Numerous athletes representing Haiti are scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. For Haiti, this year marks its 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games except 1963. This year’s opening weekend round of wins proves why Haitian athletes deserve to be in these global arenas.

Taekwondo stars Ava Lee Soon, Aliyah Shipman prove Haiti’s prowess

Overview:

Across this world this past weekend, Haitian athletes beat out competitors in their respective fields during the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

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Ralph Delly is an award-winning music and entertainment journalist with extensive experience covering the Haitian Music Industry and the Haitian-American community. He has worked in Haiti and the United States at such media organizations as Radio Metropole, WNWK/107.5 FM, Radio Soleil d’Haïti and The Haitian Time – where he penned the popular “The Delly Dish” gossip column. Dellys has worked with numerous artists in the HMI, including Zin, Lakol, Phantoms, Zenglen, Sokute, Jam, See Well and 509 – to name a few. Delly graduated from Carlos Albizu University of Miami and City College of New York (CUNY)