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

Example Sentences

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

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

I had qualified for my first Pan American Games in 2011, held in Guadalajara, Mexico, and captured the gold medal along with my teammates.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad