2023 Pan American Games


The 2023 Pan American Games, officially the XIX Pan American Games, will be the 19th edition of the Pan American Games and an international multi-sport event scheduled to be held from October 22 to November 5, 2023 in Santiago, Chile.

Bidding process

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.

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.

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

The mascot will be launched in 2021.

Slogan

The slogan was unveiled the same day as the emblem. The slogan of the games is "Follow Your Passion".

Sports

According to the official bidding report published in late 2017, the 2023 Pan American Games program was scheduled to feature 39 sports. In March 2020, basque pelota, bodybuilding, bowling, squash and racquetball were dropped to the sports program, while skateboarding was added.
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.
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