I Junior Pan American Games
Logo of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
Logo of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
HostCali–Valle, Colombia
MottoReady To Give #AllForYou
Spanish: ¡Somos Tu Fuerza! Nos Damos #TodosxVos
Nations41
Events302 in 28 sports
OpeningNovember 25
ClosingDecember 5
Opened byIván Duque Márquez
Main venueEstadio Pascual Guerrero

The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021) was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 25 to December 5, 2021.[1]

Candidate cities

The deadline for the presentation of candidacy to organize the first Junior Pan American Games was January 31, 2019, on which date Cali, Santa Ana, and Monterrey were selected as host city candidates by Panam Sports.[2] Cali was chosen as the host city by the Executive Committee in San José, Costa Rica on March 27, 2019.[1][3]

Cali, Colombia

Colombia Olympic Committee President Baltazar Medina noted that the reason Cali applied to host the games was to open the possibility of Colombia hosting larger multi-sports events, such as the Bolivarian Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] Cali would be the main city for the games, while Palmira, Buga, and Calima El Darién would act as sub-centers.[4] Notably, 2021 will be the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Pan American Games, which is the last time that Cali hosted the Pan American Games.[5]

Santa Ana, El Salvador

On January 29, 2019, Mayoress Milena Calderón Sol de Escalón confirmed that Santa Ana would apply to be the host of the inaugural games, stating, "We are preparing all the presentations we have to do before the International Olympic Committee. It will be in Costa Rica where El Salvador, through Santa Ana, will be presented (to host the 2021 Junior Pan American Games)."[6]

Monterrey, Mexico

President of the Mexican Olympic Committee Carlos Padilla Becerra expressed interest in Monterrey hosting the inaugural Junior Games, stating, "Mexico hopes that the competition can take place in Monterrey in 2021; it is a city that has the adequate infrastructure to carry them out, and it a minimum expenditure would be necessary."[7] However, there was a risk from lack of government support that caused the bid to be eliminated from the final vote.

Venues

Cali and six other locales (Buga, Yumbo, Jamundí, Calima El Darien, Palmira and Barranquilla) in Colombia will stage the competitions.

Cali

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Athletics
Ceremonines		 38,000
Bowling Arena Bowling
Club Campestre de Cali Modern pentathlon
Squash
Tennis
Coliseo El Pueblo Gymnastics (all disciplines)
CVC Bernardo Tobar Sports Club Shooting
Evangelista Mora Arena Volleyball (indoor)
Hernando Botero O'byrne Swimming Pools Artistic swimming
Diving
Swimming
Hockey Miguel Calero Arena Taekwondo
Wrestling
Iván Vassilev Todorov Arena Handball
Pan American Courts 3x3 basketball, Beach volleyball
Skate Park Calida Roller sports (skateboarding)
World Cup Skate Track Roller sports (speed)
Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño Cycling (track), Roller sports (artistic)

Buga

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Luis Ignacio Alvarez Arena Boxing
North Sports Complex Challenger Track Cycling (BMX)
Urban circuit Cycling (road)

Barranquilla

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Estadio Édgar Rentería Baseball
Estadio Edgardo Schemel Softball

Jamundí

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Yuri Alvear Combat Arena Judo
Karate

Calima El Darien

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Calima Lake Canoeing
Rowing
Sailing
Triathlon

Palmira

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar Archery
Multifunctional White Arena 1 Table tennis
Ramón Elías López Arena Weightlifting

Yumbo

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Pacific Valley Events Center Badminton
Fencing
Squash
Pista Raúl Pizarro Cycling (mountain bike)

The Games

Sports

321 events in 28 sports were contested. The full sport program was confirmed in September 2020.[8][9] After originally being included, basketball (5x5), BMX freestyle and field hockey were not included on the final list.[10] Other Olympic events and disciplines not contested included open water swimming, water polo, canoe slalom, equestrian, football and rugby sevens.

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

Participating National Olympic Committees

All 41 nations who are members of the Panam Sports are expected to compete. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of athletes qualified.

Participating National Olympic Committees
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Argentina
  •  Aruba (16)[11]
  •  Bahamas (17)[12]
  •  Barbados (14)[13]
  •  Belize (12)[14]
  •  Bermuda (12)[15]
  •  Bolivia
  •  Brazil (358)
  •  British Virgin Islands (9)[16]
  •  Canada (31)[17]
  •  Cayman Islands (14)[18]
  •  Colombia (Host)
  •  Chile
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Cuba (212)[19]
  •  Dominica
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Ecuador
  •  El Salvador
  •  Grenada (10)[20]
  •  Guatemala (122)[21]
  •  Guyana (22)[22]
  •  Haiti
  •  Honduras
  •  Jamaica
  •  Mexico (356)
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Panama (43)[23]
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru (160)[24]
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Saint Lucia (14)[25]
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)[26]
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Suriname
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (23)[27]
  •  United States
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela (192)[28]
  •  Virgin Islands

Schedule

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
November/December 23
Tue 		24
Wed 		25
Thu 		26
Fri 		27
Sat 		28
Sun 		29
Mon 		30
Tue 		1
Wed 		2
Thu 		3
Fri 		4
Sat 		5
Sun 		Events
Ceremonies (opening / closing) OC CC —
Aquatics Artistic swimming ● 2 2 4
Diving 1 2 2 2 7
Swimming 8 7 9 6 6 36
Archery ● ● 8 8
Athletics 5 7 12 12 9 45
Badminton ● ● ● 3 3
Baseball Baseball ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Softball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
3x3 basketball ● ● 2 2
Bowling 2 ● 2 4
Boxing ● ● ● ● 13 13
Canoeing ● 7 5 12
Cycling BMX ● 2 2
Mountain biking 2 2
Road 2 1 1 4
Track 3 2 2 5 12
Fencing 2 2 2 6
Gymnastics Artistic 2 2 5 5 14
Rhythmic ● ● 2 6 8
Trampoline ● 4 4
Handball ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 2
Judo 7 7 1 15
Karate ● 4 6 10
Modern pentathlon ● ● ● 3 3
Roller sports Artistic ● 2 2
Skateboarding 2 2
Speed ● 4 8 12
Rowing ● 2 4 4 10
Sailing ● ● 4 4
Shooting 2 2 2 6
Squash ● 2 ● 3 ● 2 7
Table tennis ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Taekwondo 4 4 8
Tennis ● ● ● ● 3 2 5
Triathlon 2 1 3
Volleyball Beach ● ● ● ● 2 2
Indoor ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 2
Weightlifting 4 4 4 2 14
Wrestling 6 3 5 4 18
Total events 1 43 41 37 24 16 34 28 29 42 20 315
Cumulative total 1 44 85 122 146 162 196 224 253 295 315 315
23
Tue		 24
Wed		 25
Thu		 26
Fri		 27
Sat		 28
Sun		 29
Mon		 30
Tue		 1
Wed		 2
Thu		 3
Fri		 4
Sat		 5
Sun		 Events

Medal table

The official medal table:[29]

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil594956164
2 Colombia*483463145
3 United States472938114
4 Mexico467848172
5 Cuba29192270
6 Argentina19223273
7 Ecuador15142453
8 Chile12153158
9 Puerto Rico84820
10 Uruguay83314
11 Venezuela782136
12 Peru6151435
13 Dominican Republic581023
14 Canada41510
15 Paraguay24410
16 Costa Rica23510
17 Aruba2103
18 Guatemala151016
19 Bolivia1124
20 El Salvador0358
21 Trinidad and Tobago0112
22 Bermuda0101
 Grenada0101
 Guyana0101
 Nicaragua0101
 Saint Kitts and Nevis0101
27 Panama0055
28 Bahamas0011
 Barbados0011
 Honduras0011
 Saint Lucia0011
32 Antigua and Barbuda0000
 Belize0000
 British Virgin Islands0000
 Cayman Islands0000
 Dominica0000
 Haiti0000
 Jamaica0000
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0000
 Suriname0000
 Virgin Islands0000
Totals (41 entries)3213224111054

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  29. ^ Medal table

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