The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico. The 2003 Parapan American Games was the last Parapan American Games that was not held in the same city as the Pan American Games. The most recent games was the 6th Parapan American Games which took place in 2019 with the host city being Lima, Peru. The last Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in Santiago, Chile.
The 2023 Pan American Games, officially the XIX Pan American Games and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023; preliminary rounds in certain events began on October 18, 2023. These are the first Pan American Games to be held in Chile, and the eighth to be held in South America. This was the most successful Pan American Games for Brazil with 66 gold medals and for Mexico with 52 gold medals.
Anders Antonsen is a Danish badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys singles event, and at the same year was awarded the European Young Player of the Year. Together with the national team, he won the European Men's Team Championships in 2016 and 2018; also European Mixed Team Championships in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Antonsen was the champion at the 2019 Minsk European Games, 2021 European Championships, the silver medalist at the 2017 European Championships, and the 2019 World Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2021 and the 2023 World Championships.
Martín Alonso del Valle Salinas is a Peruvian badminton player. He competed at the 2011 and 2015 Pan Am Games. In 2008, he won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Antonio de Vinatea, and in 2009, he and Vinatea won the silver medal. In 2013, he won the gold medal in the mixed team event and a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the Bolivarian Games.
The 2019 Parapan American Games, officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, was an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee, which was held from August 23 to September 1, 2019 in Lima, Peru.
The 2023 Parapan American Games, officially the VII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Santiago 2023 Parapan-Am Games, was 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 November 17 to 26 in Santiago, Chile.
Argentina competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Brazil competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Colombia competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Panama competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
El Salvador competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Ecuador competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Guyana competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Barbados competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
The Peru national badminton team represents Peru in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Peruvian Sports Federation of Badminton. The Peruvian mixed team were champions at the 1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships. This qualified them for the Sudirman Cup. The mixed team would continue to compete in the Sudirman Cup until 2011.
Pilar Jáuregui Cancino is a Peruvian para badminton player who plays in international elite competitions. She was a Parapan American Games champion and has been selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics as her sport makes its debut. She was a former wheelchair basketball player who competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games.
Brazil men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Brazil. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international competitions.
Mel Pemble is a Canadian para alpine skier, and para cyclist. She won gold medals in omnium C3 and scratch race C3 at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. She won two medals in para-cycling at the 2023 Parapan American Games.
Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores is a Peruvian para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a double World champion, four-time Pan American champion and a Parapan American Games champion.
Nilton Quispe Ignacio is a Peruvian para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a World and Parapan American Games silver medalist and Pan American champion in the mixed doubles with Giuliana Póveda Flores.
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