Pan American Sports Festival
pan american sport festival spanish festival deportivo panamericano multisport event organized pan american sport organization paso athlete america event held coordination acodepa asociación de confederaciones deportivas panamericanas pan american element olympic movement main purpose game serve development training event aid country preparation larger pan american game competition follows one year festival festival developmental aspect also tied subsequent summer olympics take place year pan american game first edition included olympic sport within program sport event serf method qualification competing pan american game idea festival came mario vázquez raña mexican sport administrator president paso event approved october paso assembly addition developmental aspect event raña advocated use way supporting region federation passing technical knowledge well fostering close tie country america unlike traditional multisport event pan american sport festival limited specific city area emphasis training mean appropriate preexisting facility used instead possible location alone major factor venue selection training camp coaching clinic central aspect festival event cost athlete attendance met organizer encourage participation pan american sport festival scheduled july september various location mexico roughly athlete nation took part sport available inaugural event slalom canoeing competition puebla july debut contest festival history continuation event beyond remained openended inception competition paso preferring assess value event conclusion first edition official competition website