Panama, installed and ready for the Parapan American Games

The the Panamanian delegation It is already installed and ready in the American village of Parapan, after the Istemeño flag was raised to the beats of the Paralympic Committee of the Americas anthem, in a welcoming ceremony, together with the 31 countries that will compete in the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games.

Panama’s national team at the Parapan American Games consists of 23 athletes and they will compete in Para-athletics, para-swimming, para-powerlifting, para-sport shooting, bocce, para-cycling and para-table tennis.

The Parapan American Games Santiago 20203 will be held from November 17 to 26 The American village of Parapan in Santiago de Chilewill be home to 1927 athletes with different degrees of disability (physical, visual or intellectual) who will compete in 17 sports and 18 disciplines, and who will try to win points according to Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.

23 athletes from Panamacontinued training and adapting to the conditions of Chile after arriving in the country last Sunday, our delegation will compete in 7 disciplines.

At the official reception of athletes for Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games, Jaime Pizarro, Minister of Sports in the Government of Chile and President of the Organizing Committee, stated that 2023 will be marked in the history of sports in his country by the realization of two great wishes: the construction and inauguration of the first Paralympic training center in Chile and the organization of the seventh edition of the Parapan American Games at the national territory.

During the welcome ceremony, Chilean Air Force and his high-flying aerobatic team “Halcones” thrilled para-athletes, mission leaders and technicians alike, displaying their signature tricolor smoke trail across the Chilean sky.

For his part, Julio Ávila Sarria, president of CI skipped the US Paralympicshe motivated the competitors for further work, congratulated the para-athletes who repeat at this continental competition and asked everyone to exceed their expectations and not stop playing and dreaming.
The activity culminated in a cultural performance of Chilean folkloric ballet.