2023 Pan American Games

XIX Pan American Games

Logo of the 2023 Pan American Games
Host	Santiago, Chile
Motto	Our Meeting Point Spanish: Nuestro Punto de Encuentro
Nations	41
Athletes	6,909
Events	425 in 39 sports
Opening	20 October
Closing	5 November
Opened by	President Gabriel Boric
Cauldron lighter	Fernando González Lucy Lopez Nicolás Massú
Main venue	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Opening ceremony) Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida (Closing ceremony)
Website	www.santiago2023.org/en
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The 2023 Pan American Games (Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos de 2023), officially the XIX Pan American Games and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023; preliminary rounds in certain events began on October 18, 2023. These are the first Pan American Games to be held in Chile, and the eighth to be held in South America.

The games were held in 39 venues across the Santiago Metropolitan Region and another three regions of Chile. The Pan American Games and the 2023 Parapan American Games were organized by the Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games.