The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) are a major event in the Americas, featuring summer sports. Thousands of athletes participate in a great variety of competitions. The Pan Am Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics (event taking place every 4 years). The competition is held between athletes from nations of the Americas, held every four years as well, in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. In 1990, there was one edition of the Winter Pan American Games. The Pan American Games were last held in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil in 2007. And we are honoured to hold the next edition of the Games in Guadalajara 2011, followed by the 2015 games  in Toronto, Canada.

Since 2007, host cities are contracted to manage both the Pan American and the Parapan American Games in which athletes with physical disabilities compete. The Parapan American Games are held immediately following their respective Pan American Games.

This year in Guadalajara, there will be over 5,000 athletes cometing in 36 different sports and nearly 400 events.

Which athlete will you be following?