There is good news. The working table for the 2027 Pan American Games has resumed its work and at a meeting held this Tuesday in Bogotá, they discussed with a technical team from the Ministry of Sports the issues of the funding of the jousts and the adequacy of the sports scenarios . New proposals also emerged in the context of the competition.
Since the appointment of the new Head of Portfolio, Astrid Rodríguez, there has been positivity among the organizing entities of the 2027 Pan American Games. The Barranquilla Mayor’s Office led by Jaime Pumarejo Heins, the Colombian Olympic Committee, the Atlántico Governor’s Office and Panam Sports were the main players who appeared at the event that took place in the country’s capital.
Astrid Rodríguez took the floor and confirmed at the end of the meeting that the city of Barranquilla still has the green light to hold the most important sports competition after the Olympics.
Likewise, the city’s manager of special projects, Daniel Trujillo, stressed that the district will not deny efforts to conduct jousts at the level of what they represent to the continent.
“A technical team has been appointed by the Ministry of Sports so that we can continue to work with Barranquilla and the government of Atlántico on everything related to the organizational budget and infrastructure of the games, and why not? The idea is to to go away.” processed a CONPES for the year 2023,” said Trujillo.
Budget.
Regarding the budget component of the 2027 Pan American and Parapan American Games, the Organizing Committee will seek to recover the costs of developing the event, in addition to involving the community and providing access to the games.
With regard to the suitability of sports venues, the aim is to optimize the existing infrastructure and explore the possibility of including some sports venues from the Caribbean region.
Proposals for meetings
One of the first conclusions of the dialogue table is that before two months have passed, the results can be seen in terms of the organization of the jousts.
Taking into account that the Parapan American Games will also take place in the city, the importance of inclusive spaces and the fact that these sports venues are at the same time useful after the sporting event was reflected on the work table.
Source: El heraldo
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