2019 Pan American Games
pan american game spanish juegos panamericanos de officially xviii pan american game spanish xviii juegos panamericanos commonly known lima multisport event governed panam sport organization held lima peru july august preliminary round certain event begun july first pan american game held peru seventh held south america opening ceremony took place july national stadium peru game declared open former peruvian president martín vizcarra pan american game held venue around lima largest sporting event ever hosted country total four bid submitted pan american game officially announced february lima peru santiago chile ciudad bolívar venezuela la punta argentina lima bid game second consecutive time losing toronto edition game santiago right stage pan american game withdrew time hosting two city bid game first time lima elected host city october paso member gathered toronto ontario canada elect host city city considered favourite win right host throughout contest event held various lima district neighboring city concentrated cluster videna complex san luis district pan american park villa maría del triunfo sport village callao sport complex costa verde total budget estimated u billion million sport infrastructure million building pan american village million spent organization million expense athlete team official accommodated complex unit villa el salvador torch sent mexico lima sailboat torch relay started machu picchu torch toured city day covered kilometer en route peru national stadium lima july opening ceremony city include machu picchu ollantaytambo cusco puno lake titicaca arequipa camaná nazca ica ayacucho huancavelica cerro de pasco huánuco tocache tarapoto bagua grande piura cajamarca trujillo huaraz opening ceremony game took place july closing ceremony took place august nation member pan american sport organization competed event number parenthesis represents number athlete country qualified number athlete national olympic committee event sport contested lima largest number medal event ever held single edition pan american game date bodybuilding surfing contested panam game first time basque pelota reinstated absent game womens baseball dropped debuting almost new event contested summer olympics already panam game program sport climbing excluded required number national federation america eligible inclusion skateboarding pulled program may panam sport cited world skate diminished quality event made game qualifier olympics partner street league skateboarding sl scheduled world tour event los angeles conflicted game new discipline scheduled introduced summer olympics also added including × mixed medley relay men womens swimming basketball bmx freestyle park two new womens boxing event madison track cycling transfer three men event mixed team event shooting table tennis mixed double archery mixed team triathlon mixed relay reduction one men weightlifting event canoe event genderneutral removing men event discipline extra event also added including springboard diving well three event compound archery modern pentathlon relay mixed men womens event er nacra kiteboarding latter two replacing hobie j event sailing extreme canoe slalom mixed double squash womens wakeboard poomsae event taekwondo womens km race walking men woman double event table tennis number parenthesis indicate number medal event contested sportdiscipline calendar unveiled april day ahead start competition key host nation peru mediapro served host broadcaster lima convention centre hosted international broadcast centre ibc panam sport also launched panam sport channel website featured supplemental video content game hosted local personality alexandra hörler official logo pan american game inspired amancay indigenous flower flourish june september flower pistil represent three athlete open arm three america identity lima designed peruvian graphic designer juan diego sanz jorge luis zárate june thousand submission organising committee revealed final three running mascot game final three design milco influenced cuchimilco sculpture prehispanic figure chancay culture developed lima around – ad flower named amantis wayqi leaftoed gecko july announced milco winner contest receiving vote approximately vote cast contest ever mascot competition pan american game winning designer competition awarded peruvian sol approximately u milcos body orange colour short red tshirt white representing color peruvian flag milco designed yearold andrea norka medrano moy parapan american game official website archived september wayback machine schedule result