2024-04-08 20:32:44
The Digital Metropolitan
Salvador Sánchez Cerén, President of the Republic, handed over this Friday, July 3, the National Pavilion to the delegation of athletes that will represent El Salvador in the XVII Pan American Games from July 10 to 26 and the V Parapan American Games from August 7 to 15, both at take place in the city of Toronto, Canada.
The president said that the work of these young athletes “constitutes a source of inspiration and example for society” and highlighted the importance of values such as discipline, perseverance and solidarity multiplying in society.
“It fills us with great joy to deliver the National Pavilion to you because you are an example of the new society that we want in El Salvador, supportive, that practices discipline, and responsibility to overcome and achieve goals, achieve victories and make dreams come true,” said the president. .
The president revealed that during this year the National Sports Institute (INDES) increased its annual budget to 25 sports federations and associations, including the Paralympic Committee, which allowed the purchase of sports material and equipment, participation in international events with a view to to the Pan American Games and incentives to federations for the successes obtained in the CODICADER
The 2015 Pan American and Par American Games will bring together approximately 6,000 athletes from 41 countries who will participate in 36 different sports disciplines.