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

He returned to the sport in 2011 when he qualified for the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, México.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

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

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

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