2017 Youth Parapan American Games

IV Youth Parapan American Games

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)
•  Brazil (172)
•  Canada (3)
•  Chile (55)
•  Colombia (135)
•  Costa Rica (3)
•  Dominican Republic (19)
•  Ecuador (24)
•  El Salvador (24)
•  Guatemala (4)
•  Honduras (3)
•  Jamaica (4)
•  Mexico (95)
•  Nicaragua (3)
•  Panama (18)
•  Peru (12)
•  Suriname (1)
•  United States (4)
•  Venezuela (107)

Sports

•  Athletics (details)
•  Boccia (details)
•  Football 5-a-side (details)
•  Football 7-a-side (details)
•  Goalball (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Powerlifting (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Sitting volleyball (details)
•  Table tennis (details)
•  Wheelchair basketball (details)
•  Wheelchair tennis (details)

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
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

1. "Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". Americas Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
2. "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.
3. "São Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games". São Paulo 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
4. "Opening Ceremony to kick off Sao Paulo 2017". International Paralympic Committee. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
5. "Youth Parapan American Games close in Sao Paulo". International Paralympic Committee. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
6. "Meet Mona". Sao Paulo 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

External links

• Official website (archived)