The Pan American Games is a major sporting event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. The only Winter Pan American Games were held in 1990. In 2021, there will be a Junior Pan American Games for young athletes. The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games movement, whose structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter.
The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing. After 15 athletes, mostly weightlifters, tested positive, many others — including 12 American track and field athletes — came down with injuries, got sick, or found other reasons to withdraw from competition and avoid the test.
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The competition was marred by a total of seven positive drug tests.
Water polo competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru are scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 10. The venue for the competition is the Water polo pool located at the Villa María del Triunfo cluster. A total of eight men's and eight women's teams competed in each tournament. This means a total of 176 athletes are scheduled to compete.
Argentina competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Canada competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 12, 13 and 15 August.
The men's 100 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 and 24 August.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 and 24 August.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 25 and 26 August.
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 and 24 August. This was the first time that the event was held at the Games.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 and 24 August.
The women's 800 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 and 24 August.
The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 27 August.
The men's javelin throw event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August. It was the last time that men used the old model javelin at the Games.
The men's decathlon event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 26 and 27 August.
The men's discus throw event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 25 August.
The men's hammer throw event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 24 August.
The men's shot put event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 August.
