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

The Morales family has its sights set on preparing for the 2028 Olympic qualifiers, the Lima 2027 Pan American Games and the junior world championships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

Verde, the Pan American Games champion, will fight Uzbek Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev in the final.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024

She struggled at the consolation meet, the Pan American Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

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