2007 Pan American Games
pan american game officially known xv pan american game portuguese xv jogos panamericanos commonly known rio major continental multisport event took place rio de janeiro brazil july total athlete national olympic committee noc competed event sport discipline game new pan american record set medal awarded doping control test performed volunteer participated organization event served olympic qualification occasion international federation ifs rio de janeiro awarded game san antonio texas united state august absolute majority vote – member pan american sport organization paso first round voting xl paso general assembly held mexico city mexico first game held brazil since pan american game took place são paulo according rio de janeiro organizing committee game called implementation country largest organizational logistic operation ever military world game official bid submitted august xxxix pan american sport organization paso general assembly held santo domingo dominican republic april following delivery federal state city government boc letter confirming country state city brazilian sport compliance applicable game regulation paso announced approval rio de janeiros bid bidding committee submitted detailed bid file game document prepared developed assistance fundação getúlio vargas fgv commissioned rio de janeiros city government running host pan american game rio de janeiro faced city san antonio united state previously beat houston miami raleigh become american candidate according paso statute regulation host city selected direct voting xl paso general assembly held mexico city mexico august candidate city received simple majority vote representative member national olympic committee noc would awarded right host competition announcement made paso president mario vázquez raña rio de janeiro received vote san antonio marked professional strategy included showing city project video rio de janeiros campaign convinced majority voter accounting total vote member brazilian delegation erupted boisterous celebration celebrating country highest achievement term sporting event organization host nation brazil organization rio game chosen figure sun represent event decision never taken defined single mascot pan american parapan american game brazilian common expression sol brilha para todos sun shine everyone reinforcing thus human right like sun sport life character reflects main characteristic host city call harmonic diversity humanity nature harmonizes graphic work developed logo visual identity game name chosen popular voting internet cellular phone message public ballot box placed around main brazilian city causing great commotion million people participated election name cauê received almost half vote traditionally used large sport event mascot figure serf purpose cheering event enforcing playful aspect sport captivating spectator athlete mascot main choice transmit message peace respect environment friendship brotherhood intrinsic value olympic movement pan american game torch relay day torch run june july held prior game june torch lit torch lighting ceremony teotihuacán mexico flame taken brazilian air force craft porto seguro airport indigenous welcome ceremony held santa cruz cabrália bahia brazil torch relay began opening ceremony xv pan american game took place july approximately people packed rio de janeiros maracanã stadium occasion ceremony included cast multimilliondollar budget produced scott given people part creative production team working opening ceremony team welcome ceremony sport production presentation medal sport production closing ceremony parapan ceremony show began pm local time utc lasted two half hour theme show based theme rio game viva essa energia share energy oath athlete performed brazilian taekwondo athlete natália falavigna also abbreviated version olympic anthem played contrary plan game opened brazil head state president luiz inácio lula da silva head brazilian olympic committee carlos nuzman prior official opening lula constantly booed whenever instadium camera showed image name mentioned competition carried ray km spread four polar region city marapendi club – tennis city sport complex – basketball cycling track artistic gymnastics swimming synchronised swimming roller skating speed diving outeiro hill – cycling mountain bike bmx riocentro complex ibcmpc – badminton boxing fencing futsal rhythmic gymnastics trampoline handball judo weightlifting wrestling taekwondo table tennis city rock – baseball softball barra bowling center – bowling zico football center cfz – football soccer miécimo da silva complex – football soccer karate roller skating artistics squash deodoro military club – equestrian dressage eventing jumping field hockey modern pentathlon sport shooting archery joão havelange stadium – athletics football soccer maracanã stadium – football soccer water polo volleyball marina da glória – sailing flamengo park – athletics marathon race walking cycling road copacabana arena – swimming marathon triathlon beach volleyball rowing stadium lagoon – canoe flatwater rowing caiçaras club – water ski main construction work pan american game joão havelange olympic stadium hosted athletics football competition stadium one major game legacy city rio de janeiro since count modern stadium full capacity used sport cultural event city sport complex count modern construction rio olympic arena game basketball artistic gymnastics competition held maria lenk aquatic park venue swimming synchronized swimming diving competition barra velodrome track cycling speed skating event took place riocentro convention center largest exposition fair center latin america game complex held temporary facility staging several sport discipline including parapan american game miécimo da silva sport complex largest sport complex owned city government city hall brazil several large sport event took place venue basketball exhibition game team american magic johnson brazilian oscar schmidt addition several match brazilian futsal team deodoro military club traditional brazilian army sport facility rio de janeiro host rio game equestrian field hockey modern pentathlon sport shooting archery competition maracanã stadium built fifa world cup mario filho stadium internationally known maracanã one famous stadium world receiving great number brazilian foreign tourist annually stadium staged opening closing ceremony football match including final maracanãzinho gymnasium house rio volleyball competition julio delamare water park stage water polo tournament game maracanã sport complex also includes celio de barros athletics stadium administered rio de janeiro state government also known aterro flamengo flamengo park largest leisure area city besides marina da glória main venue rio sailing competition game marathon men womens arrival point set flamengo park also staged race walking road cycling competition apart tension paso organizing committee proposed summer olympics program futsal optional sport early paso rio organizing committee added sport provided panamerican game charter bowling karate squash water skiing roller sport program racquetball basque pelota dropped due low popularity lack infrastructure host country argentina canal argentina bolivia radio television boliviana brazil rede bandeirantes rede globo rede record bandsports espn brasil sportv canada ctv sport chile canal tvn colombia canal capital canal canal tro teleantioquia telecafé telecaribe teleislas telepacífico señal colombia dominican republic tele antillas ecuador gamavision teleamazonas european union eurosport el salvador telecorporación salvadoreña mexico espn deportes televisa panama rpc tvcanal tv maxcanal peru america tv panamericana television united state espn uruguay teledoce venezuela meridiano tv parapan american game military world game summer olympics fifa world cup copa américa official website wayback machine archived english esportesterracombr portuguese result book coborgbr wayback machine archived rio xv pan american game iii parapan american game official report part panamsportsorg rio xv pan american game iii parapan american game official report part panamsportsorg