Pan American Games
Multi-sport event of the Americas
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The Pan American Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. It is the second oldest continental games in the world. The only Winter Pan American Games were held in 1990. In 2021, the Junior Pan American Games was held for the first time specifically for young athletes. The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games movement, whose structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter.
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Race walk world record void because of short courseThe women's 20 kilometre race walk course at the Pan American Games is found to be several kilometres short after Kimberly Garcia smashed the world record.BBC Sport - Published |
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