2024-02-17 18:26:16
From Munich, Germany, President Gustavo Petro assured, regarding the loss of the 2027 Pan American Games, that Panam Sports, the company responsible for organizing the great sporting event, made fun of Colombia.
President Gustavo Petro | Photo: AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) | Photo: AP
“There was until January 30 to make that payment and 15 days before that date Barranquilla was suspended,” said the Colombian president, who assures that “they made fun of us,” suggesting that his government did everything possible to recover the venue of the Games, but, due to the fault of Panam Sports itself, Barranquilla was left without hosting the event.
Former minister Astrid Bibiana Rodríguez presented her resignation to President Gustavo Petro. | Photo: Colprensa
Even so, the president acknowledged that there was an error on the part of his government, specifically on the part of one of the people in charge, which he did not specify, but assured that it was not the outgoing Sports Minister, Astrid Rodríguez. Sources close to SEMANA assure that the official who made the ruling would have been the Secretary General of the Ministry of Sports, Luis David Garzón.
“The official made a mistake, which was not transferring the money, which was ready. This caused there to be no Pan American Games in Colombia,” said President Gustavo Petro, when asked regarding Rodríguez’s resignation.
On March 7, 2023, Astrid Rodríguez assumed the portfolio, replacing María Isabel Urrutia.
The resignation of Astrid Rodríguez
In the midst of the crisis unleashed in the country by Panam Sports’ decision to withdraw Colombia as the venue for the 2027 Pan American Games, the Minister of Sports, Astrid Rodríguez, made the decision to present her letter of resignation to President Gustavo Petro. The Government official was in the eye of the storm for non-compliance with payments for the granting of sports rights to hold the tournament.
And he points out: “Close to completing one year at the head of this portfolio that is so important for the physical and mental health of Colombians, I want to express my most sincere gratitude for the opportunity that you gave me, not only to me as a person, but to the union. of teachers and physical educators. Without his vision, it would never have been possible for professionals in this field to occupy such a distinguished position.”
The determination adopted by Rodríguez was accelerated due to the constant inconsistencies regarding the versions that have been circulating regarding the request for resources for the Pan American Games, which did not reach the Ministry of Finance.
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