Games: Lima organisers battle to keep Pan Am Games rolling


  • Thursday, 01 Aug 2019

XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Horizontal Bar Final - Polideportivo Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru - July 31, 2019. Detail of a footprint made with the magnesia of the athletes in the artistic gymnastics enclosure REUTERS/Susana Vera

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru may be enjoying their best ever Pan Am Games on the medal table but the Lima organising committee is not winning any awards yet as transportation foul-ups and other issues continue to challenge the two-week showcase.

Early glitches are expected at every multi-sport event from the Olympics to the Asian Games but the Lima organising committee has faced mounting problems, particularly from a creaky transport setup.

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