Valledupar, February 12, 2026. With less than five months to go before the start of the Valledupar 2026 Parasuramerican Games, the VII Local Organizing Committee (LOC) evaluated the state of the infrastructure, logistics, aspects of the technical sports area and the advances in terms of services for delegations, in a key session that left concrete commitments and the call for an extraordinary committee for March 6.
Valledupar, February 12, 2026. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Sport of Colombia, Patricia Duque Cruz, the director of Parasuramerican Games Valledupar 2026, Elmer Jimenez Silva, the president of the Americas Paralympic Committee (AmPC), Julio Cesar Avila, the mayor of Valledupar, Ernesto Orozco Durán, as well as representatives of the Colombian Paralympic Committee, the Governor’s Office of Cesar and the Mayor’s Office of Agustín Codazzi, who met at a decisive moment for the multi-sport event to be held from July 5 to 16 and will bring together 1.120 Para athletes from 12 countries. . “The organizational process is moving forward with permanent monitoring and national and international technical support. We are in a definitive stage of the Games”, said the director of Valledupar 2026, Elmer Jimenez Silva, who assured that the commitment of the organization seeks to guarantee adequate scenarios and quality services for the athletes and delegations of the continent. The Minister of Sport, Patricia Duque Cruz, said that the country is entering the most demanding phase of the organization. “The Games already leave a legacy and we are accelerating the march towards this great multi-sport event. We are four long months away and we must count on the commitment of all the entities to meet this challenge,” he said. 
Advances in infrastructure, logistics and sports technology
One of the central points was the progress in the adequacy of scenarios. The Government of Cesar reported that it began the intervention plan in the ten sports venues of Valledupar, with works in universal accessibility, sanitary batteries, finishes and general optimization, whose delivery is scheduled for late May.
The government of Cesar reported that it began the intervention plan in the ten sports venues of Valledupar, with works in universal accessibility, sanitary batteries, finishes and general optimization, whose delivery is scheduled for late May.
In logistics, the transportation and contingency plans for 2026 are being consolidated, while the acquisition of equipment for athletics, the discipline prioritized at this stage, is progressing. In the technical-sports area, the nominal registration of delegations will take place from February 15 to March 15. 1,120 Para athletes and 468 medal events are maintained.
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Balance in service to the Games
.The volunteer program has more than 1,100 applicants, with applicants from nine countries participating. The registration process will close on March 15 and the training stage will run until May 23.
The program will be open to all participants.
In hotel management, 18 hotels are managed with 1,200 places available for delegations. The accreditation process will begin on June 8; the Accreditation Center will open on June 22 and the official delivery will begin on June 30. For press, the first phase will begin on March 16.
Advances were also reported in the structuring of medical and pharmacological guidelines, epidemiological protocols and coordination with the hospital network of Valledupar and Agustín Codazzi, as well as in the planning of the Parasuramerican Sporting Fire and the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
They were also reported in the planning of the Parasuramerican Sporting Fire and the Inauguration and Closing ceremonies.
The president of the Americas Paralympic Committee, Julio Cesar Avila, stressed that the current stage requires concrete decisions. “We are in the final stretch, there is little time and we must make decisions. On March 6, we must define key points to guarantee better venues and adequate planning for the Para athletes of South America.”.
