The failures in the organization of the Kitesurf World Cup that Barranquilla lost

Colombia has not been spared from the hard blow after the loss of the headquarters of the 2027 Pan American Games, when another scandal broke out after it was confirmed that the Kitesurf World Cup It cannot be done in the country either.

“We have excluded Colombia from the calendar and we will keep you informed in case it returns with another date later in 2024,” he explained. Global Kitesurf Association (GKA), organizing entity of the sporting event, regarding the cancellation.
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The news fell like a bucket of cold water, especially when there is still a fight to recover the venue for the 2027 Pan American Games and they are 'looking for the culprits'.

Whenever these cases arise, there are failures. What is known is that it was necessary to cancel the money, approximately $2,000 million, that the Atlantic government did not deliver.

The third edition of this contest was going to take place from February 29 to March 4 in Salinas del Rey, in Santa Verónica, Atlántico, but at the last minute it was removed from the calendar for the reason stated.

What happened?

The Atlantic government put a series of points in which it explained the reasons for what happened and why the option to host this contest was lost.

In the first instance, he warned that the previous and current administrations never committed to holding this event.

Likewise, he pointed out that in order to endorse the contest and deliver the money, it was necessary to prepare everything from October 2023, something that was not done.

“The information that was published by several media outlets about a World Kitesurfing stop, andn Salinas del Rey, It is not part of an official statement issued by the Government of the Atlantic, nor by the Atlantic Sports Institute, Indeportes,” the statement said.

And he stated: “The departmental administration has all the will and interest in continuing to promote this sport in the Atlantic, so we will continue working on the delivery of the Nautical Sports Center so that it is the place that hosts the third version of this important sporting event. in our department.”
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