2011 Pan American Games
pan american game officially xvi pan american game spanish xvi juegos panamericanos commonly known guadalajara international multisport event held october – guadalajara mexico event held nearby city ciudad guzmán puerto vallarta lagos de moreno tapalpa largest multisport event approximately athlete nation participating sport pan american parapan american game organized guadalajara organizing committee copag pan american game third pan american game hosted mexico first country first held state jalisco previously mexico hosted pan american game pan american game mexico city parapan american game held day pan american game ended following paso tradition jalisco governor emilio gonzález márquez guadalajara mayor alfonso petersen farah received pan american sport organization flag closing ceremony pan american game rio de janeiro brazil event officially opened president mexico felipe calderón brett fraser swimmer cayman island first pan american game gold medal country saint kitts nevis first ever pan american game medal kind paso selected city unanimously host th pan american game friday june th general assembly held buenos aire argentina guadalajara city officially bid pan american game may part due announced andor open candidature period event guadalajara initially bid pan american game held santo domingo dominican republic san antonio united state bid game declined bid game inspired summer olympic game guadalajara used game clear way build sport infrastructure according ivar sisniega guadalajara international relation sport director guadalajara metropolitan area five million people destination cultural business traveller horacio de la vega marketing director guadalajara cited summer olympics barcelona inspiration infrastructure improvement barcelona wasnt barcelona got olympic game modest sense guadalajara said budget estimated u million million sport infrastructure funding went general street improvement public transportation dr carlos andrade head organizing committee however game drew closer starting revealed cost building venue athlete village tripled u million city planned build new convention center undertake road improvement additional plan called transit improvement performing art theater auditorio telmex new public library guadalajara increased number available hotel room game april guadalajara made u million revenue television right sponsor previous game rio de janeiro organizing committee aimed revenue million end game organizing committee also expected sell one million ticket went sale may june four month game carlos andrade stated construction concern remained guadalajara said stadium built would ready start game marketing game began closing ceremony pan american game rio de janeiro handover ceremony next host city state national government arranged sign billboard two tv network televisa tv azteca signed contract broadcast game advertise famous athlete mexico including diver fernando platas golfer lorena ochoa also named ambassador promote game organizing committee also signed marketing deal sky méxico operates several country network created channel dedicated game class suspended guadalajara game give student chance attend four official sponsor game scotiabank telcel nissan telmex accordingly venue named sponsor scotiabank aquatic center nissan gymnastics stadium telcel tennis complex telmex athletics stadium child international also official benefactor pan american game second tier third tier sponsor included technogym others mascot pan american game parapan american game huichi gavo leo organizing committee unveiled mascot plaza andares amphitheater guadalajara november mascot officially named february cocreators mascot josé luis andrade leo ángel barba barrera huichi fernando sanchez gavo received mascot represented state jalisco city guadalajara gavo — blue agave agave azul plant representative region famous tequila production huichi — deer represent southern part state leo — lion represents strong people guadalajara lion present city coat arm aquatic centre two olympicsize pool diving platform athletic facility expanded game converted back seat puerto vallarta main subsite hosted sailing marathon swimming triathlon beach volleyball city cohosted event tapalpa mountain biking ciudad guzmán rowing canoeing lagos de moreno baseball opening closing ceremony held estadio omnilife constructed cd guadalajara team colloquially known chivas originally bigger older estadio jalisco scheduled host ceremony organizing committee decided move newer technologically advanced estadio omnilife change ceremony venue estadio omnilife organizer also held parade held street guadalajara increase use modern technology better use fire venue already existed guadalajara included weightlifting forum code dome venue game constructed expanded temporarily host game new venue planned including volleyball arena covered velodrome shooting range basketball arena seat gymnastics stadium cost million opened march total different venue used majority newly built specifically game pan american torch relay brought torch mexico city estadio omnilife opening ceremony flame arrives time opening ceremony relay took torch mexican state day route starting august pyramid teotihuacan outside mexico city runner carried torch kilometer route torch arrived puerto vallarta october ciudad guzmán october tapalpa october lagos de moreno october guadalajara october torch relay sponsored local nutrition company grupo omnilife torch design depicted agave leaf protecting pan american flame designed vatti company designed torch summer olympics torch relay organized mexican olympic committee opening ceremony game took place october pm cdt utc october estadio omnilife opening ceremony produced five current also produced winter olympics opening ceremony member paso competed game netherlands antilles olympic committee planned continue functioning dissolution netherlands antilles membership withdrawn ioc executive committee ioc session july however took step allow athlete compete pan american game paso flag number competitor qualified delegation indicated parenthesis sport contested guadalajara sport diving subdiscipline aquatic included number go sport futsal added sport pan american game dropped program rugby seven replaced futsal game appearing game program first time racquetball basque pelota also returned program missing last game rio de janeiro medal event total pan american game qualification standard every sport like olympic game current summer olympic sport including canoeing handball modern pentathlon use pan american game qualifier summer olympics london number parenthesis indicate number medal event contested sport top ten listed noc number gold medal listed host nation mexico highlighted design medal intended represent heart agave plant thus represent jalisco region host nation mexico closing ceremony game took place october beginning pm cst utc october estadio omnilife per tradition pan american sport organization flag handed mayor next host city rob ford toronto guadalajara due ongoing mexican drug war seen escalating violence country including united state canada expressed concern safety security region scott backmun united state olympic committee usoc raised concern city ability host game light drug war due increased safety issue usoc security plan game meeting usoc march chief security officer larry buendorf gave report rest committee said we’re going prepare guadalajara like would game lot preparing athlete individual environment they’re going everybody quite aware violence happened we’re obviously concerned end day think good security plan place try protect athlete grenade thrown near nightclub entrance two separate incident february organizer said making security priority arranged police member armed force patrol guadalajara throughout game athlete village behind schedule entire time construction may five month start game court ordered work village halt resident zapopan said construction would adversely affect drinking water supply carlos andrade garin director organizing committee said even short delay construction would mean game would canceled according garin crab people dont want go forward dont like state grow dont like u great event whose related interest important community unfortunately cant anything kind people except get job many delay organizer finally asserted athlete village would finished later september month game begin village expected handed copag august another concern game venue construction fallen behind two year start game athlete village still construction aquatic athletics stadium fell way behind schedule venue athlete village finished week start game including telcel athletics stadium beach volleyball stadium puerto vallarta meant discipline could test event game began organizer guaranteed sport venue built game would ready september many venue scaled including telmex athletics stadium number seat halved election host city pan american game paso president mario vázquez rana said guadalajara address delay toronto host next game would step replace guadalajara host august athletics stadium delayed constant rain prevented installation track development put test event scheduled september risk cancelled several day opening ceremony organizing committee announced optimistic venue would ready start game german national antidoping agency warned athlete meat mexico tested positive stimulant clenbuterol however game official said food served athlete village would tested ensure contained drug contaminant parapan american game guadalajara xvi pan american game official report part panamsportsorg guadalajara xvi pan american game official report part panamsportsorg