The United States was back racking up Pan American gold on Sunday while problems mounted for organisers and officials after an embarrassing gaffe in the race walk and trouble at venues.
Hosting their biggest sporting event since the 1962 World Cup, Santiago organisers spent the first week dismissing concerns of ongoing construction and operational lapses as they soaked up praise and dreamy talk of hosting a future Olympics.
Officials realised the error when Garcia, the 2022 world champion and silver medallist at the 2019 Lima Pan Am Games, crossed the finish line in a time of one hour, 12 minutes, 26 seconds which would have demolished China's Jiayu Yang's world record of 1:23.49. The organising committee also side stepped responsibility for leaks in the handball arena that brought an early end on Saturday to a women's semifinal match between Brazil and Chile.
The Americans opened the Games piling up 59 gold over the first five days but managed just two over the next three. Brennan Gravley would later win the men's 10km to give the U.S. a golden sweep of the open water events. "I was really excited to see where I was today and to feel really strong throughout the whole race especially at the end to feel like I had and another gear."
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