Lima will host the 2027 Pan American Games

The city of Lima was chosen this Tuesday as the venue for the 2027 Pan American Games. replacing Barranquilla, at the extraordinary general assembly of 40 continental Olympic committees held in Miami (USA).

The capital of Peru won the venue for the next Pan American Games with a total of 28 votes, in a selection process conducted remotely by 40 Olympic representatives of the continent.

Official delegations from Asunción and Lima were present in Miami, who before the vote held a presentation together with the Executive Committee of Panamanian Sports headed by President Neven Ilić.

For the second time, since the 2019 Games, Lima will host the Pan American and Parapan American Games at the sports fields that were built in the city five years ago and which were held under the management of the Legado entity for a series of regional and world events in various disciplines.

During the presentation of the candidacy, the President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, offered a virtual connection “the commitment of all Peruvians to work to make Lima history again” and, in particular, of his government to provide support so that the works can be completed on time.

On the other hand, the president of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, Renzo Manyari, confirmed that the budget of the Games, which is guaranteed by the Executive Committee, will be 369 million dollars.

In addition to the venues and buildings built for the 2019 games, Lima has committed to building five more 10-story towers in the Pan American Village for athletes in new sports, such as cricket.

Likewise, the Mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliaga, offered an urban traffic and security plan to facilitate the transfer of delegations during the sporting event.

On behalf of Asunción, the president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, was present on a remote link, who asked for the confidence of the region to host the games for the first time.

Not only will they be unforgettable, our people will leave their souls on the field to be the best in history, said Peña.

Last week, Lima received a delegation of Panam Sports at the Legado facilities, which were proposed to host the sporting event. taking into account the state of the sports infrastructure that has remained in operation since the Pan American Games held in the capital of Peru in 2019.

“We are at a very important moment for national sport. Peru already has the Bolivarian Games of the Bicentennial Ayacucho in 2024, also the Bolivarian Games in 2025 Ayacucho – Lima and we are sure that if they choose us as the venue for the Pan American Games in 2027, we will hold extraordinary games worth remembering and commemoration,” Manyari said after that visit.

The seat of the 2027 Pan American Games has been handed over to Barranquilla (Colombia), but last year in January, Panam Sports withdrew the organization, considering that it did not comply with the signed contract.

“Panam Sports withdraws the organization of the XX Pan American Games 2027 from the Republic of Colombia, the Department of Atlántico, the City of Barranquilla and the Colombian Olympic Committee (COC) and terminates with this date (…) the Agreement of the City Headquarters”, stated in the statement of the entity at the beginning of this year .

In it, he asserted that “failure to meet the requirements set forth” in last October’s letter “automatically voids the extension of time granted to correct noncompliance with the City Headquarters Agreement.”