# 2021 Junior Pan American Games

The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021) was the first edition of the Junior Pan American Games, an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports. It was held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 25 to December 5, 2021.

## Candidate cities

The deadline for the presentation of candidacy to organize the first Junior Pan American Games was January 31, 2019, on which date Cali, Santa Ana, and Monterrey were selected as host city candidates by Panam Sports. Cali was chosen as the host city by the Executive Committee in San José, Costa Rica on March 27, 2019.

### Cali, Colombia

Colombian Olympic Committee President Baltazar Medina noted that the reason Cali applied to host the games was to open the possibility of Colombia hosting larger multi-sports events, such as the Bolivarian Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. Cali would be the main city for the games, while Palmira, Buga, and Calima El Darién would act as sub-centers. Notably, 2021 will be the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Pan American Games, which is the last time that Cali hosted the Pan American Games.

### Santa Ana, El Salvador

On January 29, 2019, Mayoress Milena Calderón Sol de Escalón confirmed that Santa Ana would apply to be the host of the inaugural games, stating, "We are preparing all the presentations we have to do before the International Olympic Committee. It will be in Costa Rica where El Salvador, through Santa Ana, will be presented (to host the 2021 Junior Pan American Games)."

### Monterrey, Mexico

President of the Mexican Olympic Committee Carlos Padilla Becerra expressed interest in Monterrey hosting the inaugural Junior Games, stating, "Mexico hopes that the competition can take place in Monterrey in 2021; it is a city that has the adequate infrastructure to carry them out, and it a minimum expenditure would be necessary." However, there was a risk from lack of government support that caused the bid to be eliminated from the final vote.

## Venues

Cali and six other locales (Buga, Yumbo, Jamundí, Calima El Darien, Palmira and Barranquilla) in Colombia will stage the competitions.

### Cali

| Venue | Sports | Capacity |
| Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | Athletics Ceremonines | 38,000 |
| Bowling Arena | Bowling | |
| Club Campestre de Cali | Modern pentathlon Squash Tennis | |
| Coliseo El Pueblo | Gymnastics (all disciplines) | |
| CVC Bernardo Tobar Sports Club | Shooting | |
| Coliseo Evangelista Mora | Volleyball (indoor) | |
| Hernando Botero O'byrne Swimming Pools | Artistic swimming Diving Swimming | |
| Hockey Miguel Calero Arena | Taekwondo Wrestling | |
| Iván Vassilev Todorov Arena | Handball | |
| Pan American Courts | 3x3 basketball, Beach volleyball | |
| Skate Park Calida | Roller sports (skateboarding) | |
| World Cup Skate Track | Roller sports (speed) | |
| Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño | Cycling (track), Roller sports (artistic) | |

### Buga

| Venue | Sports |
| Luis Ignacio Alvarez Arena | Boxing |
| North Sports Complex Challenger Track | Cycling (BMX) |
| Urban circuit | Cycling (road) |

### Barranquilla

| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
| Estadio Édgar Rentería | Baseball | | |
| Estadio Edgardo Schemel | Softball | | |

### Jamundí

| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
| Yuri Alvear Combat Arena | Judo Karate | | |

### Calima El Darien

| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
| Calima Lake | Canoeing Rowing Sailing Triathlon | | |

### Palmira

| Venue | Sports |
| Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar | Archery |
| Multifunctional White Arena 1 | Table tennis |
| Ramón Elías López Arena | Weightlifting |

### Yumbo

| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
| Pacific Valley Events Center | Badminton Fencing Squash | | |
| Pista Raúl Pizarro | Cycling (mountain bike) | | |

## The Games
### Sports

321 events in 28 sports were contested. The full sport program was confirmed in September 2020. After originally being included, basketball (5x5), BMX freestyle and field hockey were not included on the final list. Other Olympic events and disciplines not contested included open water swimming, water polo, canoe slalom, equestrian, football and rugby sevens.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events to be contested in each sport/discipline.
* Aquatics
** Artistic swimming (4) (details)
** Diving (7) (details)
** Swimming (36) (details)
* Archery (8) (details)
* Athletics (45) (details)
* Badminton (3) (details)
* Baseball
** Baseball (1) (details)
** Softball (1) (details)
* 3x3 basketball (3) (details)
* Bowling (4) (details)
* Boxing (13) (details)
* Canoeing (details)
** Canoe sprint (12)
* Cycling (details)
** BMX racing (2)
** Mountain biking (2)
** Road (4)
** Track (12)
* Fencing (6) (details)
* Gymnastics (details)
** Artistic gymnastics (14)
** Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
** Trampoline (4)
* Handball (2) (details)
* Judo (14) (details)
* Karate (10) (details)
* Modern pentathlon (3) (details)
* Roller sports
** Artistic skating (2) (details)
** Skateboarding (2) (details)
** Speed skating (12) (details)
* Rowing (10) (details)
* Sailing (4) (details)
* Shooting (6) (details)
* Squash (7) (details)
* Table tennis (7) (details)
* Taekwondo (8) (details)
* Tennis (5) (details)
* Triathlon (3) (details)
* Volleyball
** Beach volleyball (2) (details)
** Volleyball (2) (details)
* Weightlifting (14) (details)
* Wrestling (details)
** Freestyle (12)
** Greco-Roman (6)

### Participating National Olympic Committees

All 41 nations who are members of the Panam Sports were expected to compete. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of athletes qualified.
* Participating National Olympic Committees
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba (16)
* Bahamas (17)
* Barbados (14)
* Belize (12)
* Bermuda (12)
* Bolivia
* Brazil (358)
* British Virgin Islands (9)
* Canada (31)
* Cayman Islands (14)
* Colombia (Host)
* Chile
* Costa Rica
* Cuba (212)
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada (10)
* Guatemala (122)
* Guyana (22)
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico (356)
* Nicaragua
* Panama (43)
* Paraguay (69)
* Peru (160)
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Lucia (14)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago (23)
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela (192)
* Virgin Islands

## Schedule

| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| November/December | November/December | 23 Tue | 24 Wed | 25 Thu | 26 Fri | 27 Sat | 28 Sun | 29 Mon | 30 Tue | 1 Wed | 2 Thu | 3 Fri | 4 Sat | 5 Sun | Events |
| Ceremonies (opening / closing) | Ceremonies (opening / closing) | | | OC | | | | | | | | | | CC | — |
| Aquatics | Artistic swimming | | | | | | | | | | ● | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| Aquatics | Diving | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Aquatics | Swimming | | | | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 36 |
| Archery | Archery | | | | ● | ● | 8 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Athletics | Athletics | | | | | | | | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | | 45 |
| Badminton | Badminton | | | | ● | ● | ● | 3 | | | | | | | 3 |
| Baseball | Baseball | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Baseball | Softball | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 3x3 basketball | 3x3 basketball | | | | | | ● | ● | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
| Bowling | Bowling | | | | | | 2 | ● | 2 | | | | | | 4 |
| Boxing | Boxing | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | | 13 | | | | | 13 |
| Canoeing | Canoeing | | | ● | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Cycling | BMX | | | | ● | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Cycling | Mountain biking | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Cycling | Road | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 |
| Cycling | Track | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 12 |
| Fencing | Fencing | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Gymnastics | Artistic | | | | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 14 |
| Gymnastics | Rhythmic | | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Gymnastics | Trampoline | | | | | | | | | | | ● | 4 | | 4 |
| Handball | Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | | ● | 1 | | 2 |
| Judo | Judo | | | | 7 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | 15 |
| Karate | Karate | | | | | | | | | | | ● | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Modern pentathlon | Modern pentathlon | | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 |
| Roller sports | Artistic | | | | | | | | | | | ● | 2 | | 2 |
| Roller sports | Skateboarding | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Roller sports | Speed | | | | | | | | ● | 4 | 8 | | | | 12 |
| Rowing | Rowing | | | | | | | | | ● | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 10 |
| Sailing | Sailing | | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | 4 | | 4 |
| Shooting | Shooting | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Squash | Squash | | | | ● | 2 | ● | 3 | ● | 2 | | | | | 7 |
| Table tennis | Table tennis | | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | Taekwondo | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Tennis | Tennis | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | | 5 |
| Triathlon | Triathlon | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Volleyball | Beach | | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | 2 |
| Volleyball | Indoor | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Weightlifting | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 |
| Wrestling | Wrestling | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | 18 |
| Total events | Total events | | | 1 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 20 | 315 |
| Cumulative total | Cumulative total | | | 1 | 44 | 85 | 122 | 146 | 162 | 196 | 224 | 253 | 295 | 315 | 315 |
| | | 23 Tue | 24 Wed | 25 Thu | 26 Fri | 27 Sat | 28 Sun | 29 Mon | 30 Tue | 1 Wed | 2 Thu | 3 Fri | 4 Sat | 5 Sun | Events |

## Medal table

The official medal table:
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 59 | 49 | 56 | 164 |
| 2 | Colombia* | 48 | 34 | 63 | 145 |
| 3 | United States | 47 | 29 | 38 | 114 |
| 4 | Mexico | 46 | 78 | 48 | 172 |
| 5 | Cuba | 29 | 19 | 22 | 70 |
| 6 | Argentina | 19 | 22 | 32 | 73 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 15 | 14 | 24 | 53 |
| 8 | Chile | 12 | 15 | 31 | 58 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Venezuela | 7 | 8 | 21 | 36 |
| 12 | Peru | 6 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 14 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | Aruba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Guatemala | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 19 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | El Salvador | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Guyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 28 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Belize | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dominica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (41 entries) | Totals (41 entries) | 321 | 322 | 411 | 1,054 |