{"id":34800,"date":"2022-11-03T18:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T00:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/es\/?p=34800"},"modified":"2023-07-14T20:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:25:02","slug":"the-tournament-of-friendship-2022-is-taking-place-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regnumchristi.org\/en\/se-lleva-a-cabo-en-mexico-el-torneo-de-la-amistad-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abThe reunion is our victory\u00bb - The XXXIX edition of the Friendship Tournament takes place in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Friendship<\/a>With a participation of nearly six thousand athletes from Regnum Christi Schools<\/a>, under the coordination in Mexico of the Semper Altius Network of Schools, the XXXIX edition of the Friendship Tournament<\/a>. The tournament's motto was \u201cThe reunion is our victory,\u201d and the 2022 event took place in the State of Mexico from October 27 to November 1.<\/p>\n

Opening of the 2022 Friendship Tournament<\/h3>\n

Fr. Alberto Sim\u00e1n, LC, president of the network of schools in Mexico, welcomed the participants and their families who accompanied them in each of the sporting competitions. \u201cIt's been two years without a Friendship Tournament (the tournament was suspended for two years due to Covid). I am sure that many of you were very eager to come, to compete, to share. And, as the motto says, \u201cThe reunion is our victory,\u201d in sports, victory is not necessarily the most important thing. It is important, yes, but the most important thing for us is to form ourselves as good people, and sports help us a lot with that. Competing shapes us, losing makes us mature, and as you have done tonight in the rainy weather: perseverance makes us triumph,\u201d said Fr. Sim\u00e1n at the tournament's opening.<\/p>\n

\"Friendship<\/a>For his part, Master Alejandro Santacruz Perales, president of the 2022 Friendship Tournament, commented in his welcoming remarks that \u201cwe are happy to have you here. I welcome the countries of El Salvador, Colombia, the Philippines, and all the schools in the Republic. I thank God for allowing us to gather once again for this edition of the Friendship Tournament. I believe that being here together is our greatest victory. This sports competition serves to send a message of peace, reconciliation, and unity to the world. I invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to become a better version of yourselves.\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Governor of the State of Mexico, Alfredo del Mazo, declared the Friendship Tournament inaugurated, encouraging the young athletes to value \u201cthis opportunity to be here today which makes us reflect on our vulnerability as human beings, on the greatness of the challenges we face, like the one we have just faced in these past two years due to the pandemic, and also on what we are capable of achieving when we unite to overcome challenges. Especially in the educational sphere, thanks to the teachers, the young people, and the parents. Here we have the young people who are our promise, they are our present, and they are our future.\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Friendship<\/a>The sporting feat of the 2022 Friendship Tournament<\/h3>\n

This year, the Friendship Tournament had the following sports:<\/p>\n