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Host | Toronto, Canada |
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Motto | United We Play |
Nations | 41 |
Athletes | 6,123 |
Events | 364 in 36 sports |
Opening | July 10 |
Closing | July 26 |
Opened by | Governor General David Johnston |
Cauldron lighter | Steve Nash |
Main venue | Pan Am Dome |
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The 2015 Pan American Games (French: Jeux panaméricains de 2015), officially the XVII Pan American Games (French: XVII Jeux panaméricains) and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games or Toronto 2015, were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The games were held from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7, 2015. These were the third Pan American Games hosted by Canada, and the first in the province of Ontario. The Games were held at venues in Toronto and 17 other Golden Horseshoe communities.[1] The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015).
The Games hosted 6,123 athletes and 3,396 team officials representing 41 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in the Americas, marking the largest multi-sport event hosted in Canada, in terms of athletes competing.[2][3] A record of 46 percent of competitors were women, the most ever for any multi-sport event.[4] 364 events were contested in 36 sports, which included the 28 sports contested at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro; certain sports also served as qualification paths for these Olympics. Canoe slalom and golf made their Pan American Games debut, as well as women's competitions in baseball, canoeing and rugby sevens.
In 2019, the organizing committee reported that the games came in under budget by $38 million and left a strong legacy for the region with a legacy fund of over $60 million to maintain these structures for a twenty-year period after the Games were held (i.e., until 2035).[5]
Toronto 2015 was largely seen as a precursor for a Toronto bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which never materialized (Paris is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics instead).[6] This would have been Toronto's sixth attempt at an Olympic bid.[7]
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