SPORTS PRACTICE DURING THE PANDEMIC Physical activity has the potential to reduce the severity of COVID-19 infections. This is related to what happens in the lungs during an infection. The immune system detects the invading virus in the lungs and attacks it. SPORT SUMMIT 2021 Argentina hosted the Sports Summit from May 10 to 12, 2021, an event that brings together the region's main sports and physical activity authorities every year to exchange information and coordinate initiatives that strengthen the role of sport in the sustainable development of our countries. Andrés Morales, UNESCO Social and Human Sciences specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean, emphasized that neither sport nor physical activity can be left out of the social and economic recovery plans from the pandemic that some countries are beginning to implement. Also participating were Roberta Andraghetti, PAHO advisor, who referred to the impact of COVID-19 on massive sporting events, and Vitor Pataco, Preside...