Buenos Aires, Argentina hosted the first Pan American Games in 1951.  The most recent Games, in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, attracted 5,633 athletes competing in 34 sports.  The 2007 Rio Games were also the first to hold the Parapan American Games in conjunction with the Pan American Games. 

• The Pan Am Games are the world’s third-largest international multi-sport event; only the Olympic Summer Games and the Asian Games are larger.  
• The Pan Am Games are held every four years for the athletes of the 42 Pan American Sports Organization member nations.
• Canada has hosted the Games twice – 1967 and 1999 – both times in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
• The next Games are in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2011.
• The combination of the Pan American and the Parapan American Games in Toronto will feature 48 different sports.

Toronto 2015 Pan American Games – 37 sports

Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games – 11 sports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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