2023 Pan American Games

The 2023 Pan American Games, officially the XIX Pan American Games, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to be held from October 20 to November 5, 2023 in Santiago, Chile.[1]

XIX Pan American Games
Host citySantiago, Chile
MottoFollow Your Passion
Spanish: Sigue Tu Pasión
Nations41
Events33 sports
OpeningOctober 20
ClosingNovember 5
StadiumEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
← 2019 Lima 2027 Barranquilla →
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2023 Pan American Games

Bidding process
Further information: Bids for the 2023 Pan American Games

Two bids were submitted for the 2023 Pan American Games. Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina both submitted bids, but Buenos Aires withdrew their bid in April 2017, leaving Santiago as the sole candidate.[2][3][4][5]

Host city election

Santiago was unanimously elected as the host city at the ANOC General Assembly in Prague on November 4, 2017. This will mark the first time Chile hosts the Pan American Games. Santiago was initially awarded the right to host the 1975 and later 1987 Pan American Games, but withdrew as host both times due to financial and political problems. Most recently, Santiago was a candidate for the 2019 Pan American Games but lost to Lima.[1]

Bidding results
City NOC name Votes
Santiago Chile Unanimous

Marketing

Emblem

The official emblem was unveiled on July 17, 2019, at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento CAR. The emblem was designed by Consultora b2o.

Mascot

A public poll was held online between the 5th and the 25th of August 2021 to choose a mascot for the Games. Five options were presented: «Fiu», a many-colored rush tyrant; «Pewü», a pine nut from the Araucaria tree; «Chitama», a runner lizard from the Atacama Region; «Juanchi», a penguin; and «Santi», a winged South American cougar.[6][7]

On October 16, 2021, Fiu was chosen as the official mascot of Santiago 2023.[8][9]

Slogan

The slogan was unveiled the same day as the emblem. The slogan of the games is "Follow Your Passion" (Spanish: "Sigue tu pasión").

Sports

Forty-one sports (33 that will be on Paris 2024,along another 7 regional sports) were on the final list for Santiago 2023 following an announcement in December 2020.[10] In the official bidding report published in 2017, the 2023 Pan American Games program was scheduled to feature 39 sports.[11] Although a report in March 2020 suggested some sports would be dropped,[12] the final program has 33 Olympic sports and eight regional sports including baseball, bowling, karate, racquetball, softball, squash, water skiing and Basque pelota.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events to be contested in each sport/discipline.

The Games

Participating National Olympic Committees

All 41 nations who are members of the Pan American Sports Organization are expected to compete.

A map of all 41 participating nations
Participating National Olympic Committees
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Argentina
  •  Aruba
  •  Bahamas
  •  Barbados
  •  Belize
  •  Bermuda
  •  Bolivia
  •  Brazil
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Canada
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Colombia
  •  Chile (Host)
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Cuba
  •  Dominica
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Ecuador
  •  El Salvador
  •  Grenada
  •  Guatemala
  •  Guyana
  •  Haiti
  •  Honduras
  •  Jamaica
  •  Mexico
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Panama
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Suriname
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  United States
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela
  •  Virgin Islands

See also

References
  1. "Santiago confirmed as host of 2023 Pan American Games".
  2. "Santiago and Buenos Aires Will Compete To Host 2023 Pan American Games". February 8, 2017.
  3. "Presidente del COCH: Chile debe postular de inmediato a los Juegos Panamericanos 2023". ADN.
  4. "Buenos Aires se postulará para organizar los Juegos Panamericanos 2023 y podría ser la única candidata". January 27, 2017.
  5. "Santiago virtual sede de los Panamericanos del 2023 tras la baja de Buenos Aires". AS Chile. April 21, 2017.
  6. "Desde un piñón a un lagarto de Atacama: las cinco mascotas que luchan por ser la figura de Santiago 2023". La Tercera (in Spanish). August 5, 2021.
  7. "¡A votar! Los juegos Panamericanos de Santiago 2023 busca su mascota entre cinco candidatos: Fiu, Pewü, Chitama, Juanchi y Santi" (in Spanish). August 5, 2021.
  8. "Santiago 2023 ya tiene a su mascota: Fiu, el pájaro siete colores". La Tercera (in Spanish). October 16, 2021.
  9. "Colourful bird "Fiu" unveiled as Santiago 2023 mascot at two-year countdown event". Inside the Games. October 16, 2021.
  10. "38 sports will be present in Santiago 2023". Santiago 2023. Santiago 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. "Revista Santiago 2023 Ciudad Candidata" [Santiago 2023 Candidate City Magazine]. Santiago 2023 (in Spanish). 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  12. Morgan, Liam (March 6, 2020). "Panam Sports leaves door open for additional sports after confirming 33 for Santiago 2023". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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