Toronto
Pan Am/
Parapan Am
Games 2015
What are the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games?
• A major sporting event in the
Americas
• Scheduled every four years –
one year before the Summer
Olympic Games
• Since 2007, host cities are
contracted to manage both the
Pan Am and Parapan Am Games,
in which athletes with physical
disabilities compete against one
another.
Participating Countries
41 countries from the Caribbean
and Central, South and North
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba,
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda,
Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada,
Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto
Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago, United State, Uruguay,
Vezuela, and Virgin Islands
Pan Am Games Sports
The Pan Am Games program
consists of 36 sports such as
athletics, swimming, fencing,
diving, baseball, boxing, bowling,
basketball, equestrian, football,
artistic gymnastics, rowing, table
tennis, taekwondo, trampoline,
volleyball, wrestling, tennis,
weightlifting, water polo and so
on.
About PACHI
Pachi is a young porcupine who loves to
explore new places and meet new
friends. Pachi, like other porcupines,
has a visual impairment and difficulty
seeing people and objects that are far
away.
Pachi has 41 brightly coloured quills –
one for each of the Pan Am countries
participating in the games. His quills are
five brilliant colours and represent
qualities that he holds- green is youth,
fuchsia is passion, blue is collaboration,
orange is determination and purple is
creativity.
Quick Facts About PACHI
Home: The Niagara Escarpment just
west of Toronto
Hobbies: Climbing trees, swimming,
dancing, new adventures and
meeting new friends from around
the world
Favourite food: Fruit, leaves and bark
Favourite colour: Pan Am Green
Family: Porcupines are found
throughout North and South
America, including in more than 20
of the Pan American countries
competing at the Games
Pan Am Games at St. Dominic School
When: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 (Morning)
Medal Ceremony (Afternoon)
1. Positive Attitude
- encouraging each other to do their best, using positive language
- encouraging each other to complete the game, using positive language
2. Cooperation
- cooperating with each other in group
- following the rules and directions
3. Good Citizenship
- Respect other countries
- -respect game facilities
- Cleaning up the area after games/ freezies