Parapan American Games
Introduction 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. 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  Games Year Host country (as recognized by IPC) Host city Opened by Dates Nations Competitors Sports Events Top nation I 1999 Mexico City  4–11 November 1999 18  1000  4  378 II 2003 Mar del Plata  3–10 December 2003 28  1500  9  303 III 2007 Rio de Janeiro Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho 12–19 August 2007 25  1115  10  257 IV 2011 Guadalajara Secretary Bernardo de la Garza 12–20 November 2011 24  1355  13  276 V 2015 Toronto Governor General David Johnston 7–15 August 2015 28  1615  15  317 VI 2019 Lima President Martín Vizcarra 23 August – 1 September 2019 30  1890  17  370 VII 2023 Santiago President Gabriel Boric 17–26 November 2023 31  1934   17  380 VIII 2027 TBC
Sports  Sport  YearsArchery2011–2015, 2023AthleticsSince 1999 (mandatory)Badminton2019–presentBoccia2003, 2011–presentCycling2003, 2011–presentEquestrian20032007–present (mandatory)Football 7-a-side2007, 2015–present (mandatory)Goalball2011–presentJudo2007–present (mandatory) Sport  YearsPowerlifting2007–presentShooting2019–presentSwimming1999–present (mandatory)Table tennis1999, 2007–present (mandatory)Taekwondo2019–presentSitting volleyball2003–20191999–present (mandatory)Wheelchair fencing2003Wheelchair tennis2003–presentWheelchair rugby2015–present (mandatory)
All-time medal table *Last updated after the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Youth Games The '''Youth Parapan American Games''' is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities. The games were created after the 2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas. 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 ===GamesYear       Competitors Sports Events I2005 Barquisimeto   22 October 30 October108II2009 Bogotá   17 October 22 October147009III2013 Buenos Aires  Alicia Kirchner 13 October 20 October1660010IV2017 São Paulo   20 March 25 March1980812V2023 Bogotá   2 June 12 June12
See also * Pan American Games*Paralympic Games**African Para Games**Asian Para Games**European Para Championships
References
External links *  Americas Paralympic Committee