MADRID, 12 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Pan American Sports Organization (Panam Sports) has chosen this Tuesday the city of Lima, capital of Peru, as the venue for the next Pan American Games in 2027, after having won in the final vote the candidacy presented by Asunción (Paraguay).
“In a close vote at the Extraordinary General Assembly, the Peruvian capital was chosen by the member countries of Panam Sports, with 28 votes in favor, as the city that will host the continental event,” Panam Sports reported from its website.
“We are happy for this triumph. We will work to make everyone’s experience the best they have ever had, and they have the absolute devotion of more than 33 million Peruvians. Thank you for trusting us,” said Renzo Manyari, president of the Peruvian Olympic Committee. (COP).
After two months of promotion, at 9:00 a.m. local time the Extraordinary General Assembly of Panam Sports began in Miami (United States), which included the official presentations of the two candidate cities.
Both had a 40-minute presentation led by the presidents of the Olympic Committees of Peru and Paraguay, respectively Renzo Manyari and Camilo Pérez. They showed videos, messages from authorities and then submitted to questions from the participating members.
After that, voting was done in virtual format with a process carried out by the British company Lumi. After a few minutes, the president of the Panam Sports Legal Commission, Michael Chambers, handed the winner’s envelope to Neven Ilic, the highest authority of the continental entity.
Thus, the president of Panam Sports announced the next venue with those 28 favorable votes and joy was unleashed among the representatives of Lima. After organizing the XVIII Pan American Games in 2019, this great multi-sport event will return to Peruvian lands in 2027.
“I want to highlight the transparency of the process and the brotherhood of both nations that competed healthily for the right to host the 2027 Pan American Games. I want to congratulate Lima, the Peruvian Olympic Committee and its president Renzo Manyari, and all of Peru for this tremendous achievement “Ilic assured.
“A few years ago, they made an entire continent vibrate and today, with more experience and a spectacular infrastructure, they want to repeat or improve the success achieved in 2019,” commented the president of Panam Sports during his speech.
“I also take this opportunity to congratulate Paraguay and President Camilo Pérez. They are doing a great job with Paraguayan sport and its athletes, so my call is for them to continue growing and developing. They have a tremendous challenge ahead of them, such as the Pan American Games. Junior in 2025, where I am sure they will be a great host for the entire continent,” Ilic added.
Meanwhile, the president of the Peruvian Olympic Committee was emphatic: “We are happy for this triumph.” “We will work to make everyone’s experience the best they have ever had, and they have the absolute devotion of more than 33 million Peruvians. Thank you for trusting us. Thank you also to President Dina Boluarte and her unrestricted support for this candidacy. Together We Win!” Manyari concluded.