National Institute of Sports of El Salvador

Logo of INDES

The National Institute of Sports of El Salvador (Spanish : Instituto Nacional de los Deportes de El Salvador; INDES), is the entity in charge of managing and promoting sport in El Salvador. It is a government institution but it is decentralized and autonomous. It handles around 37 sports disciplines.

History

INDES was founded 28 June 1980 by Decree 300 of the Revolutionary Government. Its first president, Dr. Joel Arturo Rivas Castillo, assumed his post on 4 July 1980.

Since 2019, Yamil Bukele has been the director of INDES. ^{[1] [2]}

Federations

• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Bodybuilding
• Bowling
• Boxing
• Chess
• Cycling
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Handball
• Judo
• Karate
• Martial Arts
• Motoring
• Mountaineering
• Motorcycling
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Table tennis
• Taekwondo
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

References

1. Barraza, Carlos (25 March 2023). "Yamil Bukele: El Hermano Colombiano del Presidente de El Salvador" [Yamil Bukele: The Colombian Brother of the President of El Salvador]. Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
2. Alvarado, Jimmy; Labrador, Gabriel; Arauz, Sergio (17 June 2020). "The Bukele Clan that Rules with Nayib". El Faro . Retrieved 6 June 2025.

External links

• http://www.indes.gob.sv