At a ceremony on Wednesday, Anna Moser took over her position at the Sports Ministry and detailed her proposals and goals for the position. One of the main points it raised was a “revolution” in the sector, an idea proposed by the President of the Republic, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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“I want to guarantee everyone’s right to sport and make a revolution. It was a request from President Lula, to make sport accessible in everyone’s life. He has always been an athlete, this is the window that opened,” he said.
“We want to educate leaders to understand the role of sport. The culture of practicing movement and playing sports must be introduced in families, in neighborhoods, in cities. Today we don’t know how many people are receiving help. We know how many judokas, to swim in the country, but have no idea what part of the population receiving assistance with physical and sporting activities,” the minister continued.
Last week, Lula announced Olympic volleyball medalist Anna Moser as her new sports minister. The 54-year-old former athlete will be the first woman to head the profile, which was established in 1995.
To continue the party, Ana played with the rivalry between Brazil and Cuba, which she faced on the courts and marked her generation. She confirmed that she will follow the path of expanding the sport across the country, which is one of the most active sports in the world. Only 30% of the Brazilian population engages in regular physical activity
“I think the task here is more difficult than in Brazil and Cuba. We will all be together and have the spirit of a lot of conversations so that we can build something new and bigger than what we have today. We have to get more people to know the sport, play it and benefit from it.”
Our audience is the same: children and young people going to school, the general population, with the help of SUS. We will seek partnerships to expand access to sports across the country. He noted that I assume that this mission is to overturn the pyramid and ensure access to sports for all as stipulated in the constitution.
The former volleyball player is currently one of the directors of Atletas Bello Brasil, an organization formed to fight for better conditions in Brazilian sport. In addition, it established the Institute of Sport and Education in 2001, with the aim of helping children and youth, and training teachers and educators.
Anna Moser took bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and also competed in the Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 editions.
He said, “I defended the national team for 15 years, but I never took off the team shirt. I defend all athletes, technicians and professionals. I know the pain, the glory and the values we distribute.”
Finally, I mentioned Ana Isabel Salgado, a former volleyball player who passed away in November and made a name for herself in the sport in the 1980s and 1990s.
“I would also like to mention Isabel Salgado, who was very dedicated and worked her whole life for many of the things we stand for here, including in this electoral process,” he concluded.
