The vice president of the Cuban Olympic
Committee, Ruperto Herrera, is taking part in the Pan-American Sports
Organization (PASO) general assembly in Toronto, Canada, which will decide the
host city of the 2019 Pan-American Games, Cuban television reported
Thursday.
Herrera is participating in the PASO assembly along with wrestler Mijain
Lopez, two-time Olympic champion (Beijing 2008 and London 2012), and four-time
world champion (Budapest 2005, Baku 2007, Herning 2009 and Saint Petersburg
2010).
The assembly gathers some 350 delegates from 41 Olympic committees across the
continent to choose the 2019 host city, discuss the application of the
Pan-American Olympic solidarity programs, and the work of the different
committees for 2014.
During the opening session Wednesday, the Toronto 2015 organizing committee
presented its work report.
Some 100,000 people are expected to take part in the Toronto Pan-American
Games, including athletes, trainers and members of the national delegations.
The PASO general assembly will end Friday with the selection of the 2019host
city from among the candidates: Lima (Peru), Santiago (Chile), La Punta
(Argentina) and Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela).
Herrera said Cuba will vote for the city that "offers the best guarantees for
carrying out the games."
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