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Athlete profile: Jackson Martínez
After being one of the hot topics in the transfer world for two years in a row, Jackson Martínez finally got his big move to one of the greats of European football: Atlético Madrid. Since his arrival...
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Colombia to host fundraiser for regional cricket champs
Colombia will face a tough start on their first ever appearance at the South American Cricket Championships (SACs) in October, facing hosts Chile as well as regional powerhouse Mexico on the opening...
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Surf fever hitting Chocó
Friday Oct 9th sees the start of Fundación Buen Punto’s third annual surf tournament in the tiny remote village of Termales in Nuquí, Chocó as part of a surf festival that is attracting guests from all...
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Team Colombia-Coldeportes withdraws from 2016 Peloton after Coldeportes cuts...
After four years in the cycling peloton, Team Colombia-Coldeportes will not return for the 2016 season. Team manager Claudio Corti announced in an official statement on their website that the...
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Juegos Nacionales in Chocó and Tolima
At a press conference on October 6, head of Coldeportes, Andrés Botero Phillipsbourne, announced that five disciplines of the 20th Juegos Nacionales were to change location. The Parque Deportivo de...
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Mixed start for ‘Los Cafeteros’
Colombia had a mixed start to the World Cup qualification campaign for Russia 2018. An expected home win against Perú and a disappointing defeat against a decimated Uruguay leaves ‘los cafeteros’ on...
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Colombian cricket looks ahead after South American debut
The snow-capped southern Andes just outside Santiago de Chile provided a stunning backdrop to the South American Championships (SACs), where Colombia’s national cricket team made its debut in the 20/20...
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Playing Rugby in Bogotá, worth a try?
As the Rugby World Cup reaches the final stages and rugby fever mounts around the world, Alexander James takes a look at the growth of the sport in Colombia and how you can take part Despite its...
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Project Béisbol, covering the bases
Baseball and Colombia are not words you often hear together. While other Latin American nations feature in the top end of the baseball spectrum, Colombia is not one of them. International non profit...
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FCF president steps down, Once Caldas streak and Bogotá football will come...
Bedoya steps down Luis Bedoya cited ‘personal reasons’ as he resigned from his role as president of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) on November 9. The Medellín-born 56-year-old has headed up...
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Aussie rules comes to Bogotá
A new sport is set to make its debut in Bogotá with the scheduling of the capital’s first Australian Rules Football game. This fast-paced and intense sport has attracted fans around the world and there...
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Colombia skates to winter Olympic opportunity
The Colombian Federation of Inline Skating (Fedepatin) has been approved by ice skating’s world governing body, the International Skating Union (ISU), to become a provisional speed skating member,...
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Women rucking in Rio
So impressive has been the progress of rugby in Colombia that the sport’s international governing body is using the country as a case study of how the game can grow beyond its traditional strongholds....
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Juegos Nacionales to light up Colombia
‘Festival of Colombian sports couldn’t have got off to a better start’ as National Games open in Ibague A blend of guitars, flutes and drums of traditional folk music and the Pacific rhythm of...
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Out of the box
WBA lightweight champion Darleys Pérez lost his belt in a rematch against British champion Antony Crolla on November 21. The pair fought an entertaining but controversial match in July that ended in a...
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The highs and lows of the Juegos Nacionales
As the country’s national games draw to a close, Oli Pritchard takes a look at the action Bogotá was pipped to the post in the 20th Juegos Nacionales, taking 127 golds to Antioquia’s 130. The two...
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Olympic Games, Copa Ámerica and Tour de France, all sports to watch in 2016
Colombian sports had its fair share of ups and downs in 2015: Caterine Ibargüen extended her winning streak in the triple jump for another year, Mariana Pajón won yet another gold medal, the women’s...
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Pedro Causil, San Andresano on ice
Freek Huigen speaks to Pedro Causil, the man who may carry the flag for Colombia at the next Winter Olympics, after swapping his wheels for skates Colombia could hardly be called a winter sports...
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Sports roundup – February 2016
Muñoz wins on home soil Local favourite Juan Sebastián Muñoz has won the seventh edition of the Club Colombia Championship, the most prestigious golf tournament held in the country. Muñoz finished on...
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Liga Águila kicks off new season
The Apertura round of the Liga Águila 2016 is underway. With Fortaleza and Atlético Bucaramanga new in the top division, 20 teams will compete over the next four months for a spot in the top eight and...
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