The Pan American SAMBO Union took part in the General Assembly of Panam Sports and ACODEPA

The President of the Pan American SAMBO Union (UPASA) Eliseo Romero and the Secretary General of UPASA Guillermo Sanchez took part in the General Assembly of Panam Sports (Pan American Sports Organization) and ACODEPA (Association of Pan American Sports Confederations), which was held on October 2-3 in the capital of Paraguay, Asuncion.

The event was also attended by representatives of more than 30 sports federations. The assembly heard reports on the achievements of the organizations present in the field of sports and made important decisions for the development of various sports in the Pan American region. The meeting was attended by the presidents of the national Olympic committees of the Pan American countries.

“During the assembly, we held meetings with the presidents of the national Olympic committees of the region, as well as representatives of various federations. We were able to discuss the development of SAMBO in Pan America, and most importantly, the desire of UPASA to present SAMBO at the Pan American Games,” said Eliseo Romero.

The General Assembly lasted two days, the first of which saw the election of a new Panam Sports Executive Committee. Neven Ilic was re-elected as a President and Ximena Saldanha – Secretary General. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, took part in the General Assembly meeting.

As a reminder, UPASA has been a full member of the Association of Pan American Sports Confederations (ACODEPA) since 2022.