The Junior Pan American Games is a multi-sport event held every four years among youth athletes from all over the American continent . The Games have been organized by Panam Sports . This event, inspired by the Youth Olympic Games , is exclusively for athletes who are under 21 years of age, with fewer requirements on infrastructure and cost than the Pan American Games .
13-632: The last games were held in Cali - Valle , Colombia from November 25 to December 5, 2021 and the next games will be held in Asunción , Paraguay in 2025. On 16 January 2019 PASO announced the creation of the Junior Pan American Games. For the first edition of the games , Panam Sports accepted candidate cities until 31 January. Cali, Colombia ; Santa Ana, El Salvador ; and Monterrey, Mexico were accepted as candidate cities. Cali
26-486: A new brewery in Yumbo, in order to keep pace with growing demand in the western Colombia. The new brewery, which will become operational in late 2007, will have an initial capacity of 350 million litres, increasing to 450 million litres by 2009. It will replace an existing 130 million litre facility in the central Cali , which is almost 80 years old and is on a site that can no longer be expanded. The new plant will be built on
39-479: Is known to be a rough area with a few factories, including concrete plants, which causes air pollution in that area. Bico International, a company that makes a complete line of school and office products, has a production plant in Yumbo, where it exports to various countries in Latin America. In August 2006, SABMiller plc, one of the world’s leading brewers, announced it would invest $ 175 million US dollars in
52-472: Is located in the Valle del Cauca Department , just north of Cali . In 2020, the municipality had a population of approximately 110,000. Modern Yumbo was founded in 1536 by Miguel Muñoz. Yumbo has a relatively dry but extremely foggy and sunless tropical savanna climate ( Köppen Aw ) not unlike the climate of Bogotá except substantially hotter due to the lower elevation. The closest airport that services
65-667: Is the last time that Cali hosted the Pan American Games. On January 29, 2019, Mayoress Milena Calderón Sol de Escalón confirmed that Santa Ana would apply to be the host of the inaugural games, stating, "We are preparing all the presentations we have to do before the International Olympic Committee. It will be in Costa Rica where El Salvador, through Santa Ana, will be presented (to host the 2021 Junior Pan American Games)." President of
78-714: The Americas , organized by Panam Sports . It was held in Cali and Valle , Colombia between November 25 to December 5, 2021. The deadline for the presentation of candidacy to organize the first Junior Pan American Games was January 31, 2019, on which date Cali , Santa Ana , and Monterrey were selected as host city candidates by Panam Sports. Cali was chosen as the host city by the Executive Committee in San José, Costa Rica on March 27, 2019. Colombian Olympic Committee President Baltazar Medina noted that
91-646: The Mexican Olympic Committee Carlos Padilla Becerra expressed interest in Monterrey hosting the inaugural Junior Games, stating, "Mexico hopes that the competition can take place in Monterrey in 2021; it is a city that has the adequate infrastructure to carry them out, and it a minimum expenditure would be necessary." However, there was a risk from lack of government support that caused the bid to be eliminated from
104-495: The city is Cali's international airport, which is in Palmira and is called Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) or Palmaseca. Many airlines provide service for the airport, including American Airlines , AeroRepública , Spain's Iberia and Avianca , Colombia's largest airline. The Universidad del Valle has a campus in Yumbo. Its address is located at Calle 2 Norte No. 1A - 105 Barrio Las Vegas. The city of Yumbo
117-498: The final list. Other Olympic events and disciplines not contested yet includes open water swimming, water polo, canoe slalom, equestrian, football and rugby sevens. 2021 Junior Pan American Games The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021 ) was the first edition of the Junior Pan American Games , an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in
130-684: The final vote. Cali and six other locales ( Buga , Yumbo , Jamundí , Calima El Darien , Palmira and Barranquilla ) in Colombia will stage the competitions. 321 events in 28 sports were contested. The full sport program was confirmed in September 2020. After originally being included, basketball (5x5), BMX freestyle and field hockey were not included on the final list. Other Olympic events and disciplines not contested included open water swimming, water polo, canoe slalom, equestrian, football and rugby sevens. Numbers in parentheses indicate
143-467: The number of medal events to be contested in each sport/discipline. All 41 nations who are members of the Panam Sports were expected to compete. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of athletes qualified. The official medal table: * Host nation ( Colombia ) Yumbo Yumbo is a small, industrial city and municipality in western Colombia . It
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#1732772837455156-532: The reason Cali applied to host the games was to open the possibility of Colombia hosting larger multi-sports events, such as the Bolivarian Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games . Cali would be the main city for the games, while Palmira , Buga , and Calima El Darién would act as sub-centers. Notably, 2021 will be the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Pan American Games , which
169-517: Was chosen as the host city at the Executive Committee in San José, Costa Rica on 27 March 2019. Panam Sports chose Asunción , Paraguay as the host for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games . Asunción received 32 out of 48 votes, while Santa Marta , Colombia received the remaining 16 votes. In the first edition of the games a total of 28 sports were contested, encompassing a total of 40 disciplines. After originally being included, basketball (5x5), BMX freestyle and field hockey were not included on
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