* Panama’s President
Laurentino Cortizo has announced that Panama has pulled out of hosting the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2022 due to the economic impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Panama would need to invest around US$300m to host the games, resources which will now be redirected towards healthcare. Cortizo added that all the sports infrastructure projects would have been in Panama province, where the capital Panama City is located, which has registered many of the Covid-19 cases. In response to the announcement, Panama’s Olympic Committee (COP) declared it was “
shocked”, adding that the COP is convinced of the
“legacy and impact that [the Games] represent, not only for sport but for Panamanian society in general”.End of preview - This article contains approximately 118 words.
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