Special Olympics Panama will hold the Qualifying Games this weekend, at the facilities of the International School of Panama (ISP) in Brisas del Golf, with a view to selecting the delegation that will represent the country in the IV Latin American Games of Special Olympics.
Asunción, Paraguay, to be held from October 3 to 13.
A total of 51 athletes from the different subprograms that are part of the Special Olympics will participate in this event in the sports of athletics, swimming, futsal and 3×3 basketball.
Johanna Caicedo, executive director of Special Olympics, commented that the sports day
will begin on Friday with the preliminary rounds, on Saturday the finals and awards will take place, and
will close on Sunday with the draw where the 23 athletes who will be part of the
Panamanian delegation that will be in Paraguay.
“In joint sports such as futsal and 3×3 basketball, the champion team will win its ticket
towards Asunción, on the other hand, in swimming and athletics, the athletes who obtain first place
In each of the tests they will go to the drawing to choose the delegation,” commented the director.
Executive of Special Olympics Panama.
The draw will take place on Sunday, May 12, at the Tower House Hotel from 2 in the afternoon.
The fourth edition of the Latin American Games will have 13 sports in competition and 14
modalities, will be a celebration of the skill, determination and unity of more than 1000
athletes from 20 Latin American countries. They will also include a sport on display, which
It will add more excitement and variety to the competition.
The participation of more than 2000 volunteers is expected, who will play a crucial role in the success and realization of this event.
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