The Venezuelan Olympic Committee hosted an information meeting for sporting coaches from the South American nation ©COV

The Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) hosted an information meeting for sporting coaches from the South American nation.

The event was held for the Venezuelan Sports Coaches Association (ANEDVEN) and was organised by its President Francisco Seijas.

Seijas also serves as the technical director of the national table tennis federation in Venezuela.

Four key points were discussed with the coaches in attendance at the meeting.

These were job security, salary scale, professional promotion and social performance.

Yulimar Rojas won triple jump silver for Venezuela at Rio 2016 ©Getty Images
Yulimar Rojas won triple jump silver for Venezuela at Rio 2016 ©Getty Images

The meeting comes after Venezuela won three medals at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August, which took place on their home continent.

Yulimar Rojas claimed silver in the women's triple jump, with Venezuelans also collecting two bronze medals.

These came courtesy of boxer Yoel Finol and cyclist Stefany Hernández, who were third in the men's flyweight and women's BMX competitions respectively.