Cliver Huaman Sanchezpopularly known as Pol Sportshas written one of the most inspiring stories in Latin American sports and communications. At the age of 15, the young Peruvian, born in Andahuaylas, Peru, gained international fame by narrating a game in Quechua and Spanish. Champions League from the stadium stands Santiago Bernabeu from Madrid.
Cliver’s story is a journey marked by passion, ingenuity and resilience. In a family environment dedicated to agriculture and far from great resources, the teenager developed his talent together with his father, a local radio presenter, and with the support of his older brother Kenny, who has become his fundamental supporter and producer of the digital channel Pol Sports.
Pol Sports He became famous through a unique event: without tickets to the Monumental Stadium in Lima and armed only with his cell phone, he managed to broadcast TikTok the end of the Libertadores Cup from a nearby hill.
More than 10,000 people accompanied him live as he told the story, in which he combined Spanish and Quechua. This video was viewed more than a million times in just a few hours.
This episode not only positioned him as Reference of sports communication from marginalized regionsbut thanks to the solidarity of those around him and the support of the local community, he provided the necessary resources to push Cliver’s voice much further.
With the help of Santi Lesmes, TV presenter, Pol Deportes and his brother Kenny started their dream trip to Madridalso accompanied by the Peruvian flag and that of Andahuaylas.
There, Cliver fulfilled the wish of many young people: to tell a match between the two Real Madrid and Manchester City for the Champions League from the emblematic stands of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Thousands of supporters celebrated the image shared from the stadium showing the Huamán brothers with the flags that represent their origins. Cliver also became the protagonist of a page in the prestigious Spanish newspaper brand.
“I want to buy land from my parents”Cliver confessed in an interview. This personal desire reflects a deep commitment to his family, who accompanied him every step of the way and supported the project when it was barely a dream in the Peruvian countryside.
The impact of his work has been so great that Cliver now has access to it Scholarships and offers from Spanish and Peruvian universities. With the modesty that has always characterized him, he revealed his next goal: to study sports journalism in Spain after graduating from school in Peru.
“With faith, perseverance, work and humility”is how Cliver sums up his future, a sentence that sums up his spirit and that of many young Andean people fighting to realize their dreams.
With the Andahuaylas flag flying from the Andes to Europe and more than a million followers on digital platforms, Pol Sports It is considered an inspiration for new generations and a modern ambassador of Quechua and Peruvian culture.
Cliver Huamán’s visit to the Bernabéu raised great expectations and thousands of fans from all over South America waited to hear his voice live on Radio Marca.
However, the driver of ‘Up my People’, Santi LesmesHe clarified what happened: the live broadcast from the stadium was not possible due to logistical reasons and television rights.
“What had to go live with Marca was impossible because there were more than a thousand people and it was overcrowded. (…) The only way was through DAZN, which has the rights, or through a radio station from the studio. But Marca only broadcasts from the studio,” Lesmes said in a video for social networks.
Although it wasn’t possible to go live, cliver He narrated, recorded the meeting and shared the experience with his audience the next day, emphasizing the importance of the experience:
“For some reason we weren’t there, but we were at the Santiago Bernabéu. I still commented on the game but it wasn’t live (…) The videos will be released tomorrow,” Pol Deportes said.
The rise of Pol Deportes goes beyond virality and invites young communicators from the interior: Dreams can be fulfilled with creativity, commitment and authenticity. From a hill in Lima to the squares of the Bernabéu, Cliver Huamán’s voice shows that passion, family and respect for one’s roots can overcome any barrier.
Without titles, without certificates, without resources, but with a lot of heart, Pol Deportes promises to keep the dream alive, bringing the voice of the Andes to world football’s biggest stages… and now to the classrooms of Spain.
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