State school games begin in Espírito Santo and Santa Catarina

The final stage of the Espírito Santo School Games (JEES) starts on Monday, 22 June, at the Sesc in Guarapari. The event features collective competitions for 12‑ to 14‑year‑old students in basketball, futsal, handball and volleyball, with 64 teams from 45 schools across 29 municipalities. Winners will earn the right to represent the state at the national school games in September in Brasília.

In Santa Catarina, the state phase of the School Games (JESC) kicks off on 26 June in São Miguel do Oeste and runs until 4 July. Athletes aged 12‑14 will contest a wide program including athletics, futsal, handball, basketball, badminton, table tennis, judo, karate, taekwondo, chess, wrestling, volleyball, beach volleyball, cycling, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. Champions in each discipline qualify for the Brazilian School Games later in the year.