The 10th IBCA PanAmerican Games for the Blind and Visually Impaired took place in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 23-29, 2022. Organized by the IBCA and the Mexican National Network for the Blind with chief organizer Mr Benito Enrique Hernández López, the competition brought together 54 participants representing 13 federations from North, South, and Central America. The players used specialized Braille chess boards, talking clocks, and voice recording equipment.
Located at Utopia Meyehualco, part of the Centro de recreación en la Ciudad de México, the playing venue allowed the participants to enjoy excellent playing conditions in outdoor patios protected from sun and wind. On a rest day, the organizers kindly offered free excursions to the Museo Nacional de Arte, the Mexican national art museum that features a unique collection of Mexican art from the mid-sixteenth century, and to the Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe, an outstanding social and cultural phenomenon that receives more than 20 million pilgrims every year, making it the most visited Marian precinct in the world, surpassed among the Catholic shrines only by Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Titles and medals were contested in four categories. The Totally Blind / Women section witnessed the triumph of Columbian ladies:
Gold Medal Yolima Franco Perez (COL)
Silver Medal Maribel Yepes Bermudez (COL)
Bronze Medal Leidy Tatiana…
