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Calendario Peronista: Iniciación de los cursos para líderes deportivos (August 31)
Brief excerpt of Perón honoring students attending specific courses in sports leadership—a program that sought to train the nation's best youth athletes.
El homenaje de la juventud
Perón leaves the adults to their own competitions and instead highlights the state's efforts towards helping students. Images of students from the Unión de Estudiantes Secundarios (UES) shows Perón surrounded by teens in blackface (to mimic the…
El deporte se llamó a silencio honrando a la jefe espiritual
While it was perhaps not surprising that all fútbol activities stopped when Eva Perón died in 1952, it is telling that AFA ordered the suspension of all activities on the first anniversary of her death–demonstrating either the level of intervention…
Various images from the 100th issue
A normal issue of Mundo Deportivo contained on average 82 pages. This issue, number 100, is 246 pages long solely focused on the successful hosting of the 1951 Pan-American Games. Of note is the fascist-style stage. It includes an image of Juan Peron…
Various articles on the 1951 Pan-American Games
Nearly the entire issue is devoted to the Pan-Am Games. Here is the cover, images of the opening ceremonies, and the unveiling of the national velodrome (names "Presidente Perón") for bicycle racing.
Images of the Perons and race car drivers
A few images showing the close association between Perón and rac car driving at the 17 de Octubre Hippodrome
Prestigio el General Perón las finales infantiles
The President's presence offers "prestige" to the youth tournaments
Presencia de la infancia feliz en los Campeonatos Evita
Another year of the Eva Perón tournament kicks off
Buenos Aires es campeón argentino de atletismo del torneo "Evita"
Any tournament that is under a foundation named for Juan or Eva Perón is named after the President or the First Lady
El segundo plan quinquenal reserva al deporte un sitio de amplias realizaciones
Mostly a promotional piece, nonetheless it is helpful for understanding how the state wanted readers to understand the centrality of sports to the five year plan.
Ajedrez en el ateneo deportivo "Evita"
123 particpants took place in the tournament, with winners advancing to international tournament.
Trabajo y deporte
Citing Perón's commitment to social justice, the article lauds sports and labor as the foundation of society and the government's emphasis means that it will focus its energies on making both available to all citizens. The article mentions the…
Alegría de los niños: el campeonato infantil Evita
The second Evita tournament kicks off, with the participation of "estos pequeños cracks"
Ad for Peronist state
The ad states that it has been 3 years of social action to protect the nation's children
Ad for Peronist state
The ad states that it has been 3 years of social action to protect the nation's senior citizens
Así se empieza
Positive look at the Eva Perón youth tournaments