XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 - Closing Ceremony- Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru - August 11, 2019. The Peruvian flag is carried in front of the Pan Am Games flame during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
LIMA (Reuters) - For two weeks the warmth emitting from the Pan Am Games took the bite out of the winter chill in the Peruvian capital but as they drew to a close on Sunday, some cold, hard questions about the future of the multi-sport showcase hung heavy in the air.
As the closing ceremonies got underway, Peru was already basking in the afterglow of a highly successful endeavour that clunked along at times but in the end delivered the goods for 6,600 athletes from 41 nations.
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