Host | Lima, Peru |
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Nations | 41 |
Events | 39 sports |
Opening | September 23 |
Closing | October 7 |
Main venue | National Stadium of Peru |
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The 2027 Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos de 2027), officially the XX Pan American Games (Spanish: XX Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Lima 2027, is an upcoming international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization. It will be held for the second time in Peru's capital, Lima after hosting the 2019 Pan American Games.
Barranquilla, Colombia was initially announced as the host in August 2021. However, the city was stripped of its hosting rights in January 2024 after the country's Ministry of Sports failed to meet contractual obligation, as well as financial reasons. [1]
The bidding process to determine the host of the 2027 Pan American Games was to begin in January 2021. However, in July 2021, president of Panam Sports Neven Ilic confirmed that the bidding process would be postponed until January 2022. The deadline to submit bids for the event is November 15, 2021. [2]
On August 27, 2021, at an event in Barranquilla, Colombia, it was announced that the city would be the host of the games. [3]
City | NOC name | Votes |
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Barranquilla | Colombia | — |
On January 3, 2024, Barranquilla was stripped of hosting rights by Panam Sports, due to the Colombian national and local authorities headed by the Ministry of Sports failing to meet contractual obligations, as well as failing to arrange the payment corresponding to the rights to hold the competitions before December 31, 2023. [8] Panam Sports have also considered legal action for damages of $8 million caused by the breach of contract. [9]
A few days after Barranquilla was withdrawn, the Colombian Olympic Committee president Ciro Solano; regarding the Asunción bid, accused Paraguayan sport officials of interfering with Barranquilla’s hosting, claiming that, in an interview with AFP, "Paraguay has been insisting on holding the [2027 PanAm] Games since August". [10]
The new host was confirmed at a virtual Extraordinary General Assembly on March 12, 2024. [11] [12]
City | NOC name | Votes |
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Lima | Peru | 28 |
Asunción | Paraguay | 24 |
All 41 nations of the Pan American Sports Organization are expected to compete.
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