43-556: The Scotiabank Aquatics Center is an aquatics center built for the 2011 Pan American Games in the municipality of Zapopan , near Guadalajara , Mexico . It was opened June 22, 2011, built at a cost of $ USD 31.7m (380 million pesos ). It is the most modern aquatic complex of its kind in Latin America, and considered to be the second best in the world by the Fédération Internationale de Natation . It has
86-602: A basketball arena. The 3,500-seat gymnastics stadium, which cost $ 5.5 million, opened in March 2008. In total about 35 different venues were used, with a majority of them being newly built specifically for the games. The Pan American Torch Relay brought the torch from Mexico City to the Estadio Omnilife for the Opening Ceremony . The flame arrives just in time for the opening ceremony. The relay took
129-544: A few logistical incidents occurred (a team was unable to shower when the athletes village lacked water, teams were missing tennis balls or towels), U.S. team chief Roland Betts, commented "At times it has been a great struggle, but we are very excited and proud to see the venues. I believe these venues are as good as or better than any that have been created for the Pan American Games." Other attendees agreed that logistical and venue problems declined greatly during
172-610: A new public library. Guadalajara increased the number of available hotel rooms by 5,000 for the games. By April, Guadalajara 2011 had made over US$ 50 million revenue from television rights and sponsors, which was more than the previous games in Rio de Janeiro . The organizing committee had aimed for a revenue of about $ 70 million by the end of the Games. The organizing committee also expected to sell about one million tickets, which went on sale on May 13, 2011. In June 2011, four months before
215-415: A permanent capacity of 3,593, but had a capacity of 5,000 spectators for the Pan American Games. The outside of the building is shaped like a wave. It contains two 50m Olympic sized pools and a diving tank. During the 2011 Pan American Games, it hosted the swimming , diving , synchronized swimming and water polo events. After the Pan American Games, it is used as a high-performance training centre, and
258-484: Is indicated in parentheses. 36 sports were contested in Guadalajara. With sports such as diving, a sub-discipline of aquatics , included, the number goes up to 40 sports. Futsal , which was added as a sport for the 2007 Pan American Games was dropped from the program. Rugby sevens replaced futsal at the games, appearing on the games program for the first time. Racquetball and basque pelota also returned to
301-544: The 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as the inspiration for infrastructure improvements. "Barcelona wasn't Barcelona before it got the Olympic Games. In a more modest sense, we are doing the same in Guadalajara", he said. The budget was estimated at US$ 200 million, of which $ 180 million was for sports infrastructure. Some of the funding went to general street improvement and public transportation. Dr. Carlos Andrade
344-450: The 2007 Games , declined to bid for the 2011 games. Inspired by the 1992 Summer Olympic Games , Guadalajara used the Games as a clear way to build sports infrastructure, according to Ivar Sisniega , Guadalajara 2011 international relations and sports director. Guadalajara, a metropolitan area of five million people, is a destination for cultural and business travellers. Horacio de la Vega, marketing director for Guadalajara 2011, cited
387-491: The Estadio Omnilife , which was constructed in 2010 for the C.D. Guadalajara team (colloquially known as "Chivas"). Originally, the bigger and older Estadio Jalisco was scheduled to host the ceremonies, but the organizing committee decided to move to the newer and more technologically advanced Estadio Omnilife. The change of ceremonies venue to the Estadio Omnilife organizers also held a parade to be held through
430-594: The United States , Canada and Mexico are disputed . The 2003 games marked the return of basque pelota and waterskiing to the Games. The 2003 Games' mascot was a tank top clad manatee named Tito . In 2003, Parapan American Games was not hosted in Santo Domingo , but rather in Mar del Plata , Argentina . The event featured 1,500 athletes from 28 countries competed in nine sporting events. This
473-556: The 17-day sporting event. Two Olympic parks were renewed or built, the Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte and Parque del Este complex. Laborers were forced to work right up until the opening ceremony because of construction delays, electrical blackouts, and questionable venue quality. In the end, the Dominican Republic refurbished existing sites and produced beautiful new facilities. Although
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#1732787663088516-526: The 2011 Pan American Games and the 2011 Parapan American Games were Huichi , Gavo , and Leo . The organizing committee unveiled the mascots at the Plaza Andares Amphitheater in Guadalajara on November 28, 2009, and the mascots were officially named on February 10, 2010. The co-creators of the mascots were José Luis Andrade (Leo), Ángel Barba Barrera (Huichi), and Fernando Sanchez (Gavo). Each received $ 2,584. The mascots represented
559-476: The Games and to advertise them. Famous athletes from Mexico, including diver Fernando Platas and golfer Lorena Ochoa , were also named ambassadors to promote the games. The organizing committee also signed a marketing deal with SKY México , which operates in several countries. The network created a channel dedicated to the games. Classes were suspended in Guadalajara during the games to give students
602-467: The Games. Numerous protest marches were staged to call attention to austerity measures, including import taxes and spending cuts, and neglect of impoverished areas. During the Games, the protests were banned from the city. However, the Dominicans warmly embraced the Games with pride, especially when local heroes such as Félix Sánchez won the first local gold medal at the 400-meter hurdles and broke
645-706: The Games. The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee , which had planned to continue functioning after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles , had its membership withdrawn by the IOC Executive Committee at the IOC session in July 2011 . However, it took steps to allow athletes to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games under the PASO flag. The number of competitors qualified by each delegation
688-476: The Pan Am record at the games first week. While praising the first-rate facilities, critics decried the huge cost overruns, the high payroll of the organizers, and concerns over the Dominican Republic's ability to maintain the venues after the Games. To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the [REDACTED] icon next to the column title. ^ The medal counts for
731-645: The Pan American Sports Organization flag was handed over to the mayor of the next host city, Rob Ford of Toronto . Guadalajara, due to the ongoing Mexican Drug War , has seen escalating violence. Some countries, including the United States and Canada, expressed concerns about the safety and security of the region. Scott Backmun of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) raised concerns about
774-620: The Pan American flame. It was designed by Vatti, the same company that designed the torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics . The torch relay was organized by the Mexican Olympic Committee. The opening ceremony of the games took place on October 14, 2011, at 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC , October 15) at Estadio Omnilife. The opening ceremony was produced by Five Currents, who also produced the 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony . All 41 members of PASO competed at
817-461: The Telmex athletics stadium, which had the number of seats halved. During the election of the host city of the 2015 Pan American Games , PASO president Mario Vázquez Rana said that if Guadalajara did not address the delays, Toronto , the host of the next games, would step in and replace Guadalajara as host. In August 2011, the athletics stadium was further delayed by constant rain which prevented
860-458: The armed forces to patrol in Guadalajara throughout the games. The athletes' village was behind schedule for the entire time it was under construction, and in May 2011, about five months before the start of the games, the courts ordered work on the village to halt when residents of Zapopan said the construction would adversely affect their drinking water supply. Carlos Andrade Garin, the director of
903-563: The athletes village were finished only a few weeks before the start of the games, including the Telcel Athletics Stadium and the beach volleyball stadium in Puerto Vallarta . This meant that not all disciplines could have a test event before the games began. Organizers guaranteed that all the sports venues being built for the games would be ready before September 2011. Many of the venues were scaled down, including
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#1732787663088946-451: The athletes' village would be finished no later than September, only a month before the games were to begin. The village was expected to be handed over to COPAG by August 22, 2011. Another concern with the Games was that venue construction had fallen behind. In 2009, two years before the start of the games, the athletes' village was still not under construction and the aquatics and athletics stadiums fell way behind schedule. Some venues and
989-483: The athletes' village would be tested to ensure it contained no drugs or contaminants. 2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games , officially the XIV Pan American Games ( Spanish : XIV Juegos Panamericanos ) and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003 , were held in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic , from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in
1032-685: The ceremony. They completed the final lap of the torch and with Luis Pujols , the nephew of the San Francisco Giants coach of the same name, dressed in a Dominican baseball uniform, swung a bat at a baseball sitting atop the mini-flame which triggered the cauldron. The ceremony also was attended by then-President of the Dominican Republic Hipólito Mejía , Pan American Sports Organization president Mario Vázquez Raña and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg . The Dominican Republic spent at least $ 175 million for
1075-709: The chance to attend. There were four official sponsors for the Games: Scotiabank , Telcel , Nissan and Telmex . Accordingly, some of the venues were named after these sponsors, such as the Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Nissan Gymnastics Stadium, Telcel Tennis Complex and the Telmex Athletics Stadium. Children International was also an official benefactor of the Pan American Games. "Second tier" and "third tier" sponsors included Technogym and others. The mascots for
1118-465: The city's ability to host the games in light of the drug war. Due to the increased safety issues the USOC had its own security plan for the games. During a meeting of the USOC in March 2011, chief security officer Larry Buendorf gave a report to the rest of the committee in which he said, "We’re going to prepare for Guadalajara like we would any other Games. A lot of that is just preparing your athletes for
1161-530: The closing ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . The event was officially opened by the President of Mexico Felipe Calderón . Brett Fraser , a swimmer from the Cayman Islands , won the first Pan American Games gold medal for his country, while Saint Kitts and Nevis won its first ever Pan American Games medal of any kind. PASO selected the city unanimously as
1204-578: The first held in the state of Jalisco . Previously, Mexico hosted the 1955 Pan American Games and the 1975 Pan American Games , both in Mexico City . The 2011 Parapan American Games were held 20 days after the Pan American Games had ended. Following PASO tradition, Jalisco governor Emilio González Márquez and then Guadalajara mayor Alfonso Petersen Farah received the Pan American Sports Organization flag during
1247-530: The games, Carlos Andrade stated that no construction concerns remained for Guadalajara. He said that all 23 stadiums being built would be ready for the start of the games. Marketing for the games began in 2007 at the closing ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro with a handover ceremony to the next host city. The state and national governments arranged for signs and billboards. Two TV networks, Televisa and TV Azteca , signed contracts to broadcast
1290-528: The host for 16th Pan American Games on Friday, June 2, 2006, at its 44th general assembly held in Buenos Aires , Argentina . Guadalajara was the only city to officially bid for the 2011 Pan American Games. This may have been in part due to no announced and/or open candidature period for the event. Guadalajara initially bid for the 2003 Pan American Games which were held in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic . San Antonio , United States , which bid for
1333-500: The individual environments that they’re going into. Everybody is quite aware of the violence that has happened. We’re obviously concerned about it, and at the end of the day, I think we have a good security plan in place to try to protect our athletes". After grenades were thrown near a nightclub entrance in two separate incidents in February 2011, organizers said they were making security a priority and arranged for police and members of
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1376-519: The installation of the track. This development put the test event scheduled for September at risk of being cancelled. Several days before the opening ceremony, the organizing committee announced that they were optimistic that the venues would be ready by the start of the games. The German National Anti-Doping Agency warned athletes that some meat in Mexico had tested positive for the stimulant clenbuterol . However, Games officials said that food served at
1419-657: The mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. All 42 PASO countries and over 5,223 athletes pre-registered for participation in the XIV Pan American Games. An additional 2,425 trainers and delegates attended. The United States pre-registered the most athletes (713) and Saint Lucia entered the least (6). The host country entered 562 athletes. In December 1998, in Panama City, Panama , Santo Domingo beat Guadalajara , Mexico , and Medellín , Colombia , in
1462-448: The nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán , Puerto Vallarta , Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa . It was the largest multi-sport event of 2011, with approximately 6,000 athletes from 42 nations participating in 36 sports. Both the Pan American and Parapan American Games were organized by the Guadalajara 2011 Organizing Committee (COPAG). The 2011 Pan American Games were the third Pan American Games hosted by Mexico (the first country to do so) and
1505-575: The number of medal events contested in each sport. The top ten listed NOCs by number of gold medals are listed below with the host nation, Mexico, being highlighted. The design of the medals is intended to represent the heart of the agave plant and thus represent the Jalisco region. * Host nation ( Mexico ) The closing ceremony of the games took place on October 30, 2011, beginning at 8:00 pm CST (02:00 UTC , October 31) at Estadio Omnilife. As per tradition,
1548-498: The organizing committee, said even a short delay in construction would mean the games would have to be canceled. According to Garin, "we have some crabs [people who don't want to go forward] who don't like our state to grow, who don't like us having a great event, whose own related interests are more important than those of the community. Unfortunately, you can't do anything against this kind of people, except get on with our own job." After many delays, organizers finally asserted that
1591-550: The program after missing the last games in Rio de Janeiro . There were 361 medal events in total. The 2011 Pan American Games had qualification standards for every sport just like the Olympic Games . 15 out of the 26 current Summer Olympic sports , including canoeing, handball, and modern pentathlon, will use the Pan American Games as a qualifier for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . Numbers in parentheses indicate
1634-561: The state of Jalisco and the city of Guadalajara. The aquatic centre has two Olympic-size pools and a diving platform. The athletic facility was expanded to 15,000 during the Games and then was converted back to 5,000 seats. Puerto Vallarta was the main subsite when hosted the sailing , marathon swimming , triathlon , and beach volleyball . Other cities that co-hosted the event are Tapalpa ( mountain biking ), Ciudad Guzmán ( rowing and canoeing ) and Lagos de Moreno ( baseball ). The opening and closing ceremonies were held at
1677-533: The streets of Guadalajara and an increase in the use of modern technologies and a better use of the fire. Other venues that already existed in Guadalajara included the Weightlifting Forum and the CODE Dome. Most other venues for the games had to be constructed or expanded temporarily to host the games. 10 new venues were planned including a volleyball arena, covered velodrome, shooting range, and
1720-502: The torch through all 32 Mexican states on a 50-day route starting on August 26 at the pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City. About 3,500 runners carried the torch on the 15,000-kilometer route. The torch arrived in Puerto Vallarta on October 9, Ciudad Guzmán on October 11, Tapalpa on October 12, Lagos de Moreno on October 13 and Guadalajara on October 14. The torch relay was sponsored by local nutrition company Grupo Omnilife. The torch design depicted agave leaves protecting
1763-414: The voting to host the Games. Guadalajara went on to host the 2011 Pan American Games . The games opened at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez before a crowd of 48,000. The exhibition featured some 10,000 performers, some dressed in costumes ranging from skeletons to men in tuxedoes and top hats , typifying a Dominican carnival. Local baseball heroes Juan Marichal and Pedro Martínez were on hand for
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1806-606: Was a bid for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships , losing to Budapest . The center is sponsored by Scotiabank , a Canadian-based bank, which operates in Mexico under the name Scotiabank Inverlat. Profile 2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games , officially the XVI Pan American Games ( Spanish : XVI Juegos Panamericanos ) and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011 , were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara , Mexico . Some events were held in
1849-401: Was the head of the organizing committee. However, as the Games drew closer to starting, it was revealed that the costs of building the venues and the athletes' village had more than tripled to US$ 750 million. The city planned to build a new convention center and undertake road improvements. Additional plans called for transit improvements, a performing arts theater ( Auditorio Telmex ) and
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