Junior Pan American Games
| Junior Pan American Games | |
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| Games | |
| First event | 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali-Valle, Colombia |
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| Occur every | Four years |
| Last event | 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay |
| Next event | 2029 Junior Pan American Games in TBD |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for youth athletes in the Americas |
The Junior Pan American Games are a multi-sport event held every four years among youth athletes from all over the American continent. The Games have been organized by Panam Sports. This event, inspired by the Youth Olympic Games, is exclusively for athletes under 21 years of age, with fewer infrastructure requirements and costs than the Pan American Games.[1]
The last games were held in Asunción, Paraguay, in 2025,[2] and the next games are yet to be announced.
History
[edit]On 16 January 2019, PASO announced the creation of the Junior Pan American Games.[3][4]
Panam Sports accepted candidate cities for the first edition of the games until 31 January. Cali, Colombia; Santa Ana, El Salvador; and Monterrey, Mexico, were accepted as candidate cities.[5] Cali was chosen as the host city at the Executive Committee in San José, Costa Rica, on 27 March 2019.[6]
Panam Sports chose Asunción, Paraguay to host for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games.[7] Asunción received 32 out of 48 votes, while Santa Marta, Colombia, received the remaining 16 votes.
List of Junior Pan American Games editions
[edit]| Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Opened by | Start date | End date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top placed team | Ref. |
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| I | 2021 | Cali-Valle |  Colombia
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President Iván Duque | 25 November | 5 December | 41 | 2,540 | 28 | 321[8] |  Brazil (BRA)
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| II | 2025 | Asunción |  Paraguay
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President Santiago Peña | 9 August | 23 August | 41 | 3,975 | 28 | 336[10] | Brazil (BRA)
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Sports
[edit]In the first edition of the games a total of 28 sports were contested, encompassing a total of 40 disciplines.[12][13][14] In the second edition, BMX freestyle, field hockey, golf, open water swimming and rugby sevens were included on the games. Other Olympic events and disciplines not contested yet includes basketball (5x5), water polo, canoe slalom, equestrian, sport climbing, surfing and football.
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Medal count
[edit]Last updated after the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 129 | 99 | 111 | 339 |
| 2 |  United States | 101 | 72 | 83 | 256 |
| 3 | Colombia | 96 | 61 | 103 | 260 |
| 4 |  Mexico | 75 | 123 | 103 | 301 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 48 | 32 | 37 | 117 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 46 | 60 | 62 | 168 |
| 7 |  Chile | 30 | 34 | 59 | 123 |
| 8 |  Canada | 23 | 22 | 28 | 73 |
| 9 |  Ecuador | 21 | 27 | 38 | 86 |
| 10 |  Venezuela | 19 | 23 | 40 | 82 |
| 11 |  Puerto Rico | 15 | 11 | 21 | 47 |
| 12 |  Peru | 9 | 20 | 29 | 58 |
| 13 |  Uruguay | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 14 |  Guatemala | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 15 |  Dominican Republic | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| 16 | Paraguay | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 |
| 17 |  Jamaica | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 18 |  Aruba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 |  Costa Rica | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 20 |  Bolivia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 21 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 22 |  Nicaragua | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 |  Virgin Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  Panama | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 25 |  Bahamas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 |  Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  Dominica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 |  El Salvador | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 30 |  Bermuda | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 |  Grenada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 |  Guyana | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 |  Barbados | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 British Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 35 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 |  Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 38 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Belize | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Suriname | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (41 entries) | 659 | 656 | 825 | 2,140 | |
See also
[edit]- Youth Olympic Games
- African Youth Games
- Asian Youth Games
- European Youth Olympic Festival
- South American Youth Games
- Bolivarian Youth Games
References
[edit]- ^ "PANAM SPORTS BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN". Pan American Sports Organization. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Asunción 2025 celebrates 500 days to go to the II Junior Pan American Games
- ^ "México muestra interés para Panamericanos Junior 2021" (in Spanish). Mexican Olympic Committee. January 17, 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Monterrey busca sede para Juegos Panamericanos Jr" (in Spanish). Radio Centro Deportes. January 17, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "I Junior Pan Am Games: Cali, Monterrey and Santa Ana the Candidates". Around the Rings. February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Panam Sports organizará Panamericanos Júnior y sopesa Panamericanos de Playa" [Panam Sports will organize Pan American Juniors and weigh Pan American Beach]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). January 27, 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Asunción selected to host 2025 Junior Pan American Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "¡Arrancan los 1ros. Juegos Panamericanos Junior y están en ESPN3!". ESPN-DO (in Spanish). 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ "Com 164 medalhas, Time Brasil é campeão dos Jogos Pan-americanos Júnior Cali 2021". Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese).
- ^ José Inocencio, Aguirre Willars. "Camino a Valinor". Capital Coahuila (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ After the good performance hosting the 2022 South American Games, Asunción will host the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
- ^ "Colombian Government and Panam Sports Confirm First Junior Pan American Games in Cali for September 2021". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. August 31, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (September 1, 2020). "Panam Sports confirms September dates for Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Panam Sports Defines Sport Program for First Junior Pan American Games of Cali 2021". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
