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Our commentator said Nicholas D'Amour (Archery) and Natalia Kuipers (Swimming).

Nice outfits

As usual Latin America doesn't particularly care for

/ feelings @hckošice

For Brazil is 8 (3x3 Basketball, Baseball, BMX Freestyle, Field Hockey, Golf, Racquetball, Roller Speed Skating, Softball). Only realistic chance this time is 3x3 Basketball.

That was great!

Honestly I did like it

Good artistic segment to start but maybe a little slow.

Didn't Cali hosted the Junior Pan American Games? Barely watched anything from that, but in my mind I thought they were better equipped compared to Barranquilla. Don't know if they're interested, though.

Just like @intoronto predicted a few days ago, São Paulo is interested in hosting the 2027 Pan American Games in case Barranquilla can't. Apparently, the colombian city is late in paying $8mi for the hosting rights

I think so, at least that's the expectation from Brazilian Gymnastics - to get the only quota available (best AA after and which already qualified a full team). But apparently the 2024 World Cup series has priority over this? Meaning that someone like Zanetti (unlikely) could get a Rings quota and then the Pan American Games spot would go to another nation (assuming Brazil gets this quota, which is already difficult).

In Gymnastics, Rebeca Andrade won't do the AA so Brazil probably not only has lost this medal but also a possible team gold. She's a favourite on Vault and Bars, but has american competition. Hopefully Flavia Saraiva can win a gold in any event. Without Caio Souza, Brazil isn't a favourite in any event on the men's side. Curiously enough, Arthur Nory will compete in AA for the first time in years (he doesn't do Rings), trying to get the Olympic quota.

5-8 Swimming 4-6 Gymnastics (Rhythmic) 3-5 Judo 2-4 Gymnastics (Artistic) 2-3 Table Tennis 1-5 Athletics 1-3 Sailing 1-2 Beach Volleyball 1-2 Boxing 1-2 Canoeing Slalom 1-2 Handball 1-2 Skateboarding 1-2 Surfing 1-2 Taekwondo 0-1 Archery 0-1 Badminton 0-1 Basketball 0-1 Canoeing Sprint 0-1 Cycling BMX 0-1 Equestrian 0-1 Fencing 0-1 Football 0-1 Gymnastics (Trampoline) 0-1 Karate 0-1 Open Water 0-1 Roller Skating (Artistic) 0-1 Rugby Sevens 0-1 Tennis 0-1 Triathlon 0-1 Volleyball Total: 26 to 64 gold medals

I think some of the venues are old or need a little refurbishment. Maybe not a huge factor for the Pan Am Games? About the OC, maybe in one of the bigger stadiums? But I really would love if they did something different.

Now it's official: São Paulo is bidding to host the 2031 Pan American Games. I guess Rio's plans won't go any further? @LuizGuilherme and @Laraja while São Paulo is a rich city with many venues, I would say they'll have much more work to be done than Rio in case they win the hosting rights. Anyway, I would love a multi-sport games in SP since I have family there - and they live pretty close to a subway station

With the support of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, there will be a "São Paulo house" in Santiago, where they should announce their plans in hosting the 2031 Pan American Games (source).

flagbearers for the opening ceremony: Tokyo bronze medalists Fernando Scheffer (Swimming) and Luisa Stefani (Tennis).

Lovely graphics.

Apparently more than a thousand keys from the Pan American village were not identified with the corresponding department number. Kinda funny story, except for the volunteers who had to test the keys one by one

European Sitting Volleyball quotas: Men's: Women's: First time italian women have qualified.

First brazilian athletes have arrived at the village, which indeed looks beautiful. Pictured, the Gymnastics team.

Apparently is the first landlocked nation to win gold at the World championships.

+ a 4th place at the 2021 World Championships and currently 4th in ranking. So maybe we have a chance to qualify pending on the system.

João Luiz Ribeiro, first brazilian gymnast to compete at the Olympics (finished second to last in the 1980 AA). He was also part of the team which won our first ever Pan American Games medal in Gymnastics (bronze in 1979).

I don't know why Colombia didn't pick another city but I don't think Barranquilla will step down Rio already has a lot of the arenas done, but it would need another athletes village, which I guess isn't that hard to pull off.