Bids for the 2019 Pan American Games

Bids for the
2019 (2019) Pan and Parapan
American Games
Overview
XVIII Pan American Games
VI Parapan American Games
Winner: Lima
Candidate: Santiago · La Punta, San Luis · Ciudad Bolívar
Details
CommitteePASO
Election venueToronto, Canada
51st PASO General Assembly
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
BidJanuary 31, 2013
DecisionOctober 11, 2013
Decision
WinnerLima (31 votes)
Santiago and La Punta were both runners-up.

Four cities submitted bids to host the 2019 Pan American Games and Parapan games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), all four of which made the PASO Executive Committee's shortlist. PASO selected a host city for the 2019 Pan American Games at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Canada on October 11, 2013, which Lima won. The other shortlisted cities were Santiago, Chile, La Punta, Argentina, and Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.[1]

Lima 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.

  1. ^ "¡Lima es elegida sede de los Juegos Panamericanos del 2019!" (in Spanish). Lima 2019. October 11, 2013. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2019.