Asunción's candidacy for the 2027 Pan American Games is "very strong and very firm," affirmed POC’s president - .::Agencia IP::.

"We are very calm and with absolute confidence that we have a very strong and firm candidacy," said the Paraguayan Olympic Committee (POC), Camilo Pérez in an interview with EFE published by Infobae.

Asunción, Agencia IP.- «We are very calm and with absolute confidence that we have a very strong and firm candidacy,» said the Paraguayan Olympic Committee (POC), Camilo Pérez in an interview with EFE published by Infobae. In his view, a «fundamental strength» of the Paraguayan candidacy is that the president of the Republic, Santiago Peña, who signed the commitment of the Paraguayan Government to support the Pan American Games in 2027, will conclude his term in 2028.

«In this case, we will have President Peña receiving and handing over the games. We do not have an election in between, which gives a lot of strength to our candidacy, as when there are governments in between, there are always problems with the transition,» said Pérez.

The leader referred to the anticipation in Paraguay before the Extraordinary General Assembly scheduled for March 12, where Panam Sports will define the host of these competitions.

«We are an exciting challenge to observe because we are a small country. We would be the second country in history with less than 7.5 million inhabitants to host the Pan American Games. The first was Puerto Rico, so it is a very nice example to follow,» added the executive, for whom Asunción is a «very responsible» option.