2007 Parapan American Games
parapan american game officially iii parapan american game major international multisport event athlete disability celebrated tradition parapan american game governed america paralympic committee held august rio de janeiro brazil organized rio de janeiro organizing committee corio brazilian paralympic committee cpb marked first time parapan american game staged city followed directly pan american 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 janeiro’s 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 parapan american torch relay introduced first torch relay history parapan american game took place august lasted one day route spanned total kilometer nation competed game host nation brazil pan american game summer paralympics official website archived httpwwwquadrodemedalhascomenpanamericangamespanamericangamesriodejaneiroparapanamericangameshtm parapan american game official result