The 2011 Panameric Games is a multisports competition held on October 14–31, 2011 in the Mexican city of Guadalajara . These were the third Pan American Games held in Mexico. Before, the capital of Mexico was twice the owner of the games. The games were attended by 6003 athletes. They competed in 361 disciplines in 36 sports.
| XVI Pan American Games | |
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| Host city | Guadalajara |
| Member countries | 42 |
| Number of athletes | 6003 |
| Medals being played | 361 in 36 sports |
| The opening ceremony | October 14, 2011 |
| Opened | Felipe Calderon |
| Closing ceremony | October 31, 2011 |
| Closed | |
| Stadium | Omnilife |
Game Capital Choice
On June 2, 2006, the Mexican city of Guadalajara was chosen as the venue for the 16th Pan American Games at the 44th General Assembly of the Pan American Sports Organization , held in Buenos Aires . The choice was uncontested, since no other city, in a timely manner, applied for games.
Sports
Competitions were held in 41 disciplines.
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Member Countries
List of participating national Olympic committees, the number of athletes is indicated in parentheses:
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Medal standings
In the team medal standings, the US team won first place for the fifth time in a row. The Cayman Islands team won the gold medal at the Pan American Games for the first time, and the St. Kitts and Nevis team won their first medal in game history.
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| one | USA | 92 | 79 | 66 | 237 |
| 2 | Cuba | 58 | 35 | 43 | 136 |
| 3 | Brazil | 48 | 35 | 58 | 141 |
| four | Mexico | 42 | 41 | 50 | 133 |
| five | Canada | thirty | 40 | 49 | 119 |
| 6 | Colombia | 24 | 25 | 35 | 84 |
| 7 | Argentina | 21 | nineteen | 35 | 75 |
| eight | Venezuela | eleven | 27 | 33 | 71 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 |
| ten | Ecuador | 7 | eight | 9 | 24 |
| eleven | Guatemala | 7 | 3 | five | 15 |
| 12 | Puerto rico | 6 | eight | eight | 22 |
| 13 | Chile | 3 | sixteen | 24 | 43 |
| 14 | Jamaica | one | five | one | 7 |
| 15 | Bahamas | one | one | one | 3 |
| 15 | Cayman islands | one | one | one | 3 |
| 17 | Netherlands Antilles | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 18 | Costa Rica | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| nineteen | Uruguay | 0 | 3 | 2 | five |
| 20 | Peru | 0 | 2 | five | 7 |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2 | 2 | four |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dominica | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 23 | Salvador | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 25 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| 28 | Panama | 0 | 0 | one | one |
Doping
After the games, two positive doping tests were revealed.
one. Aaron Rathy is a Canadian water skier. On October 28, 2011, it was announced that a sample taken from an athlete during a game showed the presence of metal hexanamine in the body. The athlete was deprived of the silver medal won in individual men's water skiing competitions.
2. Victor Castillo - Venezuelan athlete, long jump. On November 9, 2011, it was announced that a sample taken from an athlete during a game showed the presence of metal hexanamine in the body. The athlete was deprived of the gold medal won in the men's competition in long jump.