| Overview | |
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| XI Pan American Games | |
| Winner: Havana | |
| Details | |
| Committee | PASO |
| Map | |
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| Important dates | |
| Decision | November 14, 1986 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Havana |
Havana, Cuba was the only non-withdrawn bid to host the 1991 Pan American Games . At the Pan American Games (PASO ) Assembly, from November 12 to 14, 1986, in Bridgetown, Barbados, Mar del Plata withdrew its bid, leaving Havana as the winner to host the Games. [1]
| 1991 Pan American Games bidding results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | NOC | Round 1 | ||||
| Havana |  Cuba | Unanimous | ||||
After Santiago, Chile in 1983, and then subsequently Quito, Ecuador in 1984, forfeited being the host for the 1987 Pan American Games, Havana and Indianapolis presented themselves as candidates to hold the 1987 Games. [2] In November 1984, the PASO General Assembly met in Mexico and voted Indianapolis as the host for the 1987 games. The United States Olympic Committee promised to not submit a bid for the 1991 Games, and them, along with PASO, guaranteed to support the Cuban candidacy to organize the 1991 Games. [3] [4]
In 1986, at the PASO Assembly in Barbados, Mar del Plata argued that, due to PASO regulations, Havana was not eligible to host the 1991 Games, since Central America's turn to host the games was in 1987. Cuba responded by threatening to boycott the 1987 Games if they were not awarded that 1991 games. This would have been an issue, as Cuba was the second-largest contender in the Pan Am Games. [1] [5]
As tensions grew between the committees, president of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee, Germán Rieckehoff asked Mar del Plata if they would consider withdrawing their bid, noting that Argentina hosted the inaugural Pan American games, and Cuba had never held the games. To avoid discord in the Pan American unity, the Argentina Committee withdrew their bid in favor of Havana, understanding the reasoning of the Cuban community. [1] [6] [7]
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