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Junior Pan American Games

The Junior Pan American Games are a multi-sport event held every four years among youth athletes from all over the American continent. The Games have been organized by Panam Sports. This event, inspired by the Youth Olympic Games, is exclusively for athletes under 21 years of age, with fewer infrastructure requirements and costs than the Pan American Games.[1]

Junior Pan American Games
Games
Junior Pan American Games
First event2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali-Valle, Colombia
Occur everyFour years
Last event2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali-Valle, Colombia
Next event2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay
PurposeMulti-sport event for youth athletes in the Americas

The last games were held in Cali-Valle, Colombia, from November 25 to December 5, 2021, and the next games will be held in Asunción, Paraguay, in 2025.[2]

History

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On 16 January 2019, PASO announced the creation of the Junior Pan American Games.[3][4]

Panam Sports accepted candidate cities for the first edition of the games until 31 January. Cali, Colombia; Santa Ana, El Salvador; and Monterrey, Mexico, were accepted as candidate cities.[5] Cali was chosen as the host city at the Executive Committee in San José, Costa Rica, on 27 March 2019.[6]

Panam Sports chose Asunción, Paraguay to host for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games.[7] Asunción received 32 out of 48 votes, while Santa Marta, Colombia, received the remaining 16 votes.

List of Junior Pan American Games editions

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Edition Year Host city Host nation Opened by Start date End date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top placed team Ref.
I 2021 Cali-Valle   Colombia President Iván Duque 25 November 5 December 41 2,540 28 302   Brazil (BRA) [8]
II 2025 Asunción   Paraguay TBA 9 August 23 August Future event [9]

Sports

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Main article: Pan American Games sports

In the first edition of the games a total of 28 sports were contested, encompassing a total of 40 disciplines.[10][11] After originally being included, basketball (5x5), BMX freestyle and field hockey were not included on the final list.[12] Other Olympic events and disciplines not contested yet includes open water swimming, water polo, canoe slalom, equestrian, football, golf and rugby sevens.

Sport Years
3x3 basketball Since 2021
Archery Since 2021
Artistic swimming Since 2021
Athletics Since 2021
Badminton Since 2021
Baseball 2021
Basketball Since 2025
Beach volleyball Since 2021
Bowling 2021
Boxing 2021
Canoeing Since 2021
Cycling Since 2021
Diving Since 2021
Fencing Since 2021
Field hockey Since 2025
Golf Since 2025
Gymnastics Since 2021
Handball Since 2021
Judo Since 2021
Sport Years
Karate Since 2021
Modern pentathlon 2021
Open water swimming Since 2025
Roller sports Since 2021
Rowing Since 2021
Rugby sevens Since 2025
Sailing Since 2021
Shooting Since 2021
Softball 2021
Squash Since 2021
Swimming Since 2021
Table tennis Since 2021
Taekwondo Since 2021
Tennis Since 2021
Triathlon Since 2021
Volleyball Since 2021
Water skiing Since 2025
Weightlifting Since 2021
Wrestling Since 2021

Medal count

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil594956164
2  Colombia483463145
3  United States472938114
4  Mexico467848172
5  Cuba29192270
6  Argentina19223273
7  Ecuador15142453
8  Chile12153158
9  Puerto Rico84820
10  Uruguay83314
11  Venezuela782136
12  Peru6151435
13  Dominican Republic581023
14  Canada41510
15  Paraguay24410
16  Costa Rica23510
17  Aruba2103
18  Guatemala151016
19  Bolivia1124
20  El Salvador0358
21  Trinidad and Tobago0112
22  Bermuda0101
  Grenada0101
  Guyana0101
  Nicaragua0101
  Saint Kitts and Nevis0101
27  Panama0055
28  Bahamas0011
  Barbados0011
  Honduras0011
  Saint Lucia0011
Totals (31 entries)3213224111,054

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PANAM SPORTS BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN". Pan American Sports Organization. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Asunción 2025 celebrates 500 days to go to the II Junior Pan American Games
  3. ^ "México muestra interés para Panamericanos Junior 2021" (in Spanish). Mexican Olympic Committee. January 17, 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Monterrey busca sede para Juegos Panamericanos Jr" (in Spanish). Radio Centro Deportes. January 17, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "I Junior Pan Am Games: Cali, Monterrey and Santa Ana the Candidates". Around the Rings. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Panam Sports organizará Panamericanos Júnior y sopesa Panamericanos de Playa" [Panam Sports will organize Pan American Juniors and weigh Pan American Beach]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). January 27, 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "Asunción selected to host 2025 Junior Pan American Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  8. ^ "Com 164 medalhas, Time Brasil é campeão dos Jogos Pan-americanos Júnior Cali 2021". Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese).
  9. ^ After the good performance hosting the 2022 South American Games, Asunción will host the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
  10. ^ "Colombian Government and Panam Sports Confirm First Junior Pan American Games in Cali for September 2021". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. August 31, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Pavitt, Michael (September 1, 2020). "Panam Sports confirms September dates for Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Panam Sports Defines Sport Program for First Junior Pan American Games of Cali 2021". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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