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| Host | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Motto | Live this energy! Portuguese: Viva essa energia! |
| Nations | 25 |
| Athletes | 1,115 |
| Events | 254 in 10 sports |
| Opening | August 12 |
| Closing | August 19 |
| Opened by | Sérgio Cabral Filho |
| Main venue | Rio Olympic Arena |
The 2007 Parapan American Games, officially the III Parapan American Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee, held from August 12 to 19, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Organized by the Rio de Janeiro Organizing Committee (CO-Rio 2007) and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), it marked the first time that the Parapan American Games were staged in the same city and followed directly after the Pan American Games.[1][2]
- ^ "Rio 2007 Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Rio 2007 Official Report" (PDF). Rio 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2019.