez Mella listed the <strong>multiple works<\/strong> being carried out to strengthen school sports infrastructure, including the <strong>roofing and renovation of educational centers<\/strong> nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He insisted on the importance of sports as a tool for social transformation, the positive impact of <strong>\u201cInefi with the Neighborhood\u201d<\/strong> on communities, and the role that disciplines like baseball have played in the development of <strong>thousands of Dominican families.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe continue working to bring more opportunities, dignified spaces, and well-being to our students and communities,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>concluded Rodr\u00edguez Mella.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- The executive director of the National Institute of Physical Education, Alberto Rodr\u00edguez Mella, highlighted this Monday the advances, results, and projects that he has been executing at Inefi since he took office three years ago at said institution, an appendage of the Ministry of Education (Minerd). 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