"Rio 2007" redirects here. For the Parapan American Games, see 2007 Parapan American Games.
XV Pan American Games
Host
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Motto
Live this energy! Portuguese: Viva essa energia!
Nations
42
Athletes
5,633
Events
334 in 34 sports
Opening
July 13
Closing
July 29
Opened by
Chairman Carlos Arthur Nuzman
Cauldron lighter
Joaquim Cruz
Main venue
Maracanã
← 2003 Santo Domingo
2011 Guadalajara →
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2007 Pan American Games
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Venues
Torch relay
Opening ceremony (flag bearers)
Medal table (medalists)
Sport calendar
Chronological summary
Closing ceremony
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Parapan Games
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The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, which served as an Olympic qualification occasion for 13 International Federations (IFs).
Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Games over San Antonio, Texas, United States, on August 24, 2002, having won an absolute majority of votes (30–21) from the 51 members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in the first round of voting during the XL PASO General Assembly held in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the first Games held in Brazil since the 1963 Pan American Games that took place in São Paulo. According to the Rio de Janeiro Organizing Committee, the Games called for the implementation of the country's largest organizational and logistic operation ever until the 2011 Military World Games.
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