2023 Parapan American Games

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VII Parapan American Games
2023 Pan American Games logo.svg
Logo of the 2023 Parapan American Games
HostSantiago, Chile
MottoOur Meeting Point
Spanish: Nuestro Punto de Encuentro
Nations31
Athletes1,943
Events380 in 17 sports
Opening17 November
Closing26 November
Opened by President Gabriel Boric
Cauldron lighter Cristian Valenzuela
Main venue Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Opening ceremony)
Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio (Closing ceremony)
Website www.santiago2023.org/en
←  2019 Lima
2027 Lima  →

The 2023 Parapan American Games, officially the VII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Santiago 2023 Parapan-Am Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities. It celebrated the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee and was held from 17 to 26 November 2023 in Santiago, Chile. [1]

Contents

Bidding process

Two bids were submitted for the 2023 Pan American Games. Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina both submitted bids. On February 1, 2017, the Pan American Sports Organization (now Panam Sports) announced the two cities as the official bids. [2] Buenos Aires withdrew their bid in April 2017 due to not having the necessary finances or logistics to host this event and the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. [3]

Host city election

Santiago was unanimously acclaimed as the host city at the ANOC General Assembly in Prague on November 4, 2017. [4] This will mark the first time Chile hosts the Pan and Parapan 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. [5] Most recently, Santiago was a candidate for the 2019 Parapan American Games but lost to Lima. [4]

Bidding results
CityNOC nameVotes
Santiago Flag of Chile.svg ChileUnanimous

Development and preparation

Budget

The budget for the Games is $507 million USD, with $170 million reserved for the building of ten new sporting venues and the upgrade of six arenas. [6] The budget is about 36% of what was spent for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada and 50% of the last Pan American Games in 2019, in Lima, Peru. [7]

Venues

Various venues across Santiago and the metropolitan region will host the Games. [8]

In June 2022, organizers revealed the final plan consisting of 14 venues. [9] And all venues are located in the Santiago area, some often will be used in an exclusive way at the Games. [10]

Athletes Village

In December 2021, a ceremony was held to lay the first brick for the village. The village is expected to cost approximately $100 million USD, and will consist of 1,345 apartments. [11] After the games, the village will be converted to social housing. The village is being built in the Cerrillos Bicentennial Park community of Santiago. [12]

Global Accessibility Innovations

In a groundbreaking move worldwide, the 2023 Parapan American Games introduced AI-generated audio diplomas for visually impaired and blind athletes. Utilizing a unique 50-second recording of Julio César Ávila, President of the Americas Paralympic Committee, artificial intelligence technology was employed to create personalized audio diplomas for over 500 athletes. This innovation not only enhanced the recognition of athletes' achievements but also set a new standard for inclusivity and accessibility in international sports events. [13]

Sample Audio Diplomas

This initiative underscores the commitment of the Americas Paralympic Committee to leveraging cutting-edge technology to promote inclusivity and accessibility in sports.

The Games

Ceremonies

The opening ceremony was held on November 17, 2023, at the Estadio Nacional do Chile, while the closing ceremony was held on November 26, 2023, in Parapan-American Village, located in the Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos.

Opening ceremony

There were formal moments such as cultural presentations, a parade of delegations affiliated to Americas Paralympic Committee, welcome speeches by members of PanAm Sports and the International Paralympic Committee, in addition to the inauguration of the Parapan-American cauldron.

Among the musical performances, the following artists participated: Anita Tijoux, Beto Cuevas, Denise Rosenthal, Flor de Rap, Kya, Movimento Original and Pablo Chill-E. Both Anita Tijoux and the group Movimiento Original have already performed at the opening of the Pan American Games.

Closing ceremony

There were cultural presentations, a parade of flags by members of Americas Paralympic Committee, thank you speeches by members of PanAm Sports and IPC, awards to volunteers and the passing of the flag to representatives of the next headquarters, which until then would be the city of Barranquilla, containing also the presentation of figures about Colombian culture and the extinction of the Parapan-American cauldron.

Among the musical performances, the groups Santaferia, Banda Conmoción and Los Ramblers and the singers Princesa Alba and Gepe participated.

However, on January 3, 2024, Barranquilla loses the rights to host the 2027 Parapan American Games due to non-compliance with financial agreements.

Participating National Paralympic Committees

Thirty-one National Paralympic Committees will participate at the Games. Grenada made their debut appearance at the Parapan American Games. The Virgin Islands returned to participate after last competing in the 2015 edition. Suriname, which last participated in the 2019 edition, was absent. [14] [15]

Participating National Paralympic Committees

Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committee

Sports

Following the rules of the Americas Paralympic Committee, in which a maximum of 17 sports can be part of the Games program. Thus, 378 finals were held in 16 Paralympic sports and one regional sport. Thus, the Organizing Committee chose to remove sitting volleyball for the first time on Games history from the Games program and replaced it with archery. [22] An extra edition of the Sitting Volleyball Pan American Championship was held between 9 and 13 May 2023 to define the representatives of the Americas in sport at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [23] [24] [25]

Calendar

OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
November16th
Thu		17th
Fri		18th
Sat		19th
Sun		20th
Mon		21st
Tue		22nd
Wed		23rd
Thu		24th
Fri		25th
Sat		26th
Sun		Medal events
Ceremonies (opening / closing)OCCC—
Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg Archery ● ● 268
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics 2025222225114
Wheelchair badminton pictogram (Paralympics).svg Badminton ● ● 17816
Boccia pictogram (Paralympics).svg Boccia ● ● ● 8● ● 311
Cycling Cycling (road) pictogram (Paralympics).svg Road 7916
Cycling (track) pictogram (Paralympics).svg Track 4610
Football 5-a-side pictogram (Paralympics).svg Football 5-a-side ● ● ● ● ● 11
Football 7-a-side pictogram (Paralympics).svg Football 7-a-side ● ● ● ● ● 11
Goalball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Goalball ● ● ● ● ● ● 22
Judo pictogram (Paralympics).svg Judo 448
Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Powerlifting 655117
Shooting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Shooting 22329
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming 19151714221518120
Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Table tennis ● ● 16● 1026
Taekwondo pictogram (Paralympics).svg Taekwondo 34310
Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● 112
Wheelchair rugby pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair rugby ● ● ● ● ● 11
Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair tennis ● ● ● ● 1326
Daily medal events433339396146574317378
Cumulative total4376115154215261318361378
16th
Thu		17th
Fri		18th
Sat		19th
Sun		20th
Mon		21st
Tue		22nd
Wed		23rd
Thu		24th
Fri		25th
Sat		26th
Sun		Medal events

Medal table

Key

  *   Host nation (Chile)

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1569889343
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 555853166
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 505853161
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 294650125
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 253652113
6Flag of Chile.svg  Chile*16201551
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1281535
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9152852
9Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 77519
10Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 6121634
11–21 Remaining NPCs 13213165
Totals (21 entries)3783794071,164

Marketing

The Games share most of its branding with the 2023 Pan American Games, including its emblem unveiled in July 2019, [26] and its mascot Fiu—a many-colored rush tyrant—which was announced on October 16, 2021, following an online poll. [27] [28]

See also

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