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The 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games venues were mostly located in the host city of Toronto, Ontario, though some events required facilities located elsewhere. Besides Toronto, fourteen other municipalities in Southern Ontario hosted competitions: Ajax, Hamilton, Innisfil, Markham, Milton, Minden, Mississauga, Mono, Oro-Medonte, Oshawa, Palgrave, St. Catharines, Welland and Whitby. [1] [2]
The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) and the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee have a number of major sponsors for the Pan American Games, who are entitled to have their name exclusively associated with the event. As a consequence, any other company that provides sponsorship is not permitted to use its name or branding during the games, which includes venue naming rights (including those not provided by corporate sponsorship and those named in honor of people).
As a consequence of this, eight Pan American venues are temporarily renamed for the duration of the Games:
In total, 28 venues were used during the 2015 Pan American Games.
The 2015 Games used a mixture of newly built venues, existing facilities, and temporary facilities, some of them in well-known locations such as Exhibition Place and Centennial Park. Some of the new facilities were to be reused in their Pan American Games form (for example the BMX track), while others were reduced in size (for example the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre).
All venue capacities listed below are found in the strategic framework for transportation published by the Government of Ontario. [3]
The Toronto Pan Am Park encompasses all of the facilities within Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto. The Pan Am Park included the name of the lead partner in sponsorship, CIBC. [4] This Zone consists of six venues. [2] Exhibition Centre had three different halls hosting events, [5] while the Ontario Place West Channel had two grandstands (one each for water and road based sports). [6] Furthermore, the marathon, race walks and road races in cycling had their start and finish lines at the West Channel. The remainder of the race occurred all the way into High Park and back. [6] The park contains:
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Games | Parapan American Games | |||
| Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre | Beach volleyball | — | 5,000 | [7] |
| Exhibition Centre | Volleyball Handball, Roller sports (artistic) Racquetball, Squash | — | 4,900 2,000 1,000 | [5] |
| Exhibition Stadium | Rugby sevens | — | 22,000 | [8] |
| Ontario Place West Channel | Athletics (marathon/race walk), Cycling (road race), Triathlon (cycling/run) Open water swimming, Triathlon (swim), Water skiing | Cycling (road race) | 1,000 | [6] |
| Toronto Coliseum | Gymnastics (Artistic, rhythmic and trampoline) | — | 7,252 | [9] |
| Venue | City | Sports | Capacity | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Games | Parapan American Games | ||||
| Minden Wild Water Preserve | Minden Hills | Canoeing (slalom) | — | 300 (standing) | [24] |
| Venue | City | Sports | Capacity | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Games | Parapan American Games | ||||
| CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium | Hamilton | Football | — | 22,000 | [25] |
| Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course | St. Catharines | Rowing | — | 2,250 | [26] |
| Welland Pan Am Flatwater Centre | Welland | Canoeing (sprint) | — | 1,100 | [27] |
| Venue | City | Sports | Capacity | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Games | Parapan American Games | ||||
| Caledon Equestrian Park | Palgrave | Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing and Jumping) | — | 4,000 | [28] |
| Cisco Milton Pan Am / Parapan Am Velodrome | Milton | Cycling (track) | Cycling (track) | 2,000 | [29] |
| Milton Time Trial Course | Milton | Cycling (road cycling time trials) | Cycling (road cycling time trials) | 1,000 | |
| Hardwood Mountain Bike Park | Oro-Medonte | Cycling (mountain biking) | — | 5,250 | [30] |
| Mississauga Sports Centre | Mississauga | Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Wrestling | Goalball Powerlifting, Wheelchair rugby | 3,270 (Pan American Games) 3,150 (Wheelchair rugby) 1,000 (Goalball) 1,500 (Powerlifting) | [31] |
| Pan Am Cross-Country Centre | Mono | Equestrian (Cross-Country portion of eventing) | — | 5,000 (standing) | [32] |
| Pan Am Shooting Centre | Innisfil | Shooting | — | 450 | [33] |
| Venue | City | Sports | Capacity | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan American Games | Parapan American Games | ||||
| Abilities Centre | Whitby | — | Boccia, Judo | 750 | [34] |
| Angus Glen Golf Club | Markham | Golf | — | 2,000 (standing) | [35] |
| Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre | Markham | Badminton, Table tennis, Water polo | Table tennis | 2,000/1,000 2,000 | [36] |
| Oshawa Sports Centre | Oshawa | Boxing Weightlifting | — | 3,000 2,250 | [37] |
| President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark | Ajax | Baseball Softball | — | 4,000/1,000 3,000 | [38] |
The venue plan has been vastly changed from the original plan, with sixty percent of the 51 original venues being dropped. [39] The venues were to be divided into three zones - Central Games Zone (Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Richmond Hill and Markham), West Games Zone (Hamilton) and East Games Zone (Oshawa, Ajax and Pickering). In addition there were venues located outside these zones in Barrie, St. Catharines, Palgrave, Minden and Welland. [40] Ian Troop the CEO of the Organizing Committee said the venue plan was changed because, "the benefits of clustering are that you create economies of scale, the goal for our refined and improved venue plan is to reduce the operational complexities of the event, save costs, deliver an athlete-centred Games that facilitates great performance and create a much richer spectator experience.” [41] Among the changes included the city's largest arena the Air Canada Centre being dropped, due to the organizing committee feeling none of the events warranted that amount of seating (20,000) and the desire to have full venues. Also the cities of Richmond Hill, Burlington and Brampton among others were dropped as host cities. [42] Organizers later revealed a plan that put the majority of venues have into nine cluster zones within the Greater Toronto Area: the Toronto Pan Am Park, Abilities Centre cluster, Etobicoke, Markham, Mississauga, Scarborough, University of Toronto (downtown) and York University clusters. In addition to these there was fourteen venues that was to be outside the boundaries of the Greater Toronto Area. [43] This plan was later replaced with the current venue proposal of five venue zones. [2]
The 2015 Pan American Games, officially the XVII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The games were held from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7, 2015. These were the third Pan American games hosted by Canada, and the first in the province of Ontario. The Games were held at venues in Toronto and seventeen other Golden Horseshoe communities. The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015).
Tim Hortons Field, nicknamed "The Donut Box", is a multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Built as a replacement for Ivor Wynne Stadium, Tim Hortons Field is primarily used for Canadian football and soccer, and is the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League and Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. During the 2015 Pan American Games, it was referred to as CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium. The stadium opened in September 2014, two months after its original anticipated completion date of June 30, 2014.
The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee, held from August 7 to 15, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Marking the first Parapan American games hosted by Canada, and the second major Paralympic sports event hosted by Toronto since the 1976 Summer Paralympics, the Games were held at venues in Toronto and four other Golden Horseshoe communities. Both the Parapan American and Pan American Games were organized by the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee (TO2015).
Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 13.
Water polo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 7 to 15 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. The water polo competitions was the first sporting event to be conducted at the games, beginning three days before the opening ceremony. This is because the Pan American Games were scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, thus the competition was moved forward to allow for a sufficient gap between the two events. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament.
Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held on July 18 and 19 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House, where a temporary show jumping ring, pistol shooting range and cross-country course was constructed to host the final round of fencing, jumping and combined events. A total of two events was contested.
Table tennis competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 25 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 four table tennis events were held: two each for men and women.
Athletics competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 26 at the newly built CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium, located on the campus of York University. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary circuits around the Ontario Place West Channel. The sport of athletics is split into distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
The Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre was a temporary beach volleyball facility built at Exhibition Place for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The venue hosted the beach volleyball competitions at the games from July 13–21. A total of 3,000 metric tonnes of sand was used to build the temporary courts.
The women's 5000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Marisol Romero of Mexico.
The Women's 3000 metres steeplechase sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Sara Hall of the United States.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 and 25, 2015 at CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The United States team, consisting of Sean McLean, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, and Remontay McClain were awarded the gold medal following the disqualification of Team Canada. Canada clearly won the race in lane 8, but before the final exchange, Aaron Brown began his acceleration by running in lane 7 before correcting and receiving the baton within the lane 8 exchange zone.
The men's triple jump competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Alexis Copello of Cuba.
The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 15 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion was Elizabeth Pelton of the United States.
The women's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion was Claire Donahue of the United States.
The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion is the United States.
The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 18 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion was Arthur Frayler of the United States.
The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 18 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion is Brazil.
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