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

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

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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

With their green, red and white flags in hand, the Mexican artistic swimming team made history at the 2023 Pan American Games.

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