Parapan American Games

The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] The 2003 Parapan American Games was the last Parapan American Games that was not held in the same city as the Pan American Games. The most recent games was the 6th Parapan American Games which took place in 2019 with the host city being Lima, Peru. The last Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in Santiago, Chile.

Parapan American Games
AbbreviationParaPan-Am Games
First event1999 Parapan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.
Occur every4 years
Last event2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile
PurposeMulti-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the American continent

Games edit

Host cities of the Parapan American Games
Games Year Host country
(as recognized by IPC)
Host city Opened by Dates Nations Competitors Sports Events Top nation
I 1999   Mexico Mexico City 4–11 November 1999 18 1000 4 378   Mexico
II 2003   Argentina Mar del Plata 3–10 December 2003 28 1500 9 303   Mexico
III 2007   Brazil Rio de Janeiro Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho 12–19 August 2007 25 1115 10 257   Brazil
IV 2011   Mexico Guadalajara Secretary Bernardo de la Garza 12–20 November 2011 24 1355 13 276   Brazil
V 2015   Canada Toronto Governor General David Johnston 7–15 August 2015 28 1615 15 317   Brazil
VI 2019   Peru Lima President Martín Vizcarra 23 August – 1 September 2019 30 1890 17 370   Brazil
VII 2023   Chile Santiago President Gabriel Boric 17–26 November 2023 31 1934 17 380   Brazil
VIII 2027   Peru Lima 8-17 October 2027 17

Sports edit

Sport Years
Archery 2011–2015, 2023
Athletics Since 1999 (compulsory)
Badminton 2019–present
Boccia 2003, 2011–present (compulsory)
Cycling 2003, 2011–present
Equestrian 2003
Football 5-a-side 2007–present (compulsory)
Football 7-a-side 2007, 2015–present (compulsory)
Goalball 2011–present (compulsory)
Judo 2007–present (compulsory)
Sport Years
Powerlifting 2007–present
Shooting 2019–present
Swimming 1999–present (compulsory)
Table tennis 1999, 2007–present (compulsory)
Taekwondo 2019–present
Sitting volleyball 2003–2019
Wheelchair basketball 1999–present (compulsory)
Wheelchair fencing 2003
Wheelchair tennis 2003–present
Wheelchair rugby 2015–present (compulsory)

All-time medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil (BRA)7415224471710
2  Mexico (MEX)4314223521205
3  United States (USA)275297257829
4  Argentina (ARG)206236268710
5  Canada (CAN)155168165488
6  Colombia (COL)148171168487
7  Cuba (CUB)1198974282
8  Venezuela (VEN)7690128294
9  Chile (CHI)364245123
10  Peru (PER)19193371
11  Uruguay (URU)17151244
12  Ecuador (ECU)15141746
13  Costa Rica (CRC)9111131
14  Puerto Rico (PUR)96924
15  Jamaica (JAM)712625
16  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)5139
17  Bermuda (BER)4206
18  El Salvador (ESA)3216
19  Guatemala (GUA)1012
20  Dominican Republic (DOM)07916
21  Panama (PAN)0314
22  Bolivia (BOL)0112
23  Nicaragua (NIC)0044
24  Aruba (ARU)0011
  Paraguay (PAR)0011
Totals (25 entries)2276213020146420

Youth Games edit

The Youth Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities.[2] The games were created after the 2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas. [3] The games are held every four years, staggering with the Pan American and Parapan American games, with first of its kind being held in 2005 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

List of Youth Parapan American Games edit

Games Year Host city Host nation Opened by Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed Team Ref.
I 2005 Barquisimeto   Venezuela 22 October 30 October 10 8   Venezuela (VEN) [2]
II 2009 Bogotá   Colombia 17 October 22 October 14 700 9   Brazil (BRA) [4]
III 2013 Buenos Aires   Argentina Alicia Kirchner 13 October 20 October 16 600 10   Brazil (BRA) [5]
IV 2017 São Paulo   Brazil 20 March 25 March 19 808 12   Brazil (BRA) [6]
V 2023 Bogotá   Colombia 2 June 12 June 12   Colombia (COL)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Barquisimeto 2005 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bid process launched for 2021 Youth Parapan American Games". Dunsar Media Company Limited. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Paralimpicos Panamericanos en acción" (in Spanish). Coldeportes. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Buenos Aires 2013 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

External links edit