The Pan-american games are a continental version of the Olympic games,including sports of the Olympic program and also others that aren't played on the Olympiad.It takes place in each 4 and 4 years,aways one year before the Olympic games.They had their first edition in 1951,in Buenos Aires,Argentina's capital.But,it belongs from 1932,on the Olympic games of Los Angeles.Six years later inspired by the realization of the first Center-Americans games,representants of the latin-americans countries in the Internacional Olympic Committee proposed the creation of a competition that would meet all the countries of The America with the goal of strengthen the sport on the region.
The Pan-Americans grew up in such a size and importance.In less of a half centurie,the event doubled in the numbers of countries,athletes involved and modalities until it became one of the principal competitions in the mundial sport's calendar.
The estimation for the 2007 edition in Rio de Janeiro(Brasil) is:
5.500 athletes,42 countries,28 sports.
