Pan American training camp to prepare for Paris
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Several Olympic, World and Pan-American medallists from the American continent are rigorously preparing for Paris 2024 and will gather in Mulhouse (Alsace, France) from Sunday.
Several Olympic, World and Pan-American medallists from the American continent are rigorously preparing for Paris 2024 and will gather in Mulhouse (Alsace, France) from Sunday.
The 2027 Pan American Games saw a back-and-forth with the host cities until Lima finally won the bid, replacing Barranquilla, which was sanctioned for non-compliance and lost the right to host. Strong government support and a high voter turnout tipped the vote in Lima's favour.
All of Peru is rejoicing as its capital, Lima, will have the honour of hosting the Pan American Games for the second time in eight years, after beating out Asunción (Paraguay) at the Extraordinary General Assembly of Panam Sports held in Miami.
The capitals of Paraguay and Peru are the two candidates to replace Barranquilla as the host of the 20th Pan American Games, scheduled for 2027. The vote will take place at the Assembly in March.
The 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago ended last Sunday, and Team Brazil's outstanding results extended beyond the sporting arena to the digital world. With free broadcasts and five channels for viewers, Team Brazil's YouTube channel received more than 40 million views and gained 137,000 new subscribers, reaching the mark of 254,000 followers.
Esports or electronic sports made their mark for the first time at the Pan American Games, specifically at Santiago 2023, with a dedicated space and an unprecedented championship that ran parallel to the official competition in both male and female categories. The tournaments featured two main video games: eFootball 2023 and DOTA 2, with 25 countries and over 120 players participating.
Colombia is a tremendously important country for us in the development of sports. We are on track to have a great event in Barranquilla 2027,' stated sources from the organization. Mayor Jaime Pumarejo leads the Barranquilla delegation that will receive the flag in Chile as the host of the 2027 Pan American Games during the closing ceremony of the 'Santiago 2023' sports event.
Argentina reaffirmed its title in field hockey, a sport it completely dominates, by defeating Chile 3-1 in the final of the 2023 Pan American Games, held at the National Stadium Hockey Field in Santiago, the capital of Chile.
The Mexican Rhythmic Gymnastics team clinched the silver medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023 and secured a historic Olympic spot. For the first time, Mexico will have representation in the Olympic Games in this discipline, achieving a historic qualification for Paris 2024.
Mexicans Nuria Diosdado and Joana Jiménez were crowned champions of artistic swimming in pairs on Thursday at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, which also secured their spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Cuba's judo legend Idalys Ortíz and American fencer Lee Kiefer both won their fourth consecutive gold medals at the Pan American Games in Santiago.
Peru's Lucca Mesinas and Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin sealed surfing places at next year's Olympics with men's shortboard gold and women's silver respectively at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.
Chile's Lucas Nervi sparked home celebrations on the first day of track and field athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago winning a gold medal in the men's discus.
Panam Sports President Neven Ilic claims the bet on investing in the Panam Sports Channel has paid off after its successful start to Santiago 2023.
Canada took a surprise team eventing gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago to seal one of the two remaining places at next year's Olympic Games in Paris.