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Parapan American Games

{{Short description|International multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities}}

{{Infobox Sporting Event Organization

|name = Parapan American Games

|image = AmericasParalympicCommittee Logo.svg

|size =

|caption = Americas Paralympic Committee Logo

|abbreviation = ParaPan-Am Games

|motto =

|formation = 1999 Parapan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.

|recurrence = 4 years

|last = 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile

|headquarters =

|leader_title =

|leader_name =

|website =

|purpose = Multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the American continent

|remarks =

}}

{{Infobox recurring event|list_years=yes}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.americasparalympic.org/apc/opencms/en/Parapan_Games/|title=Parapan American Games|year=2007|work=Americas Paralympic Committee|access-date=2009-08-20}} 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 Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in Santiago, Chile.

It is organized by the Americas Paralympic Committee.

Games

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{{Location map~|America|position=|lat=19.437293|long=-99.133208|label=1999}}

{{Location map~|America|position=|lat=-38.001475|long=-57.542611|label=2003}}

{{Location map~|America|position=right|lat=-22.890796|long=-43.172896|label=2007}}

{{Location map~|America|position=|lat=20.663746|long=-103.349609|label=2011}}

{{Location map~|America|position=top|lat=43.656371|long=-79.383184|label=2015}}

{{Location map~|America|position=|lat=-12.042115|long=-77.042754|label=2019, 2027}}

{{Location map~|America|position=left|lat=-33.445281|long=-70.669266|label=2023}}

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style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Games

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Year

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Host country
(as recognized by IPC)

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Host city

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Opened by

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Dates

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Nations

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Competitors

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Sports

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Events

! style="background:#2E2D88; color:white;" | Top nation

align=center| I

|align=center| 1999

|align=left| {{MEX}}

|Mexico City

|

| 4–11 November 1999

| 18

1,0004378{{flagIOC2|MEX|Parapan American Games}}
align=center| II

|align=center| 2003

|align=left| {{ARG}}

|Mar del Plata

|

| 3–10 December 2003

| 28

1,5009303{{flagIOC2|MEX|Parapan American Games}}
align=center| III

|align=center| 2007

|align=left| {{BRA}}

|Rio de Janeiro

| Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho

| 12–19 August 2007

| 25

1,11510257{{flagIOC2|BRA|Parapan American Games}}
align=center| IV

|align=center| 2011

|align=left| {{MEX}}

|Guadalajara

| Secretary Bernardo de la Garza

| 12–20 November 2011

| 24

1,35513276{{flagIOC2|BRA|Parapan American Games}}
align=center| V

|align=center| 2015

|align=left| {{CAN}}

|Toronto

| Governor General David Johnston

| 7–15 August 2015

| 28

1,61515317{{flagIOC2|BRA|Parapan American Games}}
align=center| VI

|align=center| 2019

|align=left| {{PER}}

|Lima

| President Martín Vizcarra

| 23 August – 1 September 2019

| 30

1,89017370{{flagIOC2|BRA|Parapan American Games}}
align=center| VII

|align=center| 2023

|align=left| {{CHI}}

|Santiago

| President Gabriel Boric

| 17–26 November 2023

| 31

1,93417380{{flagIOC2|BRA|Parapan American Games}}
align=center| VIII

|align=center| 2027

|align=left| {{PER}}

|Lima

|

| 13-22 August 2027

|

17

Sports

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{| class=wikitable

Sport || Years
Archery

|2011–2015, 2023

Athletics

|Since 1999 (compulsory)

Badminton

|2019–present

Boccia

|{{nowrap|2003, 2011–present (compulsory)}}

Cycling

|2003, 2011–present

style="background: #D3D3D3;" |Equestrian

|2003

{{nowrap|Football 5-a-side}}

|2007–present (compulsory)

Football 7-a-side

|2007, 2015–present (compulsory)

Goalball

|2011–present (compulsory)

Judo

|2007–present (compulsory)

|valign="top"|

class=wikitable
Sport || Years
Powerlifting

|2007–present

Shooting

|2019–present

Swimming

|1999–present (compulsory)

Table tennis

|{{nowrap|1999, 2007–present (compulsory)}}

Taekwondo

|2019–present

style="background: #D3D3D3;" |Sitting volleyball

|2003–2019

{{nowrap|Wheelchair basketball}}

|1999–present (compulsory)

style="background: #D3D3D3;" |Wheelchair fencing

|2003

Wheelchair tennis

|2003–present

Wheelchair rugby

|2015–present (compulsory)

|}

All-time medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = flagIPC2team

| event = Parapan American Games

| team =

| gold_BRA = 741 | silver_BRA = 522 | bronze_BRA = 447

| gold_MEX = 431 | silver_MEX = 422 | bronze_MEX = 352

| gold_USA = 275 | silver_USA = 297 | bronze_USA = 257

| gold_ARG = 206 | silver_ARG = 236 | bronze_ARG = 268

| gold_CAN = 155 | silver_CAN = 168 | bronze_CAN = 165

| gold_COL = 148 | silver_COL = 171 | bronze_COL = 168

| gold_CUB = 119 | silver_CUB = 89 | bronze_CUB = 74

| gold_VEN = 76 | silver_VEN = 90 | bronze_VEN = 128

| gold_CHI = 36 | silver_CHI = 42 | bronze_CHI = 45

| gold_PER = 19 | silver_PER = 19 | bronze_PER = 33

| gold_URU = 17 | silver_URU = 15 | bronze_URU = 12

| gold_ECU = 15 | silver_ECU = 14 | bronze_ECU = 17

| gold_CRC = 9 | silver_CRC = 11 | bronze_CRC = 11

| gold_PUR = 9 | silver_PUR = 6 | bronze_PUR = 9

| gold_JAM = 7 | silver_JAM = 12 | bronze_JAM = 6

| gold_TTO = 5 | silver_TTO = 1 | bronze_TTO = 3

| gold_BER = 4 | silver_BER = 2 | bronze_BER = 0

| gold_ESA = 3 | silver_ESA = 2 | bronze_ESA = 1

| gold_GUA = 1 | silver_GUA = 0 | bronze_GUA = 1

| gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 7 | bronze_DOM = 9

| gold_PAN = 0 | silver_PAN = 3 | bronze_PAN = 1

| gold_BOL = 0 | silver_BOL = 1 | bronze_BOL = 1

| gold_NIC = 0 | silver_NIC = 0 | bronze_NIC = 4

| gold_ARU = 0 | silver_ARU = 0 | bronze_ARU = 1

| gold_PAR = 0 | silver_PAR = 0 | bronze_PAR = 1

}}

Youth Games

The Youth Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/americas-paralympic-committee/barquisimeto-2005|title=Barquisimeto 2005 Youth Parapan American Games|access-date=18 January 2019|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}} The games were created after the 2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas. {{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1052318/bid-process-launched-for-2021-youth-parapan-american-games|title=Bid process launched for 2021 Youth Parapan American Games|date=4 July 2017|access-date=18 January 2019|publisher=Dunsar Media Company Limited}} 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 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
width=20|Games

! width=20|Year

! {{nowrap|Host city}}

! {{nowrap|Host nation}}

! {{nowrap|Opened by}}

! {{nowrap|Start Date}}

! {{nowrap|End Date}}

! {{nowrap|Nations}}

! Competitors

! Sports

! Events

! {{nowrap|Top Placed Team}}

!{{abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}

I

|2005

|align=left| Barquisimeto

|align=left| {{flag|Venezuela}}

|align=left|

|align=left| 22 October

|align=left| 30 October

|10

|

|8

|

|align=left|{{flagIPC2team|VEN|2005 Youth Parapan American Games}}

|

II

|2009

|align=left| Bogotá

|align=left| {{flag|Colombia}}

|align=left|

|align=left| 17 October

|align=left| 22 October

|14

|700

|9

|

|align=left|{{flagIPC2team|BRA|2009 Youth Parapan American Games}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.coldeportes.gov.co/montaje/index.php?idcategoria=5378|title=Paralimpicos Panamericanos en acción|date=14 October 2009|access-date=19 January 2018|publisher=Coldeportes|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120140733/http://www.coldeportes.gov.co/montaje/index.php?idcategoria=5378|archive-date=20 January 2019|url-status=dead}}

III

|2013

|align=left| Buenos Aires

|align=left| {{flag|Argentina}}

|align=left| Alicia Kirchner

|align=left| 13 October

|align=left| 20 October

|16

|600

|10

|

|align=left|{{flagIPC2team|BRA|2013 Youth Parapan American Games}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/americas-paralympic-committee/buenos-aires-2013|title=Buenos Aires 2013 Youth Parapan American Games|access-date=18 January 2019|publisher=International Paralympics Committee}}

IV

|2017

|align=left| São Paulo

|align=left| {{flag|Brazil}}

|align=left|

|align=left| 20 March

|align=left| 25 March

|19

|808

|12

|

|align=left|{{flagIPC2team|BRA|2017 Youth Parapan American Games}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/americas-paralympic-committee/sao-paulo-2017|title=São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games|access-date=18 January 2019|publisher=International Paralympics Committee}}

V

|2023

|align=left| Bogotá

|align=left| {{flag|Colombia}}

|align=left|

|align=left| 2 June

|align=left| 12 June

|

|

|12

|

|align=left|{{flagIPC2team|COL|2021 Youth Parapan American Games}}

|

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.paralympic.org/americas-paralympic-committee/parapan-american-games Americas Paralympic Committee]

{{Parapan American Games}}

{{Youth Parapan American Games}}

{{PASO}}

{{Regional Organizations of National Paralympic Committees}}

{{Multi-sport events}}

Category:Youth Parapan American Games

Category:Disabled multi-sport events

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1999

Games

Category:Sports competitions in the Americas

Category:Multi-sport events in North America

Category:Multi-sport events in South America