The Pan American Games came to a predictable end on Sunday with the United States the runaway leader on the medal table, officials giving themselves a pat on the back and questions about the future of the event hanging in the air.
Pan-Am Games - Santiago 2023 - Closing Ceremony - Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Santiago, Chile - November 5, 2023 General view of performers and Fiu the Pan-Am Games mascot during the Closing Ceremony as the evening light illuminates the Andes mountains REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoSANTIAGO, Nov 5 -
"We are learning the experience, first-hand, of what goes well and what goes wrong, of the great logistical challenges that come with organising the second most important sporting event in the world, after the Olympics in terms of number of athletes and in the number of disciplines,” Barranquilla mayor Jaime Pumarejo to El Heraldo. "We are learning from the successes and mistakes that occurred in Santiago.
At the halfway point it seemed as if many of the venues were still under constant construction and organisers were being questioned about the empty seats. Finding ways to breathe relevance and interest into an increasingly marginalized competition remains an ongoing challenge with fewer cities interested in bidding for the Games and top athletes giving them a pass.
The Games had looked ready to end on a golden high for soccer mad Chile with both the men's and women's teams playing in the championship matches.
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