International multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities
Parapan American Games
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 .
Host cities of the Parapan American Games
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
Youth Parapan American Games
National Olympic Committees Affiliated organizations Associated competitions Affiliated competitions
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
Regional
Africa Americas
Pan American
Central American and the Caribbean
Latin American
North American
South American
Caribbean
Asia Europe Oceania Intercontinental
National
Americas
Asia Europe
Historical1
Pre-Modern Olympics(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD) Alternatives to the Modern Olympics Defunct regional or community events