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{{Short description|International sports organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Panam Sports
| logo = Pan American Sports Organization logo.svg
| logo_size = 120px
| map = Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) members.svg
| mcaption = Member countries are in green
| type = Continental Sports Organization
| formation = {{start date and age|1948|08|08}}
| full_name = Pan American Sports Organization<br/>Organización Deportiva Panamericana
| headquarters = [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| coordinates = {{Coordinates|19|26|14|N|99|09|30|W|}}
| location_city = [[Santiago]]
| location_country = Chile
| location_city2 = [[Miami]], [[Florida]]
| location_country2 = U.S.
| membership = [[#Member nations|41 National Olympic Committees]]
| leader_title = [[President of Panam Sports|President]]
| leader_name = [[Neven Ilic]]
| language = English, Spanish
| website = {{official URL}}
}}

'''Panam Sports''', officially the '''Pan American Sports Organization''' ({{langx|es|Organización Deportiva Panamericana|link=no}}),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Constitution of the Pan American Sports Organization |url=https://www.panamsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PANAM-SPORTS-CONSTITUTION-2020.pdf |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Pan American Sports Organization |pages=2 f}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Estatuto de la Organización Deportiva Panamericana |url=https://www.panamsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ESTATUTO-PANAM-SPORTS-2020.pdf |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Organización Deportiva Panamericana |pages=2 f |language=es}}</ref> is an [[international organization]] which represents the current 41 [[National Olympic Committee]]s of the American continents.

It is affiliated with the [[International Olympic Committee]] and its affiliated bodies, including ANOC, the [[Association of National Olympic Committees]], and serves as the continental association of the American Continents.

The organization's flagship event is the quadrennial [[Pan American Games]], held since 1951. The [[Parapan American Games]] were inaugurated in 1999 for [[disabled athletes]] and are held alongside the able-bodied Pan American Games. The [[Pan American Winter Games]], for winter sports, were held only once in 1990. The [[Pan American Sports Festival]] was inaugurated in 2014 as a developmental event for the region's athletes.

==Affiliated organizations==
There are four regional entities affiliated with Panam Sports, they are:

* [[CACSO]] (ODECABE) – organizers of the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]]
* [[ODEBO]] – organizers of the [[Bolivarian Games]]
* [[ODESUR]] – organizers of the [[South American Games]]
* [[ORDECA]] – organizers of the [[Central American Games]]

== Official Languages ==
The organization's official languages are English and Spanish.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Constitution of the Pan American Sports Organization |url=https://www.panamsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PANAM-SPORTS-CONSTITUTION-2020.pdf |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Pan American Sports Organization |page=6}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Estatuto de la Organización Deportiva Panamericana |url=https://www.panamsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ESTATUTO-PANAM-SPORTS-2020.pdf |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Organización Deportiva Panamericana |page=6 |language=es}}</ref>

==Flag==
Just like the International Olympic Committee, Panam Sports has its own flag. In 2017, Panam Sports underwent a complete rebranding of the organization, including changes to its commercial name (now '''Panam Sports'''), brand and flag. The modern design emphasizes the unity of Panam Sports' 41 member nations, displaying the both continents within a seal that features the new commercial name 'Panam Sports' at the top and 'Organization' at the bottom. The Olympic Rings reside below the seal, symbolizing the continental organization's close relationship with the IOC and the Olympic Games. The seal and accompanying rings are centered on the white background of the flag.

The original flag of PASO-ODEPA contained organization's motto<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> ''"AMÉRICA, ESPÍRITO, SPORT, FRATERNITÉ"'', each respectively in Spanish, Portuguese, English and French. The original flag also displayed a torch along with the [[Olympic symbols#Olympic rings|Olympic Rings]] and five circles with the official colors of the Olympics on a white background. Finally, the words PASO and ODEPA were written to indicate the organization the flag represents.

==Member nations==
In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Nation !! [[List of IOC country codes|Code]] !! [[National Olympic Committee]] !! President !! Created/Recognised 
![[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] [[National Olympic Committee|member]]!! [[United Nations geoscheme for the Americas|Subregion]]
|-
| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| ANT
| [[Antigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee]]
| E.P. Chet Greene
| 1966/1976
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Argentina}}
| ARG
| [[Argentine Olympic Committee]]
| Mario Moccia
| 1923
| {{yes}}
| South America
|-
| {{flag|Aruba}}
| ARU
| [[Aruban Olympic Committee]]
| Wanda Broeksema
| 1985/1986
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean/South America{{NoteTag|Represented by athletes from all six [[Dutch Caribbean]] territories instead.}}
|-
| {{flag|Bahamas}}
| BAH
| [[Bahamas Olympic Committee]]
| Romell Knowles
| 1952
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Barbados}}
| BAR
| [[Barbados Olympic Association]]
| Sandra Osborne
| 1955
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Belize}}
| BIZ
| [[Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association]]
| Hilberto Martínez
| 1967
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Bermuda}}
| BER
| [[Bermuda Olympic Association]]
| Peter Dunne
| 1935/1936
| {{yes}}
| [[Northern America]]{{NoteTag|[[Northern America]] does not have a regional [[multi-sport event]], [[Bermuda]] competes in the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]] instead.}}
|-
| {{flag|Bolivia}}
| BOL
| [[Bolivian Olympic Committee]]
| Marco Antonio Arze Mendoza
| 1932/1936
| {{yes}}
| South America/[[Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian]]
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| BRA
| [[Brazilian Olympic Committee]]
| Marco Antônio La Porta
| 1914/1935
| {{yes}}
| South America
|-
| {{flag|British Virgin Islands}}
| IVB
| [[British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee]]
| Ephraim Penn
| 1980/1982
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Canada}}
| CAN
| [[Canadian Olympic Committee]]
| [[Tricia Smith]]
| 1904/1907
| {{yes}}
| Northern America{{NoteTag|[[Northern America]] does not have a regional [[multi-sport event]], Canada only competes in the [[Pan American Games]].}}
|-
| {{flag|Cayman Islands}}
| CAY
| [[Cayman Islands Olympic Committee]]
| Lorette Powell (acting)
| 1973/1976
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
| CHI
| [[Chilean Olympic Committee]]
| Miguel Ángel Mujica
| 1934
| {{yes}}
| South America/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Colombia}}
| COL
| [[Colombian Olympic Committee]]
| Ciro Solano Hurtado
| 1936/1948
| {{yes}}
| South America/Caribbean/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Costa Rica|state}}
| CRC
| [[Costa Rican Olympic Committee]]
| Alexánder Zamora Gomez
| 1953/1954
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Cuba}}
| CUB
| [[Cuban Olympic Committee]]
| Roberto León Richards Aguiar
| 1926/1954
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Dominica}}
| DMA
| [[Dominica Olympic Committee]]
| [[Billy Doctrove]]
| 1987/1993
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
| DOM
| [[Dominican Republic Olympic Committee]]
| Antonio Acosta Corletto
| 1946/1962
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Ecuador}}
| ECU
| [[Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee]]
| Cap. Jorge Delgado Panchana
| 1948/1959
| {{yes}}
| South America/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|El Salvador}}
| ESA
| [[El Salvador Olympic Committee]]
| Jose Armando Bruni Ochoa
| 1949/1962
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Grenada}}
| GRN
| [[Grenada Olympic Committee]]
| Cheney Joseph
| 1984
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Guatemala}}
| GUA
| [[Guatemalan Olympic Committee]]
| Gerardo Aguirre
| 1947
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Caribbean/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Guyana}}
| GUY
| [[Guyana Olympic Association]]
| Kalam Azad Juman-Yassin
| 1935/1948
| {{yes}}
| South America{{NoteTag|Geographically a part of South America, [[Guyana]] also competes in the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]].}}
|-
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| HAI
| [[Haitian Olympic Committee]]
| Hans Larsen
| 1914/1924
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Honduras}}
| HON
| [[Honduran Olympic Committee]]
| José Ubaldo Zavala Valladares
| 1956
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Jamaica}}
| JAM
| [[Jamaica Olympic Association]]
| Christopher Samuda
| 1936
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| MEX
| [[Mexican Olympic Committee]]
| [[María José Alcalá]]
| 1923
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Caribbean{{NoteTag|Mexico does not compete in the [[Central American Games]], the country only competes in the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]].}}
|-
| {{flag|Nicaragua}}
| NCA
| [[Nicaraguan Olympic Committee]]
| Emmett Lang Salmerón
| 1959
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Panama}}
| PAN
| [[Panama Olympic Committee]]
| Camilo Amado
| 1934/1947
| {{yes}}
| Central America/Caribbean/South America/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Paraguay}}
| PAR
| [[Paraguayan Olympic Committee]]
| [[Camilo López|Camilo Pérez López Moreira]]
| 1970
| {{yes}}
| South America/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Peru}}
| PER
| [[Peruvian Olympic Committee]]
| Renzo Manyari
| 1924/1936
| {{yes}}
| South America/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
| PUR
| [[Puerto Rico Olympic Committee]]
| [[Sara Rosario]]
| 1948
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| SKN
| [[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee]]
| Alphonso Bridgewater
| 1986/1993
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
| LCA
| [[Saint Lucia Olympic Committee]]
| Alfred Emmanuel
| 1987/1993
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
| VIN
| [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee]]
| George Trevor Bailey
| 1982/1987
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|-
| {{flag|Suriname}}
| SUR
| [[Suriname Olympic Committee]]
| Ramon Tjon-A-Fat
| 1959
| {{yes}}
| South America{{NoteTag|Geographically a part of South America, [[Suriname]] also competes in the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]].}}
|-
| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| TTO
| [[Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee]]
| Diane Henderson
| 1946/1948
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean{{NoteTag|Geographically near South America, [[Trinidad and Tobago]] only competes in the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]].}}
|-
| {{flag|United States}}
| USA
| [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]]
| Gene Sykes
| 1894
| {{yes}}
| Northern America{{NoteTag|[[Northern America]] does not have a regional [[multi-sport event]], the United States only competes in the [[Pan American Games]].}}
|-
| {{flag|Uruguay}}
| URU
| [[Uruguayan Olympic Committee]]
| [[Julio César Maglione]]
| 1923
| {{yes}}
| South America
|-
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| VEN
| [[Venezuelan Olympic Committee]]
| Eduardo Álvarez Camacho
| 1935
| {{yes}}
| South America/Caribbean/Bolivarian
|-
| {{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands|name=U.S. Virgin Islands}}
| ISV
| [[Virgin Islands Olympic Committee]]
| Angel L. Morales
| 1967
| {{yes}}
| Caribbean
|}

Former member: ''[[Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee]]''

There are some nations which are not members of the Panam Sports because they are not independent countries:

* [[Anguilla]], the [[Falkland Islands]], [[Montserrat]], and the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] are [[British Overseas Territories]] without internal autonomy and so failed to create their own [[National Olympic Committee]]s and therefore are not members of the Panam Sports.
* [[Bonaire]], [[Curaçao]], [[Saba (island)|Saba]], [[Sint Eustatius]], and [[Sint Maarten]] are parts of the [[Dutch Caribbean]] since 2010. With the [[Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles]] later in that year, the athletes from these territories were allowed to compete at the [[2011 Pan American Games]] with the older denomination. This also happened with these athletes at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], but they were parts of the [[Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Independent Olympic Athletes]] team. Since 2013, athletes from these five territories have been representing [[Aruba]] instead.<ref name="AHO">{{cite web |title=Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session |url=http://www.olympic.org/ioc?articlenewsgroup=-1&articleid=133159 |website=Olympic.org |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815031443/http://www.olympic.org/ioc?articlenewsgroup=-1&articleid=133159 |archive-date=2012-08-15}}</ref>
* [[French Guiana]], [[Guadeloupe]], [[Martinique]], [[Saint Barthélemy]], [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]], and [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] are not members of the Panam Sports as they are [[Overseas France|overseas departments and collectivities]] of France. Nevertheless, French Guiana participated in the [[1951 Pan American Games]].<ref name=JPTD>{{cite web|url=http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/jogos-pan-Americanos/jogos-pan-Americanos-1951-buenos-aires.htm|title=Buenos Aires 1951|access-date=2009-11-26|publisher=QuadrodeMedalhas.com|archive-date=2012-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316182112/http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/jogos-pan-americanos/jogos-pan-americanos-1951-buenos-aires.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Guadeloupe and Martinique also competed in the [[2003 Pan American Games]].<ref name=JPTD2>{{cite web|url=http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/jogos-pan-Americanos/jogos-pan-Americanos-2003-santo-domingo.htm|title=Santo Domingo 2003|access-date=2019-08-19|publisher=QuadrodeMedalhas.com|archive-date=2019-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225185444/http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/jogos-pan-americanos/jogos-pan-americanos-2003-santo-domingo.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Greenland]] is an autonomous territory within the [[Danish Realm|Kingdom of Denmark]] and geopolitically associated with Europe. Greenland is the only [[Northern America]] territory which is not a member of Panam Sports.

==Presidents==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|-
! style="width:1%;"| S. No.
! style="width:10%;"| Name
! style="width:6%;"| Country
! style="width:6%;"| Tenure
|-
| 1.
| '''[[Avery Brundage]]'''
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 1948–1951<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-10 |title=75 years Promoting, developing and uniting Sports in the Americas : ANOC |url=https://www.anocolympic.org/olympic-movement/75-years-promoting-developing-and-uniting-sports-in-the-americas/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=[[Association of National Olympic Committees]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.panamsports.org/en/about-panamsports/history/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Panam Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2.
| '''José de Jesús Clark Flores'''
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| 1951–1955
|-
| 3.
|'''[[Doug Roby]]'''
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 1955–1959
|-
| 4.
| '''José de Jesús Clark Flores'''
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| 1959–1971
|-
| 5.
| '''[[Sylvio de Magalhaes Padilha]]'''{{ref|1|1}}
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| 1971–1971
|-
| 6.
|'''José Beracasa'''
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| 1971–1975
|-
| 7.
|'''[[Mario Vázquez Raña]]'''
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| 1975–2015
|-
| 8.
|'''[[Ivar Sisniega]]'''
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| 2015–2015
|-
| 9.
|'''[[Julio César Maglione]]'''
| {{flag|Uruguay}}
| 2015–2017
|-
| 10.
| '''[[Neven Ilic]]'''
| {{flag|Chile}}
| 2017–present
|}
{{note|1|1}} Served as acting president for two months until new election.

==Athlete Commission==
In 2011, a new Panam Sports Athlete Commission was formed. Former Canadian rhythmic gymnast and three-time Pan American Games gold medalist [[Alexandra Orlando]] was selected the president of the commission. The commission will be made up of seven athletes (five current and two former) with two being reserved for non-Olympic sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexandra Orlando elected president of PASO Athletes' Commission|url=http://olympic.ca/news/committee/alexandra-orlando-elected-president-of-paso-athletes-commission|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=September 11, 2012|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918210536/http://olympic.ca/news/committee/alexandra-orlando-elected-president-of-paso-athletes-commission|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollersportscan.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/2012-03-pag-athlete.docx&ei=wZ1OUKWpJbSA0AGEnYCIDw&usg=AFQjCNEiEPuaKazywJFi8snVJica0208oQ&sig2=r0UHNQl26sh7_P8L_-hIIg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717191350/http://www.rollersportscan.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/2012-03-pag-athlete.docx&ei=wZ1OUKWpJbSA0AGEnYCIDw&usg=AFQjCNEiEPuaKazywJFi8snVJica0208oQ&sig2=r0UHNQl26sh7_P8L_-hIIg|url-status=dead|title=Athlete's commission|archive-date=2020-07-17}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Member!! Country !! Since !! Pan American Games Participation
|-
| [[Alexandra Orlando]]|| {{flagu|Canada}}||2011 || 2003–2007
|-
| [[Mijaín López]]|| {{flag|Cuba}}||2011 || 2003–2019
|-
| [[Samyr Lainé]]|| {{flag|Haiti}}||2011 || 2003–2011
|-
| [[Andrea Estrada]]|| {{flag|Guatemala}}||2011 || 2011
|-
| [[Guillermo Pérez (taekwondo)|Guillermo Perez]]|| {{flag|Mexico}} || 2011 ||2011
|-
| [[Pedro Causil]]|| {{flag|Colombia}} || 2011 ||2011
|-
| [[Shannon Nishi]]|| {{flagu|United States}} || 2011 || 2011
|}

==Debut of countries per Games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:2%;"| Games
! style="width:9%;"| Host
! style="width:4%;"| Year
! style="width:45%;"|Debuting Countries
! style="width:2%;"| Total
|-
| [[1951 Pan American Games|I]] || {{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Buenos Aires]] 
|1951||{{FlagPASO|ARG}}, {{FlagPASO|BRA}}, {{FlagPASO|CHI}}, {{FlagPASO|COL}}, {{FlagPASO|CRC}}, {{FlagPASO|CUB}}, {{FlagPASO|ECU}}, {{FlagPASO|ESA}}, {{FlagPASO|GUA}}, {{FlagPASO|HAI}}, {{FlagPASO|JAM}}, {{FlagPASO|MEX}}, {{FlagPASO|NIC}}, {{FlagPASO|PAN}}, {{FlagPASO|PAR}}, {{FlagPASO|PER}}, {{FlagPASO|TRI}}, {{FlagPASO|USA}}, {{FlagPASO|URU}}, {{FlagPASO|VEN}}. || 20
|-
| [[1955 Pan American Games|II]] || {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico City]] 
|1955||{{FlagPASO|BAH}}, {{FlagPASO|CAN}}, {{FlagPASO|DOM}}, {{FlagPASO|AHO}}, {{FlagPASO|PUR}}. ||  5
|-
| [[1959 Pan American Games|III]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]]
|1959||{{FlagPASO|GUY}}. ||  1
|-
| [[1963 Pan American Games|IV]] || {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[São Paulo]] 
|1963||{{FlagPASO|BAR}}. ||  1
|-
| [[1967 Pan American Games|V]] || {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Winnipeg]] 
|1967|| {{FlagPASO|BIZ}}, {{FlagPASO|BOL}}, {{FlagPASO|BER}}, {{FlagPASO|ISV}}. ||  4
|-
| [[1971 Pan American Games|VI]] || {{Flagicon|Colombia}} [[Cali]] 
|1971|| – ||  0
|-
| [[1975 Pan American Games|VII]] || {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico City]] 
|1975|| {{FlagPASO|HON}}. ||  1
|-
| [[1979 Pan American Games|VIII]] || {{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] 
|1979|| {{FlagPASO|ANT}}. ||  1
|-
| [[1983 Pan American Games|IX]] || {{Flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Caracas]] 
|1983|| {{FlagPASO|IVB}}, {{FlagPASO|SUR}}. ||  2
|-
| [[1987 Pan American Games|X]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Indianapolis]] 
|1987|| {{FlagPASO|ARU}}, {{FlagPASO|CAY}}, {{FlagPASO|GRN}}.  ||  3
|-
| [[1991 Pan American Games|XI]] || {{Flagicon|Cuba}} [[Havana]] 
|1991|| {{FlagPASO|VIN}}. ||  1
|-
| [[1995 Pan American Games|XII]] || {{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Mar del Plata]] 
|1995|| {{FlagPASO|DMA}}, {{FlagPASO|SKN}}, {{FlagPASO|LCA}}. ||  3
|-
| [[1999 Pan American Games|XIII]] || {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Winnipeg]] 
|1999|| – ||  0
|-
| [[2003 Pan American Games|XIV]] || {{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Santo Domingo]] 
|2003|| – ||  0
|-
| [[2007 Pan American Games|XV]] || {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rio de Janeiro]] 
|2007|| – ||  0
|-
| [[2011 Pan American Games|XVI]] || {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Guadalajara]] 
|2011|| – ||  0
|-
| [[2015 Pan American Games|XVII]] || {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Toronto]] 
|2015|| – ||  0
|-
| [[2019 Pan American Games|XVIII]] || {{Flagicon|Peru}} [[Lima]] 
|2019|| -|| 0
|-
| [[2023 Pan American Games|XIX]] || {{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Santiago]] 
|2023|| -|| 0
|-
| ''[[2027 Pan American Games|XX]]'' || ''{{Flagicon|Peru}} [[Lima]] ''
|2027|| ''Future'' ||  -
|-
| ''XXI'' || ''-''
|2031|| ''Future'' ||  -

|}

==Exclusion of indigenous sports==
Despite criticisms that [[Ulama (game)|Ulama]], the [[Mesoamerican Ballgame]] and [[Lacrosse]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/aboriginal-pavilion-will-tell-%E2%80%9Cour-story%E2%80%9D-our-way|title=Aboriginal pavilion will tell "our story" our way|last=Nahwegahbow|first=Barb|date=2014|publisher=AMMSA|access-date=2015-08-07|archive-date=2020-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719191310/https://www.ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/aboriginal-pavilion-will-tell-%E2%80%9Cour-story%E2%80%9D-our-way|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tworowtimes.com/news/regional/six-nations-announces-participation-pan-games/|title=Six Nations announces participation in Pan-Am Games|last=Windle|first=Jim|date=February 4, 2015|publisher=The Two Rows Times|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811023310/https://tworowtimes.com/news/regional/six-nations-announces-participation-pan-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> are not included in the program of the [[Pan American Games]], the number of countries practicing the sport is too small for the sports to be added to the program. As of 2023, there are 19 national federations in the Americas affiliated with [[World Lacrosse]] with a minimum number of Panam Sports recognition being 14 (Argentina, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Chile, Ecuador,  Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Panama, and the United States Virgin Islands). However, the [[Iroquois]] nation is not recognized as a National Olympic Committee by Panam Sports or the IOC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filacrosse.com/haiti-voted-in-as-fils-55th-member/|title=Haiti Voted in as FIL's 55th Member|website=filacrosse.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084535/https://filacrosse.com/haiti-voted-in-as-fils-55th-member/|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, there are at this time 14 regional member nations of World Lacrosse, enough for the sport to be included in the Pan Am Games as early as 2027 or 2031. Lacrosse is recognized by the [[Global Association of International Sports Federations]] and by the [[International Olympic Committee]] and will be played in a six-a-side format at the [[2028 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]], but the number of National Federations have to grow to sport to be added at the Pan-An Games program. However, this is not the case with ulama, which inhibits its participation in the Pan American Games. It is a possibility that lacrosse will be included in the program of the Games in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IOC Approves Lacrosse for 2028 Summer Olympics |url=https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/usa-insider/international/ioc-approves-lacrosse-for-2028-summer-olympics |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=www.usalaxmagazine.com |language=en}}</ref> 

==Event==

==See also==
* [[Americas Paralympic Committee]]
* [[Pan American Games]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}

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