2023 Pan American Games

XIX Pan American Games
Host citySantiago
CountryChile
MottoOur Meeting Point
Spanish: Nuestro Punto de Encuentro
Nations41
Athletes6,909
Events425 in 39 sports
Opening20 October
Closing5 November
Opened byPresident Gabriel Boric
Cauldron lighterFernando González
Lucy Lopez
Nicolás Massú
Main venueEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Opening ceremony)
Estadio Bicentenario de
La Florida
(Closing ceremony)
Websitewww.santiago2023.org/en

The 2023 Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos de 2023), officially the XIX Pan American Games (Spanish: XIX Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 November 2023; preliminary rounds in certain events began on 18 October 2023. These are the first Pan American Games to be held in Chile, and the eighth to be held in South America.

The games were held in 39 venues across the Santiago Metropolitan Region and another three regions of Chile. The Pan American Games and the 2023 Parapan American Games were organized by the Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games.