Bolivia
Land:1,098,581km2 population: 6,421,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
NA
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
Football, Baseball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Cycling
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Indoor Soccer
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
We have General Sports Law. Now new Sports law was approved in the Senate in January 2001 and now waiting to be approved in the Lower House.
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
NA
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
We are preparing a survey on sport participation. (2001)
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
NA
8. FITNESS TESTlNG PROGRAM
NA
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
The Sports Viceministry
Chief of the Sports Promotion Unit
Av.Arce NO.2529 Edificio Santa Isabel
Tel: (591)2.431269,433162 Fax: (591)2.431513
e-mail: vimindep@ceibo.entelnet.bo
1. FOUNDED YEAR
September, 1997
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Ms. Lidia Mayser Hurtado
Title Chief of the Sports Promotion Unit
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Governmental organization. The Sports Viceministry was established in
September 16th 1997. It was formerly known as the National Sport Secretary.
Now the Sports Viceministry is under the tutelage of the Ministry of Education,
Culture and Sports.
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
Our mission is to promote the sports activities.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:30
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx.US$1,000,000 (2000)
Approx.US$1,000,000 (2001)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Challenge Day
Sport for All as Walking Events
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
NA
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
NA
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
The physical education institutes and the departmental and municipal organizations.
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
NA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Our biggest problem is the lack of sport culture.
