President of Chile wishes team luck ahead of Toronto 2015
Chile plan to send their biggest ever team to August’s Parapan American Games. 10 Jul 2015Imagen
![President of Chile Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, with athletes.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_original/public/images/150710085907336_chile_0.jpg?itok=8ZjJh_1S)
Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, with athletes.
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Ahead of August’s Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, has hosted a send-off event wishing the many athletes set to take in next month’s event the very best of luck.
Chilean para-athletes who attended the event included Jaun Carlos Garrido (powerlifting), Francisca Castro (swimming), Margarita Faubdez (athletics), Robinson Mendez, Francisco Cayulef, Maria Antonieta Oritz ( all wheelchair tennis), Juan Rodriguez (wheelchair rugby), Matias Pino (boccia) and Emiliano Rios (football 5-a-side).
Following the send-off event, the athletes attended a Canadian National Day celebration organised by the Canadian Embassy in Chile.