| Overview | |
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| XVII Pan American Games V Parapan American Games | |
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| Winner: Toronto Runner-up: Lima Candidate: Bogota | |
| Details | |
| Committee | PASO |
| Election venue | Guadalajara, Mexico 47th PASO General Assembly |
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| Important dates | |
| Bid | October 11, 2008 |
| Decision | November 6, 2009 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Toronto (33 votes) |
| Runner-up | Lima (11 votes) |
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| 2015 Pan American Games |
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Three cities submitted bids to host the 2015 Pan American Games and Parapan games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), all three of which made the PASO Executive Committee's shortlist. The games were awarded to Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 6, 2009. The other shortlisted cities were Lima, Peru and Bogota, Colombia. Toronto won an absolute majority of votes after just one round of voting, eliminating the need for subsequent rounds of voting. PASO delegates and the media identified a number of factors in its favor, including the size of the country, safety, experience in staging multi sporting events, government guarantees, security, and cleanliness. Moreover, the other two nations are not as developed, and with the troubles faced with the 2011 Pan American Games, Toronto was seen as the favourite. Mario Vazquez Rana, the president of the Pan American Sports Organization was also known to be favouring Toronto.[1] Moreover, the head of Lima's bid Ricardo Mungi even admitted Toronto was the best choice as they had the facilities and budget to stage the games.[2]
- ^ Toronto wins 2015 Pan Am Games
- ^ Bill Lankof (November 6, 2009). "Toronto's best, says Lima". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2011.