The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021) was the first edition of the Junior Pan American Games, an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports. It was held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 25 to December 5, 2021.[1]
 Logo of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games | |
| Host | Cali–Valle, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Motto | Ready To Give #AllForYou Spanish: ¡Somos Tu Fuerza! Nos Damos #TodosxVos |
| Nations | 41 |
| Events | 302 in 28 sports |
| Opening | November 25 |
| Closing | December 5 |
| Opened by | Iván Duque |
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
Candidate cities
editThe deadline for the presentation of candidacy to organize the first Junior Pan American Games was January 31, 2019, on which date Cali, Santa Ana, and Monterrey were selected as host city candidates by Panam Sports.[2] Cali was chosen as the host city by the Executive Committee in San José, Costa Rica on March 27, 2019.[1][3]
Cali, Colombia
editColombian Olympic Committee President Baltazar Medina noted that the reason Cali applied to host the games was to open the possibility of Colombia hosting larger multi-sports events, such as the Bolivarian Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] Cali would be the main city for the games, while Palmira, Buga, and Calima El Darién would act as sub-centers.[4] Notably, 2021 will be the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Pan American Games, which is the last time that Cali hosted the Pan American Games.[5]
Santa Ana, El Salvador
editOn January 29, 2019, Mayoress Milena Calderón Sol de Escalón confirmed that Santa Ana would apply to be the host of the inaugural games, stating, "We are preparing all the presentations we have to do before the International Olympic Committee. It will be in Costa Rica where El Salvador, through Santa Ana, will be presented (to host the 2021 Junior Pan American Games)."[6]
Monterrey, Mexico
editPresident of the Mexican Olympic Committee Carlos Padilla Becerra expressed interest in Monterrey hosting the inaugural Junior Games, stating, "Mexico hopes that the competition can take place in Monterrey in 2021; it is a city that has the adequate infrastructure to carry them out, and it a minimum expenditure would be necessary."[7] However, there was a risk from lack of government support that caused the bid to be eliminated from the final vote.
Venues
editCali and six other locales (Buga, Yumbo, Jamundí, Calima El Darien, Palmira and Barranquilla) in Colombia will stage the competitions.
Cali
edit| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | Athletics Ceremonines |
38,000 | |
| Bowling Arena | Bowling | ||
| Club Campestre de Cali | Modern pentathlon Squash Tennis |
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| Coliseo El Pueblo | Gymnastics (all disciplines) | ||
| CVC Bernardo Tobar Sports Club | Shooting | ||
| Coliseo Evangelista Mora | Volleyball (indoor) | ||
| Hernando Botero O'byrne Swimming Pools | Artistic swimming Diving Swimming |
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| Hockey Miguel Calero Arena | Taekwondo Wrestling |
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| Iván Vassilev Todorov Arena | Handball | ||
| Pan American Courts | 3x3 basketball, Beach volleyball | ||
| Skate Park Calida | Roller sports (skateboarding) | ||
| World Cup Skate Track | Roller sports (speed) | ||
| Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño | Cycling (track), Roller sports (artistic) |
Buga
edit| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Ignacio Alvarez Arena | Boxing | ||
| North Sports Complex Challenger Track | Cycling (BMX) | ||
| Urban circuit | Cycling (road) |
Barranquilla
edit| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Édgar Rentería | Baseball | ||
| Estadio Edgardo Schemel | Softball |
Jamundí
edit| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Alvear Combat Arena | Judo Karate |
Calima El Darien
edit| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calima Lake | Canoeing Rowing Sailing Triathlon |
Palmira
edit| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar | Archery | ||
| Multifunctional White Arena 1 | Table tennis | ||
| Ramón Elías López Arena | Weightlifting |
Yumbo
edit| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Valley Events Center | Badminton Fencing Squash |
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| Pista Raúl Pizarro | Cycling (mountain bike) |
The Games
editSports
edit321 events in 28 sports were contested. The full sport program was confirmed in September 2020.[8][9] After originally being included, basketball (5x5), BMX freestyle and field hockey were not included on the final list.[10] Other Olympic events and disciplines not contested included open water swimming, water polo, canoe slalom, equestrian, football and rugby sevens.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events to be contested in each sport/discipline.
- Aquatics
Artistic swimming (4) ()
Diving (7) ()
Swimming (36) ()
Archery (8) ()
Athletics (45) ()
Badminton (3) ()- Baseball
3x3 basketball (3) ()
Bowling (4) ()
Boxing (13) ()
Canoeing ()
- Canoe sprint (12)
Cycling ()
- BMX racing (2)
- Mountain biking (2)
- Road (4)
- Track (12)
Fencing (6) ()
Gymnastics ()
- Artistic gymnastics (14)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
- Trampoline (4)
Handball (2) ()
Judo (14) ()
Karate (10) ()
Modern pentathlon (3) ()- Roller sports
Artistic skating (2) (details)
Skateboarding (2) (details)
Speed skating (12) (details)
Rowing (10) ()
Sailing (4) ()
Shooting (6) ()
Squash (7) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Taekwondo (8) ()
Tennis (5) ()
Triathlon (3) ()- Volleyball
Beach volleyball (2) ()
Volleyball (2) ()
Weightlifting (14) ()
Wrestling ()
- Freestyle (12)
- Greco-Roman (6)
Participating National Olympic Committees
editAll 41 nations who are members of the Panam Sports were expected to compete. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of athletes qualified.
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
|---|
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Schedule
edit| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| November/December | 23 Tue |
24 Wed |
25 Thu |
26 Fri |
27 Sat |
28 Sun |
29 Mon |
30 Tue |
1 Wed |
2 Thu |
3 Fri |
4 Sat |
5 Sun |
Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies (opening / closing) | OC | CC | — | ||||||||||||
| Aquatics |  Artistic swimming
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● | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Diving
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1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
 Swimming
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8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||
 Archery
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● | ● | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
 Athletics
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5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 45 | |||||||||
 Badminton
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● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Baseball |  Baseball
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 Softball
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
 3x3 basketball
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● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Bowling
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2 | ● | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
 Boxing
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
 Canoeing
|
● | 7 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Cycling |  BMX
|
● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Mountain biking
|
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Road
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
 Track
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
 Fencing
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Gymnastics |  Artistic
|
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||||||||
 Rhythmic
|
● | ● | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
 Trampoline
|
● | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Handball
|
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | |||
 Judo
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7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||
 Karate
|
● | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
 Modern pentathlon
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● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Roller sports |  Artistic
|
● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Skateboarding
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2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Speed
|
● | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||
 Rowing
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● | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
 Sailing
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● | ● | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
 Shooting
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2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Squash
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● | 2 | ● | 3 | ● | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
 Table tennis
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Taekwondo
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4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||
 Tennis
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
 Triathlon
|
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Volleyball |  Beach
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Indoor
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Weightlifting
|
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||
 Wrestling
|
6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Total events | 1 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 20 | 315 | |||
| Cumulative total | 1 | 44 | 85 | 122 | 146 | 162 | 196 | 224 | 253 | 295 | 315 | 315 | |||
| 23 Tue |
24 Wed |
25 Thu |
26 Fri |
27 Sat |
28 Sun |
29 Mon |
30 Tue |
1 Wed |
2 Thu |
3 Fri |
4 Sat |
5 Sun |
Events | ||
Medal table
editThe official medal table:[30]
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 59 | 49 | 56 | 164 |
| 2 |  Colombia* | 48 | 34 | 63 | 145 |
| 3 |  United States | 47 | 29 | 38 | 114 |
| 4 |  Mexico | 46 | 78 | 48 | 172 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 29 | 19 | 22 | 70 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 19 | 22 | 32 | 73 |
| 7 |  Ecuador | 15 | 14 | 24 | 53 |
| 8 |  Chile | 12 | 15 | 31 | 58 |
| 9 |  Puerto Rico | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 |  Uruguay | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 |  Venezuela | 7 | 8 | 21 | 36 |
| 12 |  Peru | 6 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 13 |  Dominican Republic | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 14 |  Canada | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 |  Paraguay | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 |  Costa Rica | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 |  Aruba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  Guatemala | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 19 |  Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 |  El Salvador | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 |  Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 |  Panama | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 28 |  Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Belize | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 British Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Dominica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Suriname | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (41 entries) | 321 | 322 | 411 | 1,054 | |
References
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- ^ "Twenty-two athletes to represent Guyana at Junior Pan-Am Games". Guyana Chronicle. Georgetown, Guyana. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Panama prepares for the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games". www.archysport.com/. Archy Sport. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "A total of 160 Peruvian athletes will be at the Junior Pan American Games". www.archysport.com/. Archy Sport. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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- ^ Pouchet, Mark (November 19, 2021). "T&T to field 23-member team at Junior Pan Am". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Port of Spain, Trinidad. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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- ^ Medal table