Parapan American Games
AbbreviationParaPan-Am Games
First event1999 Parapan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.
Occur every4 years
Last event2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile
PurposeMulti-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 games was the 6th Parapan American Games which took place in 2019 with the host city being Lima, Peru. The last Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in Santiago, Chile.

Games

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  Mexico Mexico City 4–11 November 1999 1810004378  Mexico
II 2003  Argentina Mar del Plata 3–10 December 2003 2815009303  Mexico
III 2007  Brazil Rio de Janeiro Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho 12–19 August 2007 25111510257  Brazil
IV 2011  Mexico Guadalajara Secretary Bernardo de la Garza 12–20 November 2011 24135513276  Brazil
V 2015  Canada Toronto Governor General David Johnston 7–15 August 2015 28161515317  Brazil
VI 2019  Peru Lima President Martín Vizcarra 23 August – 1 September 2019 30189017370  Brazil
VII 2023  Chile Santiago President Gabriel Boric 17–26 November 2023 31193417380  Brazil
VIII 2027 TBC

Sports

SportYears
Archery 2011–2015, 2023
Athletics Since 1999 (mandatory)
Badminton 2019–present
Boccia 2003, 2011–present
Cycling 2003, 2011–present
Equestrian 2003
Football 5-a-side 2007–present (mandatory)
Football 7-a-side 2007, 2015–present (mandatory)
Goalball 2011–present
Judo 2007–present (mandatory)
SportYears
Powerlifting 2007–present
Shooting 2019–present
Swimming 1999–present (mandatory)
Table tennis 1999, 2007–present (mandatory)
Taekwondo 2019–present
Sitting volleyball 2003–2019
Wheelchair basketball 1999–present (mandatory)
Wheelchair fencing 2003
Wheelchair tennis 2003–present
Wheelchair rugby 2015–present (mandatory)

All-time medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)7415224471710
2 Mexico (MEX)4314223521205
3 United States (USA)275297257829
4 Argentina (ARG)206236268710
5 Canada (CAN)155168165488
6 Colombia (COL)148171168487
7 Cuba (CUB)1198974282
8 Venezuela (VEN)7690128294
9 Chile (CHI)364245123
10 Peru (PER)19193371
11 Uruguay (URU)17151244
12 Ecuador (ECU)15141746
13 Costa Rica (CRC)9111131
14 Puerto Rico (PUR)96924
15 Jamaica (JAM)712625
16 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)5139
17 Bermuda (BER)4206
18 El Salvador (ESA)3216
19 Guatemala (GUA)1012
20 Dominican Republic (DOM)07916
21 Panama (PAN)0314
22 Bolivia (BOL)0112
23 Nicaragua (NIC)0044
24 Aruba (ARU)0011
 Paraguay (PAR)0011
Totals (25 entries)2276213020146420

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 Events Top Placed Team Ref.
I 2005 Barquisimeto  Venezuela 22 October 30 October 10 8  Venezuela (VEN) [2]
II 2009 Bogotá  Colombia 17 October 22 October 14 700 9  Brazil (BRA) [4]
III 2013 Buenos Aires  Argentina Alicia Kirchner 13 October 20 October 16 600 10  Brazil (BRA) [5]
IV 2017 São Paulo  Brazil 20 March 25 March 19 808 12  Brazil (BRA) [6]
V 2023 Bogotá  Colombia 2 June 12 June 12  Colombia (COL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  2. 1 2 "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 Spanish). Coldeportes. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Buenos Aires 2013 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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