2015 Pan American Games

"Toronto 2015" redirects here. For the Parapan American Games, see 2015 Parapan American Games.

XVII Pan American Games
A stylized person with agreen torso and red head with the number 20 on the body, a stylized blue ball with a 15 on it beside the person, PanAm Toronto 2015 written to the left of scene
Logo of the 2015 Pan American Games
HostToronto, Canada
MottoUnited We Play
Nations41
Athletes6,123
Events364 in 36 sports
OpeningJuly 10
ClosingJuly 26
Opened byGovernor General David Johnston
Cauldron lighterSteve Nash
Main venuePan Am Dome
Pan American Sports Organization Flag
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2015 Pan American Games

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 twenty years 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 hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics instead).[6] This would have been Toronto's sixth attempt at an Olympic bid.[7]

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  2. ^ Peterson, David (July 10, 2014). "Why Toronto should get excited about the Pan Am Games". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games Official Report" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. TO2015. p. 134. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Owen, David (January 12, 2015). "Toronto 2015 to set record for female participation". Insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 Pan American Games Under Budget by $38 Million". newswire.ca/. CNW Group. June 27, 2019. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (September 15, 2015). "Toronto does not bid for 2024 Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Toronto has made 5 attempts to host the Olympics. Could the sixth be the winner?". The Toronto Star. July 24, 2015. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved June 16, 2022.