The objective of the research was to characterize the level of development of physical abilities in a group of 45 Colombian athletes from 12 to 18 years old. The problem to be solved is to know how physical abilities evolve with the change of category, when trying to determine who possess the talent to achieve high performance. In the study, eight motor tests were applied, namely: skipping in 10 seconds, 30 m thrown, 60 m low output, 300 m, long jump without impulse, vertical jump, trunk flexion in front and Cooper test. For the analysis, descriptive and correlational statistics were used. As a result, an ascending growth of the level of physical abilities with respect to age was observed; in some of them there are periods of stabilization and even regression of the level due to the irregular development of their physical capacities.