Valeria Dudamel received official funding and leaves for China to participate in the Wushu Junior World Championship

Published at: 23/03/2026 03:26 PM

The young Venezuelan Valeria Dudamel, a wushu athlete who qualified for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, received her official endowment from the Ministry of People's Power for Sports on her preparation route.

Dudamel will attend the top youth event in world sport, where he will represent the country for the first time in this discipline.

After receiving the endowment, Dudamel began his journey to the city of Tianjin, China, where he will participate in the 10th Wushu Junior World Championship, a key competition in his preparation for Dakar 2026.

“I am grateful for all the support of the Ministry, for the endowment and for welcoming us with open arms. Now I am very focused on the tenth World Championship in China, and we are going with the best expectations,” said Dudamel, according to a press release from the Ministry of People's Power for Sports.

For his part, the coach of the Venezuelan Wushu Federation, Hernando Dudamel, highlighted the impetus in the training and development of the athlete on this path to her fundamental competence.

“We are grateful for all the steps taken during our stay in the city of Caracas, in this process of preparation, training and also for the Youth Olympic Games in which our athlete Valeria will be participating on behalf of our country,” added the coach.

Mazo News Team