Santander

Bucaramanga is the capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest economy in Colombia, and has the sixth largest population in country, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area. Bucaramanga has over 160 parks scattered throughout the city and has been given the nickname "La Ciudad de Los Parques" ("City of Parks") and "La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia" ("Colombia's Beautiful City"). It is internationally recognized for its parks.

Bucaramanga has grown rapidly since the 1960s, mostly into neighboring locations within the metropolitan area. Floridablanca, Girón and Piedecuesta are inextricably linked geographically and commercially with Bucaramanga, forming a large metropolitan city.

Wrestling in Santander

More than 50 years have passed since the first wrestling protagonists Atahualpa Ibarra and Clímaco Otero together filled a mat, with rice chaff and Covered with a truck tarpaulin, for the first wrestler units in Bucaramanga.

The Provincial Wrestling Federation "Liga de Lucha Santandereana" is one of the most successful sports associations in the province. The dream of the League began with few athletes, but now operate over 200 young people, in wrestling in Santander.

2014 was particularly good for the league, not only because of the positive results, but also because an expansion plan could be implemented. Two new clubs have opened in the suburbs Santander and Café Madrid.

"Next year we want to have between five and six branches anymore because large human material is available here. Moreover, it will bring us a significant competitive advantage, as by a large number of athletes and thus greater rivalry near our level is raised "says Sergio Arias, coach and secretary of the league.

In the capital of the Province Santander, Bucaramanga, you will find the wrestling club close to the soccer stadium „ Estadio Alfonso Lopez“.
Trainer: Sergio Arias Herrera
Telefon: (0057) 317-5456787

At the nacional Games 2012, Uber Cuero won the first place at 55Kg Freestyle. And at the Pan american Campionsships 2013 in Panama we won a bronce medal. His brother Alexis Cuero won a Bronce medal at 66Kg Greco at the nacional games. Alexis was participant of the world Championships 2013 in Budapest.

The Cuero Brothers Alexis and Uber are the best wrestlers of Bucaramanga in the moment.

The Team of Bucaramanga.

Provincial Asociation

Presidente: Sorlinda Berdugo Castillo.
Vicepresidente: Atahualpa Ibarra Madrid.
Secretario: Sergio Arias Herrera.
Tesorero: Fernando Larrota Hernández.
Vocal: Luis José Gamboa Sanabria.
Clubs: Gladiador, Atahualpa Wrestling, UTS, UCC y Ferlarher.

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Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC8YNAWPi6E