The Panamanian delegation has secured a budget of around 75,000 U.S. dollars to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games, Ramon Cardoze, head of the Panamanian Institute for Sports (Padeportes), said on Wednesday.

The government supports the delegation "100 percent" to attend this summer's Olympics, Cardoze said.

"The budget includes the airfares of five athletes, three trainers, a doctor, the delegation chief," Cardoze added.

(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2008)