Pan American Games

American  

plural noun

1. an amateur athletic competition, patterned after the Olympic Games and held every four years in a different host city, involving all the nations of the Western Hemisphere.

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Etymology

Origin of Pan American Games

First recorded in 1965–70

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Pan American Games

At the 1971 Pan American Games, for example, the athletes lived in squalor while AAU officials stayed in plush hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2025

Barber took gold at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, won the Pan American Games the same year and finished 10th in the Rio 2016 Olympics.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024

With their recent gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, a few weeks ago, the Mexican team was able to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

García is a two-time gold and three-time silver medalist at the Pan American Games and has competed in one Olympic Games and served as an alternate for another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

There is a long article about middle school soccer and a “Looking Back” feature about Betty Bright at the Pan American Games.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor