Junior Pan Am Games pushed back to November

The inaugural junior Pan Am Games scheduled for September in Colombia has been pushed back to a November start organisers said yesterday.

The inaugural junior Pan Am Games  scheduled for September in Colombia will now run from November 25-December 5, organisers said yesterday.

The decision was agreed upon between Panam Sports, the  Colombian government and sport leaders with the objective of ensuring a safer games by allowing more time for the host country and participating nations to further advance in their processes of vaccination against Covid-19, a release from the organisers stated.

The event that will unite more than 3,800 young athletes throughout the Americas will now take place between November 25 and December 5, 2021.