Parapan American Games

Parapan American Games
Parapan American Games
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Games
	1999; 2003; 2007; 2011; 2015; 2019; 2023; 2027;

Parapan American Games
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Abbreviation	ParaPan-Am Games
First event	1999 Parapan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.
Occur every	4 years
Last event	2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile
Purpose	Multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the American continent

The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico.^[1] The 2003 Parapan American Games was the last Parapan American Games that was not held in the same city as the Pan American Games. The most recent Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in Santiago, Chile.
It's organized by the Americas Paralympic Committee.

Games

Parapan American Games is located in America

1999

2003

2007

2011

2015

2019, 2027

2023

Host cities of the Parapan American Games

Games	Year	Host country (as recognized by IPC)	Host city	Opened by	Dates	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top nation
I	1999	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	Mexico City		4–11 November 1999	18	1,000	4	378	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
II	2003	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Mar del Plata		3–10 December 2003	28	1,500	9	303	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
III	2007	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho	12–19 August 2007	25	1,115	10	257	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
IV	2011	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	Guadalajara	Secretary Bernardo de la Garza	12–20 November 2011	24	1,355	13	276	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
V	2015	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	Toronto	Governor General David Johnston	7–15 August 2015	28	1,615	15	317	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
VI	2019	File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	Lima	President Martín Vizcarra	23 August – 1 September 2019	30	1,890	17	370	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
VII	2023	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	Santiago	President Gabriel Boric	17–26 November 2023	31	1,934	17	380	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
VIII	2027	File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	Lima		8-17 October 2027			17

Sports

Sport	Years
Archery	2011–2015, 2023
Athletics	Since 1999 (compulsory)
Badminton	2019–present
Boccia	2003, 2011–present (compulsory)
Cycling	2003, 2011–present
Equestrian	2003
Football 5-a-side	2007–present (compulsory)
Football 7-a-side	2007, 2015–present (compulsory)
Goalball	2011–present (compulsory)
Judo	2007–present (compulsory)

Sport	Years
Powerlifting	2007–present
Shooting	2019–present
Swimming	1999–present (compulsory)
Table tennis	1999, 2007–present (compulsory)
Taekwondo	2019–present
Sitting volleyball	2003–2019
Wheelchair basketball	1999–present (compulsory)
Wheelchair fencing	2003
Wheelchair tennis	2003–present
Wheelchair rugby	2015–present (compulsory)

All-time medal table

Last updated after the 2023 Parapan American Games.


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)	741	522	447	1,710
2	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX)	431	422	352	1,205
3	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)	275	297	257	829
4	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (ARG)	206	236	268	710
5	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)	155	168	165	488
6	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (COL)	148	171	168	487
7	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB)	119	89	74	282
8	File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (VEN)	76	90	128	294
9	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (CHI)	36	42	45	123
10	File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru (PER)	19	19	33	71
11	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (URU)	17	15	12	44
12	File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador (ECU)	15	14	17	46
13	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (CRC)	9	11	11	31
14	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (PUR)	9	6	9	24
15	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (JAM)	7	12	6	25
16	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	5	1	3	9
17	File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (BER)	4	2	0	6
18	File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (ESA)	3	2	1	6
19	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (GUA)	1	0	1	2
20	File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (DOM)	0	7	9	16
21	File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (PAN)	0	3	1	4
22	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (BOL)	0	1	1	2
23	File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (NIC)	0	0	4	4
24	File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (ARU)	0	0	1	1
24	File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay (PAR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (25 entries)		2,276	2,130	2,014	6,420

Youth Games

The Youth Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities.^[2] The games were created after the 2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas. ^[3] The games are held every four years, staggering with the Pan American and Parapan American games, with first of its kind being held in 2005 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

List of Youth Parapan American Games

Games	Year	Host city	Host nation	Opened by	Start Date	End Date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Top Placed Team	Ref.
I	2005	Barquisimeto	File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela		22 October	30 October	10		8	File:Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).png Venezuela (VEN)	^[2]
II	2009	Bogotá	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia		17 October	22 October	14	700	9	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)	^[4]
III	2013	Buenos Aires	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Alicia Kirchner	13 October	20 October	16	600	10	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)	^[5]
IV	2017	São Paulo	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil		20 March	25 March	19	808	12	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)	^[6]
V	2023	Bogotá	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia		2 June	12 June			12	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (COL)

References

↑ "Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Barquisimeto 2005 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
↑ "Bid process launched for 2021 Youth Parapan American Games". Dunsar Media Company Limited. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
↑ "Paralimpicos Panamericanos en acción" (in español). Coldeportes. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
↑ "Buenos Aires 2013 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
↑ "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

External links

Americas Paralympic Committee

[1] "Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-20.

[IPCBarq-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Barquisimeto 2005 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[3] "Bid process launched for 2021 Youth Parapan American Games". Dunsar Media Company Limited. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[4] "Paralimpicos Panamericanos en acción" (in español). Coldeportes. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[IPCBue-5] "Buenos Aires 2013 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[IPCSao-6] "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

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v t e Parapan American Games
PASO APC
Parapan American Games	1999 Mexico City 2003 Mar del Plata 2007 Rio de Janeiro 2011 Guadalajara 2015 Toronto 2019 Lima 2023 Santiago 2027 TBD
Pan American Games Parapan American Games Youth Parapan American Games

v t e Youth Parapan American Games
PASO APC
Youth Parapan American Games	2005 Barquisimeto 2009 Bogotá 2013 Buenos Aires 2017 São Paulo
Pan American Games Parapan American Games Youth Parapan American Games

v t e Panam Sports
National Olympic Committees	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States U.S. Virgin Islands Uruguay Venezuela
Affiliated organizations	ODEBO (Bolivarian) CACSO (Central America and Caribbean) ODESUR (South America) ORDECA (Central America)
Associated competitions	Pan American Games Junior Pan American Games Parapan American Games Youth Parapan American Games Winter Pan American Games Pan American Sports Festival
Affiliated competitions	Bolivarian Games Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games

v t e File:IPC logo (2019).svg Regional organizations of National Paralympic Committees
Asian Para Games Parapan American Games
Africa	APC – African Paralympic Committee	File:Association of National Olympic Committees.svg
Americas	APC – Americas Paralympic Committee
Asia	APC – Asian Paralympic Committee
Europe	EPC – European Paralympic Committee
Oceania	OPC – Oceania Paralympic Committee

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