Residents of Barranquilla received good news on Thursday. The city was ratified by the Panama Sports Committee as a venue for the 2027 Pan American Games, one of the most important sporting events.
The decision was celebrated by various sectors and personalities of the city. The candidate for Mayor of Barranquilla, Alejandro Char, Speaking through his X account, he reaffirmed that the capital of the Atlantic is ready to receive these events.
“In Barranquilla, the good news does not stop! We celebrate the ratification by the Colombian Olympic Committee to… Pan American Games 2027” he said, adding: “Barranquilla is ready to receive these grants; “We have the experience, the scenarios and, above all, the support of the people of Barranquilla.”
In Barranquilla the good news doesn’t stop! We celebrate the ratification by the Colombian Olympic Committee to host the 2027 Pan American Games. Barranquilla is ready to host these events; we have the experience, the scenarios and above all the support of… https://t.co/fa42L3fE0J
— Alejandro Char (@AlejandroChar) October 26, 2023
The current mayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo, for his part, said he felt proud and motivated for having made part of the efforts and commitment to prevent Barranquilla And Colombia they lost the headquarters of the Pan American Games 2027something that was officially achieved in 2021.
2Barranquilla has been the headquarters since 2021, when we signed the contract. What they asked us was that we would comply or that the Colombian state and country would fulfill the contractual obligations. We went, together with the Minister of Sports, with the Olympic Committee ColombianWe, representing Barranquilla, went to Chile to continue working on this project and we gave them peace of mind that these commitments would be met. A road map was drawn up and there Panama Sports he felt calm. What he is saying today is simply that he agrees with the roadmap that we presented to them,” he told this medium.
The cost of this major event is estimated at approximately $400 million Barranquilla Carnival for the closure of the fairs taking place on Chilean territory.
Source: El heraldo
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