Racquetball at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Racquetball at the 2015 Pan American Games
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Racquetball pictogram for the games
Venue Exhibition Centre – Hall C
DatesJuly 19–26
No. of events6 (3 men, 3 women)
Competitors55 from 13 nations
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Racquetball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 19 to 26. [1] The venue for the competitions was the Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre) Hall C, due to naming rights the venue will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. [2] The venue also staged the squash competitions. A total of six events were contested (three each for men and women). [2] After the games, the four courts created for the games were disassembled and relocated to Regina, Saskatchewan. [3]

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Competition schedule

The Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), Hall C, was the venue for the racquetball competitions Racquetball2015pan.jpg
The Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), Hall C, was the venue for the racquetball competitions

The following is the competition schedule for the racquetball competitions: [4]

RRRound robinEEliminations½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21Wed 22Thu 23Fri 24Sat 25Sun 26
Men's singles RRRRRRE½F
Men's doubles RRRRRRE½F
Men's team EE½F
Women's singles RRRRRRE½F
Women's doubles RRRRRRE½F
Women's team EE½F

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4127
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2226
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0202
4Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 0123
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*0033
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 0033
Totals (6 entries)661224

Medalists

Men's events

Women's events

Participating nations

A total of 13 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 56 athletes will qualify to compete at the Games (30 male, 26 female). Each country is allowed to enter a maximum of four male and four female athletes. [5]

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Boxing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 18 to 25 at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of thirteen boxing events will be held: ten for men and three for women.

Badminton competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 16 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of five badminton events will be held: two each for men and women, along with a mixed doubles event.

References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. "New courts give racquetball in Regina a boost". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. "Qualification System – Racquetball" (.pdf). scribd.com. TO2015 . Retrieved 22 January 2015.