| Women's doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Racket Sports Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | October 21 - October 24 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Racquetball at the 2023 Pan American Games | |||
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| Qualification | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Team | men | women | |
The women's doubles competition of the racquetball events at the 2023 Pan American Games will be held from October 21 to 24 at Racket Sports Center in Santiago, Chile. [1] [2]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2023 | 16:00 | Round of 16 [3] |
| October 22, 2023 | 15:00 | Quarterfinals [4] |
| October 23, 2023 | 16:00 | Semifinals |
| October 24, 2023 | 13:00 | Finals |
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The Pan American Racquetball Championships are held annually in the spring with play ending on the day before Easter. Originally called the Tournament of the Americas, the Pan American Championships are hosted by the Pan American Racquetball Confederation.
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The following are the qualification system and qualified athletes for the racquetball at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions scheduled to take place between October 21 and 26 at the Racket sports Center.
Racquetball competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between October 21 and 26 at the Racket Sports Center.
Costa Rica is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Costa Rica's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games except 1963.
Argentina is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Argentina's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1951.
The United States competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was the United States's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 1951. The team included 631 athletes.
Bolivia is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Bolivia's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games.
The PanAm Sports Independent Athletes competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. The team will be made up of athletes from Guatemala, whose NOC was suspended by International Olympic Committee during the games and was therefore not allowed to compete under its flag.
Badminton competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between October 21 and 25, 2023 at the Olympic Training Center, located in Ñuñoa, a suburb of Santiago.
The men's singles competition of the racquetball events at the 2023 Pan American Games will be held from October 21 to 24 at Racket Sports Center in Santiago, Chile.
The women's singles competition of the racquetball events at the 2023 Pan American Games will be held from October 21 to 24 at Racket Sports Center in Santiago, Chile.
The men's doubles competition of the racquetball events at the 2023 Pan American Games will be held from October 21 to 24 at Racket Sports Center in Santiago, Chile.
The mixed doubles competition of the racquetball events at the 2023 Pan American Games will be held from October 21 to 24 at Racket Sports Center in Santiago, Chile.
The Women's Team racquetball competition at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile will be held between October 24 and 26 at the Racket Sports Center.
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