Pan American Games
Americas sports competition
The Pan American Games are a multi-sport competition held every four years among nations of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
Modeled on the Olympics, they feature many of the same sports and serve as a qualifying event for them.
First held in 1951 in Buenos Aires, they rotate among host cities across the Americas: She won gold at the Pan American Games in Santiago.
Western Hemisphere landmasses
- Western HemisphereEarth's American half
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- delegationsGroups authorized to represent
- regional prideAffection for one's area
hemispheric · Lima · Santiago · Toronto · Guadalajara · Rio · Winnipeg · Indianapolis
Path or monitored route
- fieldArea of specialty
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
javelin · discus · shot put · hurdles · pole vault · high jump · long jump · triple jump
Multi-round competitive event
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- heatsIncreases temperature
qualifiers · brackets · elimination · matchups · contenders · championship · records · judges
Sports competitors
- medalsAwards for achievement
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- boxingCombat sport using fists
cycling · diving · judo · karate · rowing · shooting · softball · squash
Festive event marking occasion
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- pageantStaged public display
- cultural exchangeSharing practices between peoples
national pride · fanfare · entertainment · music · dance · tradition · costumes · flag bearers
Americas
Western Hemisphere landmasses
- Western HemisphereEarth's American half
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- delegationsGroups authorized to represent
regional pride · hemispheric · Lima · Santiago · Toronto · Guadalajara · Rio · Winnipeg · Indianapolis
track
Path or monitored route
relay · javelin · discus · shot put · hurdles · pole vault · high jump · long jump · triple jump · heptathlon
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
heats · qualifiers · brackets · elimination · matchups · contenders · championship · records · judges · spectators
athletes
Sports competitors
- medalsAwards for achievement
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
boxing · cycling · diving · judo · karate · rowing · shooting · softball · squash · taekwondo
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- pageantStaged public display
cultural exchange · national pride · fanfare · entertainment · music · dance · tradition · costumes · flag bearers · mascot
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- global eventsOlympics, World Cup, FIFA World Cup, Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics
- Sports EventsOlympics, World Cup, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, European Championships
- QuadrennialsOlympics, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, leap year
- tournamentstournament, tournaments, bracket, brackets, tournament brackets
- multisporttriathlon, decathlete, decathlon, heptathlete, pentathlon
Pan American GamesOlympic Games
International multi-sport competition
Summer Olympics · Winter Olympics · FIFA World Cup · World Cup · global competition
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