 | |
| Host | Bogota, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Nations | 14 |
| Athletes | 700 |
| Events | 9 sports |
| Opening | October 17 |
| Closing | October 22 |
| Main venue | El Salitre Coliseum |
The 2009 Youth Parapan American Games were a multi-sport event held from October 15 to October 23, 2009, in Bogota, Colombia. They were the second edition of the Youth Parapan American Games, and they were organized by the Colombian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). [1]
All of the game's events took place in Simón Bolívar Park. [2] [3] The opening ceremony took place in the El Salitre Coliseum. [4] [5]
| Venue | Location | Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Palace | Simón Bolívar Park | Athletics Goalball |
| El Salitre Coliseum | Simón Bolívar Park | Wheelchair basketball |
| High Performance Center | Simón Bolívar Park | Football 7-a-side Judo Powerlifting Table tennis Wheelchair tennis |
| Simón Bolívar Aquatic Complex | Simón Bolívar Park | Swimming |
The mascot of the Bogota 2009 Youth Parapan American Games was an iguana. According to the organizing committee, "the iguana serves as a symbol for people with disabilities because they can supply their limitations, developing skills and aptitudes according to the environment in which they find themselves and taking their abilities beyond their limits. ... The iguana is part of our Parapanamerican culture." [6]
Source: [4]
Athletics ()
Football 7-a-side ()
Goalball ()
Judo ()
Powerlifting ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Wheelchair basketball ()
Wheelchair tennis ()| OC | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | CC | Closing ceremony |
| October | 17 Sun | 18 Sun | 19 Mon | 20 Tues | 21 Wed | 22 Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||
 Athletics | ||||||
 Football 7-a-side | ||||||
| Goalball | ||||||
 Judo | ||||||
 Powerlifting | ||||||
 Swimming | ||||||
 Table tennis | ||||||
| Wheelchair basketball | ||||||
| Wheelchair tennis | ||||||
| October | 17 Sun | 18 Sun | 19 Mon | 20 Tues | 21 Wed | 22 Thu |
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 80 | 39 | 14 | 133 |
| 2 |  Mexico (MEX) | 51 | 47 | 43 | 141 |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) | 48 | 38 | 25 | 111 |
| 4 |  Colombia (COL)* | 34 | 35 | 33 | 102 |
| 5 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 25 | 37 | 22 | 84 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 |  Panama (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 |  Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Nicaragua (NCA) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Honduras (HON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 268 | 222 | 161 | 651 | |
Source: Coldeportes
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