 | |
| Host | São Paulo, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Nations | 19 |
| Athletes | 808 |
| Events | 12 sports |
| Opening | March 20 |
| Closing | March 25 |
| Main venue | Anhembi Convention Center |
The 2017 Youth Parapan American Games were a multi-sport event held from March 20 March 25, 2017 in São Paulo, Brazil. They were the fourth edition of the Youth Parapan American Games and they were organized by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).[1]
Organization
Venues
All competitive events were held at the Paralympic Training Centre.[2][3] The opening and closing ceremonies took place in the Exhibition Pavilion of the Anhembi Convention Center.[4][5]
| Venue | Location | Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Anhembi Convention Center | Santana | Opening ceremony Closing ceremony |
| Paralympic Training Centre | Ipiranga | Athletics Boccia Football 7-a-side Football 5-a-side Goalball Judo Swimming Powerlifting Sitting volleyball Table tennis Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair tennis |
Mascot
The mascot of the São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games was a Mona ("monkey" in Spanish), a female howler monkey, a species native to the São Paulo Atlantic Forest. The name chosen by popular vote, held on the Brazilian Paralympic Committee's Facebook page.[6]
The Games
Participating nations
Argentina (120)
Aruba (2)
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Canada (3)
Chile (55)
Colombia (135)
Costa Rica (3)
Dominican Republic (19)
Ecuador (24)
El Salvador (24)
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Honduras (3)
Jamaica (4)
Mexico (95)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (18)
Peru (12)
Suriname (1)
United States (4)
Venezuela (107)
Sports
Athletics ()
Boccia ()
Football 5-a-side ()
Football 7-a-side ()
Goalball ()
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Powerlifting ()
Swimming ()
Sitting volleyball ()
Table tennis ()
Wheelchair basketball ()
Wheelchair tennis ()
Calendar
| OC | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | F | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| March | 20 Mon |
21 Tue |
22 Web |
23 Thu |
24 Fri |
25 Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=logo} Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||
 Athletics
| F | F | F | F | ||
| Boccia
| F | |||||
| Football 5-a-side
| SF | F | ||||
| Football 7-a-side
| SF | F | ||||
| Goalball
| F | F | ||||
 Judo
| F | F | ||||
 Powerlifting
| F | F | ||||
 Swimming
| F | F | F | F | ||
| Sitting volleyball
| F | F | ||||
 Table tennis
| F | F | ||||
| Wheelchair basketball
| SF | F | ||||
| Wheelchair tennis
| F | |||||
| March | 20 Mon |
21 Tue |
22 Web |
23 Thu |
24 Fri |
25 Sat |
Medals table
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA)* | 65 | 40 | 32 | 137 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 47 | 39 | 25 | 111 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 22 | 29 | 21 | 72 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 22 | 29 | 17 | 68 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Venezuela (VEN) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | Ecuador (ECU) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Honduras (HON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicaragua (NCA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 189 | 174 | 137 | 500 | |
Source: Sao Paulo Official Results Book
References
- ↑ "Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games Manual" (PDF). São Paulo 2017. December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". São Paulo 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Opening Ceremony to kick off Sao Paulo 2017". International Paralympic Committee. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Youth Parapan American Games close in Sao Paulo". International Paralympic Committee. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Meet Mona". Sao Paulo 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.