Who was Facundo Bargiela, the jiu jitsu champion who was found dead in Bariloche

2024-04-10 04:43:00

An Argentine champion and jiu-jitsu instructora martial art of Brazilian origin, was found dead this Tuesday in Bariloche, in the province of Río Negro, after two days of searching: the man had been missing since Sunday, when received a call to attend a meeting while he was with his partner. Based on the recent discovery of the body and the first tests carried out, it was found that would have been murdered with a firearm. While the investigation continues and the circumstances of the homicide are analyzed, authorities detained three suspects.

Last Sunday Facundo Bargiela, martial arts expert, was called to a meeting and since then nothing has been heard from the victimwhose body was found this Tuesday, April 9, on a route.

According to preliminary autopsy results, it is suspected that the 36-year-old man was shot to death.

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The athlete’s body was found this morning on the Circunvalación route in the city of Bariloche.

Bargiela addressed a meeting on Sunday on Moreno and Quaglia streets, meters from the Civic Center, where he was summoned by phone call.

His mother had filed a complaint to find out his whereabouts after being unable to contact her son. A social media campaign was also launched to find him.

Who was Facundo Bargiela

Facundo Bargiela. Photos: instagram laradioentrena/NA

Facundo Bargiela36 years old, was the father of two children and taught Jiu-Jitsu in a gym.

Jiu-jitsu or ju-jutsu “the soft art” is a classical Japanese martial art or koryū budō, which encompasses a wide variety of modern combat systems based on “unarmed” defense of one or more armed and unarmed aggressors. .

Last year, the athlete spoke with The Six TV about their challenges in the discipline. At the time of that interview, Bargiela held the first position in the ranking of the Argentine Jiu-jitsu Confederation.

Beyond being an outstanding athlete at the local level and having competed internationally, Bargiela served as municipal employee. After learning of the shocking news of the death, the local union of municipal employees issued a statement to express its condolences and “accompany the family” of the victim.

“The members of the Board of Directors of the Union of Municipal Workers and Employees (Soyem) of Bariloche, and our members, we express our condolences for the death of colleague Facundo Nicolás Bargiela (Vertedero). Through this message, we wish to accompany the entire family and those closest to us,” the entity expressed.

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Bargiela competed as a Jiu-Jitsu fighter in the International Championship of the Confederação Brasileira, where he had a notable performance.

He also collaborated as a physical trainer at the Alborada Social, Cultural and Sports Center.

Throughout his sporting career, won silver and bronze medals. His vocation for progress drove him to compete for gold in future tournaments.

“I am very happy, because this allows me to continue with the international growth of my sporting career,” the athlete had declared at the end of one of the competitions.

Because he is a father who is “very present” and attentive to his children, since Monday suspicions have grown around the case because the young people had a scheduled visit to the doctor and those around the victim assured that “it was impossible” for Bargiela to I would have forgotten.

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The operation to find the jiu jitsu instructor in Bariloche

The Police carried out the first rakes in the area known as Gauchitoeast of the city, with the cooperation of family, friends, members of SPLIF and other organizations.

In any case, Bargiela’s body was found near Esandi, where there are several curves at the Río Negro Energy Company station, in the La Paloma neighborhood.

The jiu jitsu instructor had a bloody face and was wearing the same clothes they had last seen him in: black sneakers, gray jogging pants, a blue T-shirt, and a blue and black jacket.

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