The Parapan American Games is an international
multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every
Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in
Mexico City,
Mexico.[1] The 2003 Parapan American Games was the last Parapan American Games that was not held in the same city as the
Pan American Games. The most recent games was the
6th Parapan American Games which took place in 2019 with the host city being
Lima,
Peru. The last Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in
Santiago,
Chile.
The Youth Parapan American Games is an international
multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities.[2] The games were created after the
2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas. [3] The games are held every four years, staggering with the
Pan American and Parapan American games, with first of its kind being held in 2005 in
Barquisimeto,
Venezuela.