Asunción will be in the spotlight for the whole continent again. After being the host of the XII version of the 2022 South American Games, this past Wednesday, March 15th, the capital of Paraguay has been officialized to be the host of the 2025 Junior Pan American Games.
After leaving a good impression in terms of organization last year, Panam Sports decided to give another chance to “The Mother of Cities.” This way, Asunción will host the second edition of this event, focused on the younger talent of the region. The first version took place in Cali, Colombia, in 2021.
The announcement was made at the Palacio de Gobierno de Asunción and was attended by the President of Paraguay Mario Abdo, the President of Panam Sports Neven Ilic, among other sports-related authorities from the country.
On this occasion, Neven Ilic said: “I’m sure that, just like the 2022 South American Games, this event will be successful and will be a turning point for sports in Paraguay.”
Tirika, the official mascot of the Southamerican Games Asunción 2022. (Picture from: Twitter Asunción 2022).
ORIGIN OF THE JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES
This competition was created to provide new competition spaces for the younger talent of the region. The Junior Pan American Games have an age limitation for the participants, meaning only athletes that are between the ages of 18 and 21 can participate.
In the first version of this competition, which took place in Cali, Colombia, nearly 2,500 athletes from 41 countries gathered to compete in 39 sports. At that time, the leading medalist country was Brazil with 163 medals, while also being the biggest delegation in the competition. Meanwhile, Chile finished 8th place with 58 medals, among which 12 were gold.
The winners of the individual competition of this multisport event for the younger athletes in the Americas will secure a direct quota for the adults 2027 Barranquilla Pan American Games.
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