The 2031 Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos de 2031), officially the XXI Pan American Games (Spanish: XXI Juegos Panamericanos) will be an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization.
Two bids met the 30 April deadline. Initially, the bidding process to determine the host of the 2031 Pan American Games would be held from 5-7 August 2025 during a PanAm Sports General Assembly in Asunción, a few days before the start of the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in the same city. [1] [2] [3] [4] However, due to the Paraguayan candidacy, coinciding with the Junior Games in the same city, it was postponed to 10 October, in Santiago, Chile. [5]