Santiago 2023: Gabriel Boric receives the Pan-American torch | Video
Gabriel Boric, President of Chili, received this Saturday the torch of the Pan American and Parapan American Games that will be held in Santiago Starting on October 20, the continental fire reached the Andean capital from Mexico.
In a ceremony in Santiago, the Andean leader said:
These Games are not from a government, these Games are from all of Chile.
The flame was lit in a colorful ceremony in the Teotihuacan Pyramids in which a large Chilean delegation was present, led by the Minister of Sports, Jaime Pizarroand athletes like the shirt Melita Abraham and the gymnast Tomas Gonzalez.
The sports official noted:
Santiago 2023 will be a significant milestone that unites us in history and origins. We are excited to bring the energy of Mexico into this flame, which will mobilize and motivate us for the most important sporting event in our country. It will help us to look at ourselves and find ourselves again.
The lantern that brought the sacred fire lit from Teotihuacán came down from the plane in the hands of González and Abraham.
🐦🫶‼️ While we were in Teotihuacán, Mexico; Looking for the new fire, our official mascot was representing us on a very important mission.
Watch it below… 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/U5wJMMrVay
— Santiago 2023 (@santiago2023) October 1, 2023
This Monday, October 2, three torches will start simultaneously from three different ends (Arica in the north, Punta Arenas in the south and Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean) and They will tour the entire country.
The fires will converge October 20 at the inauguration in Santiago National Stadium of the largest sporting event held in Chile since the 1962 World Cup.
“With joy, Rapa Nui awaits the arrival of the symbol of the Pan American Games in the next few hours. On Monday, October 2, the torch will travel through the main arteries of Hanga Roa, in an event eagerly awaited by the community,” the Municipality of Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island.
🇨🇱🔥🏃🏽♂️ ATTENTION CHILEANS, THIS WILL BE THE TOUR OF THE PAN AMERICAN TORCH 🔥⚠️
After traveling from Teotihuacán, Mexico 🇲🇽, these will be the cities through which the Pan American torch will pass throughout the national territory. 🙌🏽
We will give more details soon,… pic.twitter.com/lZzkU1xU9I
— Santiago 2023 (@santiago2023) October 1, 2023
The XIX Pan American Games will be celebrated from October 20 to November 5 and the VII Parapan American Games between November 17 and 26 in the Chilean capital and in other regions of the country such as the coast Valparaíso and the southern cities of O'Higgins and Biobío.
(With information from EFE)
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