The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America The last edition was held in Rio de Janeiro and the next will be in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major International Multi-sport event which was celebrated The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in October 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Winter Games 2 Locations of Pan American Games 3 Medals table 4 Participating Nations 5 Sports 6 Panamerican Torch 7 See also 8 External links

History

The idea of holding a Pan American Games grew from the Central American Games first organised in the 1920s. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada In 1932, a first proposal was made for Pan American Games, and the Pan American Sports Organization was established. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Pan American Sports Organisation ( Acronym: PASO; Organización Deportiva Panamericana ODEPA) is an International organization which represents The first Games were scheduled to be staged in Buenos Aires in 1943, but World War II caused them to be postponed until 1951. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Since then, the Games have been held every four years, with participation at the most recent event at over 5,000 athletes from 42 countries.

However, the Pan American Games have lost status, particularly in the United States, and have not received much attention in the sporting press as of late in the United States and Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The 1999 games in Winnipeg, Canada were attended at least partially by second-string U. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population S. athletes (each U. S. sport federation is allowed to determine who it will send), and media coverage within the U. S. was limited, due primarily to the main t. v. broadcast rights being granted solely to U. S. Spanish-language television. In Canada, there was plenty of coverage, including a nightly two-hour program on CBC, with an additional hour on local affiliate CBWT, French-language coverage on Radio-Canada, plus daytime coverage on TSN. CBWT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading By 2003, the Pan American Games were once again neglected by the media. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Generally, the Pan American Games receive plenty of attention in most Latin American countries. The 2007 edition, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has prompted the Organizing Committee to restore important venues such as the Estádio do Maracanã and build a new Olympic Village. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Estádio do Maracanã ("Maracanã stadium" is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Frequently an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city It is expected that the games will improve infrastructure in the city and lay the foundations for a possible bid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship

Winter Games

There have been attempts to hold Pan American Winter Games as well, but these have been without much success. An initial attempt to hold winter events was made by the organizers of the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, who planned to stage winter events later in the year but dropped the idea for lack of interest.

Lake Placid, New York, tried to organize Winter Games in 1959, but again not enough American countries expressed interest and the plans were canceled. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States.

In 1988, members of PASO voted to hold the first Pan American Winter Games at Las Lenas, Argentina in September of 1989. It was further agreed that Winter Games would be held every four years. Lack of snow forced postponement of the games until Sept. 16-22, 1990, when eight countries sent 97 athletes to Las Lenas. Of that total, 76 were from just three countries, Argentina, Canada, and the United States. Weather was unseasonably warm and again there was little snow, so only three Alpine skiing events--the Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super G--were staged. The U. S. and Canada combined to win all 18 medals.

PASO awarded the second Pan American Winter Games to Santiago, Chile for 1993. Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago The United States warned that it would not take part unless a full schedule of events was held. The Santiago organizing committee eventually gave up and the idea has not been revived since.

Locations of Pan American Games

Year	Games	Host City	Country	Date	Athletes	Nations	Sports	Most Gold Medals
1951	I	Buenos Aires	Argentina	February 25 - March 9, 1951	2513	21	18	Argentina
1955	II	Mexico City	Mexico	March 12 - March 26, 1955	2583	22	17	United States
1959	III	Chicago	United States	August 27 - September 7, 1959	2263	25	18	United States
1963	IV	São Paulo	Brazil	April 20 - May 5, 1963	1665	22	19	United States
1967	V	Winnipeg	Canada	July 23 - August 6, 1967	2361	29	18	United States
1971	VI	Cali	Colombia	July 30 - August 13, 1971	2935	32	18	United States
1975	VII	Mexico City	Mexico	October 12 - October 26, 1975	3146	33	18	United States
1979	VIII	San Juan	Puerto Rico	July 1 - July 15, 1979	3700	34	22	United States
1983	IX	Caracas	Venezuela	August 14 - August 29, 1983	3426	36	23	United States
1987	X	Indianapolis	United States	August 8 - August 23, 1987	4453	38	30	United States
1991	XI	Havana	Cuba	August 2 - August 18, 1991	4519	39	26	Cuba
1995	XII	Mar del Plata	Argentina	March 12 - March 26, 1995	5144	42	34	United States
1999	XIII	Winnipeg	Canada	July 23 - August 8, 1999	5275	42	34	United States
2003	XIV	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	August 1 - August 17, 2003	5196	42	35	United States
2007	XV	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	July 13 - July 29, 2007	est. The Pan American Games originated in 1932 At the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, officials representing the National Olympic Committees Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The 2nd Pan American Games opened on March 12 1955 in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, in front Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 3rd Pan American Games opened on August 27, 1959 in sunny 90°F (32°C heat before 40000 people in Chicago, Illinois, United States Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 4th Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963 in São Paulo, Brazil. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 6th Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 7th Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the 2nd Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 10th Pan American Games were held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada, from 23 July to 8 August, 1999 for the second time after the Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 August 2003 Santo Domingo de Guzmán (known as Santo Domingo population 2084852 (Metro (2003 estimated 2253437 (Metro in 2006 is the Capital and largest city in the The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 5500	42	41	United States
2011	XVI	Guadalajara	Mexico	October 13 - October 30, 2011
2015	XVII	to be announced 2009	tba	summer, 2015

Medals table

The table below gives an overview of the all-time medal count of the Pan American Games. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in October 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. The 17th Pan American Games are to take place in 2015 Over 40 countries from Central America North America South America and the Caribbean are expected to participate 2015 ( MMXV) will be a Common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	1748	1295	873	3916
2	Cuba	781	531	481	1793
3	Canada	348	547	682	1577
4	Argentina	258	279	363	900
5	Brazil	239	283	401	923
6	Mexico	157	217	409	783
7	Venezuela	73	156	224	453
8	Colombia	57	109	162	328
9	Chile	37	70	108	215
10	Puerto Rico	21	72	113	206
11	Dominican Republic	19	43	85	147
12	Jamaica	21	33	59	113
13	Ecuador	14	13	36	63
14	Uruguay	11	22	42	75
15	Trinidad and Tobago	8	17	25	50
16	Guatemala	7	12	29	48
17	Bahamas	6	11	9	26
18	Peru	5	28	58	91
19	Netherlands Antilles	4	9	16	29
20	Costa Rica	4	6	10	20
21	Suriname	4	2	5	11
22	Panama	3	20	24	47
23	Guyana	2	4	11	17
24	El Salvador	1	6	12	19
25	Bermuda	1	4	3	8
26	Antigua and Barbuda	1	0	3	4
27	United States Virgin Islands	0	4	5	9
28	Cayman Islands	0	4	0	2
29	Barbados	0	3	7	10
	Nicaragua	0	3	7	10
31	Haiti	0	2	5	7
32	Paraguay	0	1	6	7
33	Honduras	1	1	4	6
34	Bolivia	0	1	2	3
	Grenada	0	1	2	3
36	Dominica	0	1	1	2
37	Belize	0	0	2	2
	Saint Lucia	0	0	2	2
39	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	1	1
	Aruba	0	0	1	1
40	British Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	0	0	0
		3497	3477	3875	10849

Participating Nations

Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Aruba  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Bermuda  Bolivia  Brazil  British Virgin Islands  Canada

Cayman Islands  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Cuba  Curaçao  Dominica  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador  Grenada

Guatemala  Guyana  Haiti  Honduras  Jamaica  Mexico  Nicaragua  Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Sint Maarten  Suriname  Trinidad and Tobago  United States  United States Virgin Islands  Uruguay  Venezuela

Sports

Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach volleyball Bowling Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Futsal (indoor football) Football (soccer) Gymnastics Hockey Handball Judo Karate Modern pentathlon Polo

Racquetball Rhythmic gymnastics Roller sports Rowing Rugby union Sailing Shooting Softball Squash Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Trampoline Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Water skiing Weightlifting Wrestling

Panamerican Torch

Since the first Panamerican Games, a torch is lit the same way as the Olympic Games (since 1924), Asian Games (since 1958) and All Africa Games (since 1965) does. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Antigua and Barbuda ( Spanish for "Ancient" and "Bearded" is an Island nation located on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Grenada (grɪˈneɪdə is an Island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an Island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea. Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela The British Virgin Islands ( BVI) is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island Antigua and Barbuda ( Spanish for "Ancient" and "Bearded" is an Island nation located on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The British Virgin Islands ( BVI) is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Curaçao (ˈkjuːrəsaʊ in English Dutch: Curaçao, Papiamento: Kòrsou) is an Island in the southern Caribbean Sea, The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an Island nation in the Caribbean Sea. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Grenada (grɪˈneɪdə is an Island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea. For the island of St Martin on the whole see Saint Martin, for the French side see Saint Martin (France and for other uses see Saint Martin (disambiguation Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Badminton has been part of the Pan American Games since 1995 Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The baseball tournament at the Pan American Games has long been considered to be one of the premier international baseball events in the world even higher than the Olympic Games Men's Tournament Participation Details Women's Tournament Participation Details The Pan American Games are similar to the Olympics consisting of teams from nations across the Americas Men's Tournament Women's Tournament A men's Football (soccer tournament is held at every Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, a women's tournament was only added Argentina and Canada have dominated the men's Field hockey tournament at the Pan American Games since its inception in 1967. Men's Women's Men's Tournament On July 11 2007 Mario Vazquez Rana president of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO announced that Rugby union would be added to the list of sports that will be played in the Men's Tournament Women's Tournament Reference Swimming has inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, for both men and women Tennis has been an event at the Pan American Games since the first edition in 1951 with the exception of 1971 Volleyball for both men and women is played at the Pan American Games since 1955, when the second edition of the multi-sports event was staged Water polo is inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, when Buenos Aires was In the first games in Buenos Aires 1951, the torch came from Olympia, Greece. Since the Mexico 1955 games, the torch is lit by Aztec people in old temples, first in Serra da Estrella and after in the Temple of the Sun God in Teotihuacán Pyramids. The only exception was Sao Paulo in 1963 whe the torch was lit in Brasilia by Guarani indigiens.

See also

• Winter Pan American Games
• 2007 Pan American Games
• 2011 Pan American Games

External links

• Rio 2007 Official Website
• Santo Domingo 2003 Official Website
• Pan American Games - Rio de Janeiro 2007
• Poster Images from the Pan American Games from 1951 to 1999
• Guadalajara 2011 Games
• ODEPA/PASO Official Website

The Winter Pan American Games was an original project of PASO after the first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires 1951 but was given away because the non interest The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major International Multi-sport event which was celebrated The 16th Pan American Games are to take place in October 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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