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Youth Parapans to open in Buenos Aires
More than 600 athletes ages 14-21 from 17 different countries will compete on the international stage over the next six days. 16 Oct 2013
Argentina will play host to the Youth Parapan Games for the first time in the event's history.
Since 2005, the Youth Parapan American Games have provided youngsters with an impairment in the Americas a platform to show their talent and embrace themselves with the Paralympic values.
The 2013 Youth Parapan American Games will begin on Tuesday (15 October) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the regional event will feature more than 600 athletes with an impairment who are between 14 and 21 years old.
The Youth Parapan American Games are held every four years, and this is the first time they will take place in Argentina.
The 2013 edition of the Games will include the participation of young athletes from 17 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, USA and Venezuela.
The Games will include the participation of young athletes from 17 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, USA and Venezuela.
The following 10 sports will be contested: athletics, wheelchair basketball, boccia, football 7-a-side, goalball, judo, powerlifting, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair tennis.
Since 2005, the Youth Parapan American Games have provided youngsters with an impairment in the Americas a platform to show their talent and embrace themselves with the Paralympic values.
The first edition of the event was held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, and attended by 10 countries, while the second edition of the event was held in Bogota, Colombia, and was attended by 14 countries.
