Club Atlético Sarmiento is a sports club

Sports club

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 from the city of Resistencia

Resistencia, Chaco

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, Chaco Province

Chaco Province

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, Argentina

Argentina

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. Although many sports are hosted at the club (such as basketball

Basketball

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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, hockey

Hockey

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, tenis, taekwon-do, karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

 and swimming

Swimming (sport)

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), Sarmiento is mostly known for its football team, being one of the most renowned football clubs in the province.

The club's football division currently play in Torneo Argentino B

Torneo Argentino B

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, the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system

Argentine football league system

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. Sarmiento played one season at the highest level of Argentine football, in the Torneo Nacional

Primera División Argentina

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 of 1977. Sarmiento finished 6th out of 8 teams in group C. The highlights of that campaign included a 2-0 win over Racing Club

Racing Club de Avellaneda

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 and 1-1 draws with River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

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 and eventual finalist Talleres de Córdoba

Talleres de Córdoba

Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A...

.

External links

• Official Club Website