2009 Youth Parapan American Games
| File:2009 Youth Parapan American Games logo.svg | |
| Host | Bogota, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Nations | 14 |
| Athletes | 700 |
| Events | 9 sports |
| Opening | October 17 |
| Closing | October 22 |
| Main venue | El Salitre Coliseum |
The 2009 Youth Parapan American Games were a multi-sport event held from October 15 to October 23, 2009, in Bogota, Colombia. They were the second edition of the Youth Parapan American Games, and they were organized by the Colombian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).[1]
Organization
Venues
All of the game's events took place in Simón Bolívar Park.[2][3] The opening ceremony took place in the El Salitre Coliseum.[4][5]
| Venue | Location | Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Palace | Simón Bolívar Park | Athletics Goalball |
| El Salitre Coliseum | Simón Bolívar Park | Wheelchair basketball |
| High Performance Center | Simón Bolívar Park | Football 7-a-side Judo Powerlifting Table tennis Wheelchair tennis |
| Simón Bolívar Aquatic Complex | Simón Bolívar Park | Swimming |
Mascot
The mascot of the Bogota 2009 Youth Parapan American Games was an iguana. According to the organizing committee, "the iguana serves as a symbol for people with disabilities because they can supply their limitations, developing skills and aptitudes according to the environment in which they find themselves and taking their abilities beyond their limits. ... The iguana is part of our Parapanamerican culture."[6]
The Games
Participating nations
- File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina (88)
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (90)
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (5)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (104)
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (5)
- File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador (9)
- File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (6)
- File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Honduras (6)
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (81)
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (5)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (6)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (12)
- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (5)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (130)
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Sports
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics ()
- File:Futnet (Football Tennis) pictogram.svg Football 7-a-side ()
- File:Goalball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Goalball ()
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()
- File:Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting ()
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming ()
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ()
- File:Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball ()
- File:Wheelchair tennis - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair tennis ()
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Calendar
| OC | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | CC | Closing ceremony |
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Medals table
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA) | 80 | 39 | 14 | 133 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX) | 51 | 47 | 43 | 141 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (ARG) | 48 | 38 | 25 | 111 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (COL)* | 34 | 35 | 33 | 102 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (VEN) | 25 | 37 | 22 | 84 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (NCA) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras (HON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 268 | 222 | 161 | 651 | |
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Source: Coldeportes
References
- ↑ "Segundos Juegos Juveniles Parapanamericanos 2009" (in Spanish). Colombian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Juegos Juveniles Parapanamericanos Historia" (in Portuguese). Buenos Aires 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Rumbo a los Parapanamericanos" (in Spanish). deguate.com. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Exitoso comienzo de Juegos Parapanamericanos en Bogotá" (in Spanish). Coldeportes. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Paralimpicos Panamericanos en acción" (in Spanish). Coldeportes. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Mascota". Colombian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.