# Huila swim club sends 8 athletes to national para-swimming qualifier in Ibagué

Club Sin Límites from Huila will compete with eight disabled athletes at the national para-swimming qualifier in Ibagué.

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The first national qualifying tournament for para-swimming is taking place in Ibagué, Tolima, from September 1 to September 6, 2026. [^1]

A fire broke out in a wooded area behind the Tulipanes Park in Ibagué, Colombia, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, around 3:00 PM. [^2]

The eight athletes from Huila will compete in physical disability classifications S6, S7, S9, and S10 across male and female categories. [^3]

The Huila department is participating through the Club Sin Límites with eight athletes who have physical disabilities. [^4]

The tournament serves as a qualifier for the VII Paranational Games, which are described as the most important adapted sports event in the country. [^5]

Luisa Vizcaya, a resident of the area, stated that she and others saw tires and bottles at the scene, leading them to believe the fire was intentionally set. [^6]

The community successfully extinguished the flames completely and prevented the fire from reaching the nearby houses and residential complexes. [^7]

The fire generated a strong column of smoke and posed a risk to nearby homes and residential complexes in the Jordán Novena Etapa neighborhood. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The first national qualifying tournament for para-swimming is taking place in Ibagué, Tolima, from September 1 to September 6, 2026. (lanacion, News)
2. A fire broke out in a wooded area behind the Tulipanes Park in Ibagué, Colombia, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, around 3:00 PM. (El Nuevo Día, News)
3. The eight athletes from Huila will compete in physical disability classifications S6, S7, S9, and S10 across male and female categories. (lanacion, News)
4. The Huila department is participating through the Club Sin Límites with eight athletes who have physical disabilities. (lanacion, News)
5. The tournament serves as a qualifier for the VII Paranational Games, which are described as the most important adapted sports event in the country. (lanacion, News)
6. Luisa Vizcaya, a resident of the area, stated that she and others saw tires and bottles at the scene, leading them to believe the fire was intentionally set. (El Nuevo Día, News)
7. The community successfully extinguished the flames completely and prevented the fire from reaching the nearby houses and residential complexes. (El Nuevo Día, News)
8. The fire generated a strong column of smoke and posed a risk to nearby homes and residential complexes in the Jordán Novena Etapa neighborhood. (El Nuevo Día, News)

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