Jeca 2026 starts on October 30 and brings together 43 educational institutions in Castro
Jeca 2026 in Castro starts on October 30 with 43 institutions, 19 modalities and a forecast of about 700 games
Castro is preparing to receive, from October 30, the 39th edition of the Castro Jogos Estudantis (Jeca 2026). The competition will bring together 43 educational institutions, athletes from seven to 17 years old and disputes in 19 sports. The organization expects approximately 700 games throughout the programming.
The official opening will take place on Friday (30), at 7 pm, at the Padre José Pagnacco Sports Gymnasium. The first competitions start on Saturday (31), with athletics, table games and table tennis.
The Jeca follows until November 13. Soon after, between November 16 and 19, the eighth edition of the Jogos Estudantis Paradeportivo de Castro (Jepca) will be held, ending the calendar of student competitions in the municipality.
Jeca brings together municipal, state and private schools
Of the 43 institutions registered in the Jeca, 19 are municipal, 17 state and seven private, with representatives of both the urban and rural areas of Castro.
Students are divided into categories according to age group. The registrations of the athletes are open until October 8, when it will be possible to know the total number of participants of this edition.
The City Hall will also ensure transportation for students from the interior, in addition to food for athletes and teachers. The forecast is that approximately 8,500 meals will be provided to schools in the rural area during the games.
Competition will have 19 modes
The Jeca 2026 will feature athletics, badminton, basketball, beach tennis, bete-shoulder, checkers, futsal, field football, Swiss football, handball, fights, burnt, skate, tennis, table tennis, trio, volleyball, beach volleyball and chess.
Among the novelties are the inclusion of the beach tennis and the sneaker. Another change occurs in football, with Swiss football occupying the space formerly destined for society football.
Fighting and skateboarding festivals also remain on schedule.
The competitions will be held at different points of Castro, including the athletics track, the gyms Padre José Pagnacco, Douglas Pereira, Xanda Nocera, Zanon, Gerson Torres, Plinio and Wilson, in addition to the Guedes field and the Youth Center (Ceju).
Spaces of the Cultural Sports Association of Castro (ACEC), Emília Erichsen College, Sepam College and Country Club will also be used.
According to the City Hall, the municipal gyms have blocks that have received renovation of the floors. The winners of the competitions will be awarded with medals and trophies.
Jepca widens number of modalities
Following the Jeca, Castro holds the eighth edition of Jepca, aimed at parasport students.
This year, four modalities will be played: athletics, bocce, golf 7 and table tennis. The main novelty is precisely the table tennis, expanding the number of modalities in relation to the previous edition.
In total, 20 educational institutions, including APAE, will be represented. The different municipal parasport poles will also participate in the programming.
The municipality has been expanding activities aimed at children and adolescents with disabilities. In 2025, Castro received recognition as a Brazilian Paralympic Reference Center, strengthening the implementation of sports poles in schools in urban and rural areas.
Inland communities also participate
Students served by the Sport in the Interior program will also participate in the Jeca. The initiative maintains permanent sports training in the communities of Socavão, Abapã, Guararema and Tronco.
In the previous edition, athletes from the Socavão athletics pole contributed to the results of the Fabiana Pimentel College. The Escola do Guararema won, for the first time, a title in the women’s futsal.
City Council mobilizes structure for games
In addition to the Municipal Sport Secretariat, other areas of the municipal administration will be involved in the realization of Jeca and Jepca.
The Municipal Secretariat of Education works in the mobilization of students, transport and food. The municipal secretariats of Public Safety and Health will maintain support teams during the competitions in the gyms and other sports spaces.
The complete schedule of the games and the confrontations of each modality must be disclosed after the completion of the registration.
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