The2027 Pan American Games (Spanish:Juegos Panamericanos de 2027), officially theXXPan American Games (Spanish:XX Juegos Panamericanos) and commonly known asLima 2027, is an upcoming internationalmulti-sport event governed by thePanam Sports Organization. from 16 July to 1 August. It will be held for the second time in Peru's capital,Lima eight years after hosting the2019 Pan American Games.
Barranquilla, Colombia was initially announced as the host in August 2021. However, the city was stripped of its hosting rights in January 2024 after thecountry's Ministry of Sports failed to meet contractual obligations, as well as financial reasons.[1]
The bidding process to determine the host of the 2027 Pan American Games was to begin in January 2021. However, in July 2021, the president of Panam SportsNeven Ilic confirmed that the bidding process would be postponed until January 2022. The deadline to submit bids for the event was 15 November 2021.[2]
On 27 August 2021, at an event inBarranquilla, Colombia, it was announced, that after a round of direct negotiations, the city was signed as the host of the games.[3]
On 14 January 2019, theMinister of Sports of Bolivia, Tito Montaño expressed his interest for Bolivia to host the Pan American Games. Although a specific city was not designated, Montaño stated that a candidate city would be determined within the coming weeks since the announcement. Bolivia has never submitted a bid for the Pan American Games.[5][6]
On 24 October 2018, Mayor of BarranquillaAlejandro Char confirmed Barranquilla's interest in the 2023 Pan American Games. After a successful hosting of the2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Char was inspired to meet withPanam Sports PresidentNeven Ilić Álvarez. After the meeting, Char told reporters, "After this meeting I'm feeling more calm, confident and sure than ever that we can do it ... We are going to do everything in our power to make the advancements to hold the Games that Barranquilla wants and deserves."[7]
After several rounds of negotiations regarding financial guarantees were frustrated, on 3 January 2024, Barranquilla was stripped of hosting rights by PanAm Sports. This loss of rights was the result of frustrated rounds of negotiations with the new Colombian national and local authorities headed by theMinistry of Sports failing to meet contractual obligations, as well as failing to arrange the financial guarantees to hold the event.[8] PanAm Sports also considered legal action for damages of USD$8 million caused by no signature of the host city contract.[9]
A few days after Barranquilla was removed, the president of theColombian Olympic Committee Ciro Solano, made public that there was pressure from Paraguayan authorities for Colombia to have its rights as host revoked, as there were clear intentions from the city of Asunción to host the event as a replacement host. Solano claimed in an interview with AFP, "Paraguay has been insisting on holding the [2027 PanAm] Games since August".[10]
The new host city was confirmed at a virtual Extraordinary General Assembly on 12 March 2024. Asunción would consequently face the Peruvian capital Lima, which had hosted the 2019 Games and was seen as a safe choice, given the little time available to organize the Games and the little need for additional works, in addition to the fact that only the new Pan-American Village would need to be built.[11][12][13]
Asunción will host the2025 Junior Pan American Games, and if it had won its bid to replace Barranquilla, it would have served as a dress rehearsal for the Games, as well as being the first time Paraguay has hosted the senior Pan American Games. As Paraguay is a landlocked country, it was proposed that the surfing events be held inEl Salvador, as confirmed by theEl Salvador Olympic Committee, making it the firstcontinental Central American country to host a Pan American Games event.[15]
Lima previously hosted the2019 Pan American Games, and will host the 2025 Bolivarian Games withAyacucho. Their project will reuse 100% infrastructure from those Games, in line with Olympic Agenda 2020+5. The thenpresident of Peru,Dina Boluarte, announced her support for the bid on 18 January 2024.[17]
São Paulo previously hosted the1963 Pan American Games and has expressed interest in bidding for the 2031 Pan American Games. Brazil last hosted the Pan American Games in2007 inRio de Janeiro.
In October 2024, during thePanam Sports General Assembly held inAsunción,Paraguay, theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) made the formal proposal forcricket to be added to this edition's program, as it will be one of the five optional sports during the2028 Summer Olympics.[21] The final program of 36 sports was named on June 19, 2025.[22] 33 sports were selected by theNational Olympic Committees (NOC's), with the remaining three spots chosen by the Organizing Committee.[22] The sports ofbasketball,breaking,bowling andracquetball were dropped from the 2023 edition of the games. Basketball will not be contested for the first time ever at thePan American Games.[23] The sport was dropped from the sport program after a dispute withFIBA andPanam Sports, with the former wanting a youth tournament, and the latter not wanting to downgrade the prestige of the tournament.[24] However, during the Panam Sports General Assembly in August 2025,bowling andracquetball were reinstated to the 2027 program at the request of severalNational Olympic Committees, bringing the number of sports to 38.[25] Meanwhile, the sport ofcricket will make itsPan American Games debut.[22]
Colombia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Peru
Paraguay
a joint bid byJalisco andNuevo León states, Mexico[19]
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