2015 Pan American Games

17th edition of the Pan American Games Toronto 2015 the Parapan American Games 2015 Parapan American Games May 2020 October 2019 XVII Pan American Games 2015 Pan American Games logo.svg 250 A stylized person with agreen torso and red head with the number 20 on the body, a stylized blue ball with a 15 on it beside the person, PanAm Toronto 2015 written to the left of scene Logo of the 2015 Pan American Games Toronto Canada United We Play 41 6,123 364 in 36 sports July 10 July 26 Governor General David Johnston Cauldron lighter Steve Nash Pan Am Dome 2011 Guadalajara 2019 Lima 2015 The 2015 Pan American Games (fr Jeux panaméricains de 2015), officially the XVII Pan American Games (fr XVII Jeux panaméricains) and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The games were held from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7, 2015. These were the third Pan American Games hosted by Canada, and the first in the province of Ontario. The Games were held at venues in Toronto and 17 other Golden Horseshoe communities. The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015). The Games hosted 6,123 athletes and 3,396 team officials representing 41 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in the Americas, marking the largest multi-sport event hosted in Canada, in terms of athletes competing.David Peterson https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/why-toronto-should-get-excited-about-the-pan-am-games/article19543736/ Why Toronto should get excited about the Pan Am Games The Globe and Mail July 10, 2014 August 23, 2017 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113215/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/why-toronto-should-get-excited-about-the-pan-am-games/article19543736/ live https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/2015-toronto-lq.pdf Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games Official Report www.panamsports.org TO2015 29 October 2021 134 A record of 46 percent of competitors were women, the most ever for any multi-sport event.http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/toronto-2015/1024837-toronto-2015-to-set-record-for-female-participation Toronto 2015 to set record for female participation Owen David January 12, 2015 Insidethegames.biz February 22, 2015 February 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150214094425/http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/toronto-2015/1024837-toronto-2015-to-set-record-for-female-participation live 364 events were contested in 36 sports, which included the 28 sports contested at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro; certain sports also served as qualification paths for these Olympics. Canoe slalom and golf made their Pan American Games debut, as well as women's competitions in baseball, canoeing and rugby sevens. In 2019, the organizing committee reported that the games came in under budget by $38 million and left a strong legacy for the region with a legacy fund of over $60 million to maintain these structures for twenty years after the Games were held (i.e., until 2035).https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/2015-pan-american-games-under-budget-by-38-million-814232400.html 2015 Pan American Games Under Budget by $38 Million June 27, 2019 newswire.ca CNW Group July 21, 2019 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113225/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/2015-pan-american-games-under-budget-by-38-million-814232400.html live Bidding process Bids for the 2015 Pan American Games thumb|Toronto was selected by the Canadian Olympic Committee as the official bid city from Canada for the 2015 Pan American Games The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) originally expressed interest in bidding for the games in November 2007.https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2008/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-16632.pdf Toronto 2015 Pan American/ParaPan American Games Bid 27 October 2008 www.toronto.ca City of Toronto 6 November 2023 The COC initially announced its interest in pursuing a Canadian bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games in late November 2007. Following exploratory discussions with federal, provincial and municipal officials, the COC decided, in April 2008, that it would support a bid to hold the Games in Toronto and the surrounding greater Golden Horseshoe region. In April 2008, after discussions with all three levels of government, the COC chose to support Toronto and the surrounding region as the Canadian candidate. No other Canadian city was given a chance to bid in a domestic race, and thus Toronto was selected without a vote.Gerein Keith August 15, 2008 Pursuit of 2015 Universiade may be futile http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=3f4bc4fc-009e-4743-9e77-6d46918106ef Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Postmedia Network August 31, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140912185135/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=3f4bc4fc-009e-4743-9e77-6d46918106ef September 12, 2014 Toronto's interest in bidding came after failing to land the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Atlanta and Beijing, respectively, instead. On February 23, 2009, Toronto City Council and Hamilton City Council approved the bid and confirmed their intentions to support the successful hosting of the event.February 23, 2009 Pan Am Games bid gets critical endorsement http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/514141/pan-am-games-bid-gets-critical-endorsement CNW Group August 31, 2014 September 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903063448/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/514141/pan-am-games-bid-gets-critical-endorsement live The official bid book document was submitted to the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) on May 27, 2009.http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=16663 Toronto Submits 2015 Pan American Games Bid Book May 27, 2009 Canadian Cyclist August 31, 2014 September 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903123151/http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=16663 live PASO made an evaluation visit to Toronto between August 30 and 31, 2009. The team analysed the candidate city features and provided its feedback back to voting members of PASO. The evaluation committee was headed by Julio Maglione, a member of the IOC representing Uruguay and the head of Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), the international swimming federation, later renamed World Aquatics in 2023. After the visit, Maglione said, "Toronto has all the conditions to play host to the Pan American Games."September 1, 2009 Pan Am Bid Evaluation Head Enthusiastic About Toronto Venues And Bid Legacy http://www.barbadosgazette.com/pan-am-bid-evaluation-head-enthusiastic-about-toronto-venues-and-bid-legacy/ Barbados Gazette August 31, 2014 September 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904001926/http://www.barbadosgazette.com/pan-am-bid-evaluation-head-enthusiastic-about-toronto-venues-and-bid-legacy/ live Host city election Toronto won the bidding process to host the Pan and Parapan American Games by a vote of the Pan American Sports Organization on November 6, 2009, at the PASO Session held in Guadalajara, Mexico. The result was announced by PASO President Mario Vázquez Raña.https://www.thestar.com/sports/panamgames/article/722389--toronto-wins-2015-pan-am-games?bn=1 Toronto wins 2015 Pan Am Games Toronto Star September 9, 2009 April 7, 2011 November 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091109104445/http://www.thestar.com/sports/panamgames/article/722389--toronto-wins-2015-pan-am-games?bn=1 live Toronto faced two other finalists shortlisted Lima, Peru (which later won the rights to host the 2019 Pan American Games), and Bogotá, Colombia. Toronto earned 33 votes, while contesting candidate cities Lima and Bogotá received 11 and 7 votes, respectively.November 6, 2009 Toronto wins bid to host 2015 Pan Am Games http://www.cp24.com/toronto-wins-bid-to-host-2015-pan-am-games-1.451439 The Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada CP24 February 14, 2015 October 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029110337/http://www.cp24.com/toronto-wins-bid-to-host-2015-pan-am-games-1.451439 live Then-Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford and Canadian Minister of Sport Bal Gosal received the Pan American Sports Organization flag during the closing ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/focus-of-pan-am-games-shifts-to-toronto-1.718802 Focus of Pan Am Games shifts to Toronto October 31, 2011 CTV News August 17, 2012 November 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051157/http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/focus-of-pan-am-games-shifts-to-toronto-1.718802 dead +2015 Pan American Games bidding results City NOCRound 1TorontoCanada33LimaPeru11BogotáColombia7 Development and preparation Venues Venues of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games thumb|Rogers Centre (temporarily renamed Pan Am Dome for the duration of the Games) hosted the opening and closing ceremonies thumb|BMO Field (temporarily renamed Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the Games) staged the rugby sevens competition thumb|right|The Ricoh Coliseum (Toronto Coliseum), in Toronto, was the venue for the gymnastics competitions The 2015 Pan American Games used a mixture of new venues and existing and temporary facilities, some of them in well-known locations such as Exhibition Place. After the Games, some of the new facilities will be reused in their games time form, while others will be resized. A total of 30 competition venues across 14 municipalities were used for competition. Ten of these venues were newly built, while fifteen were renovated to stage the games.http://www.toronto2015.org/venues Toronto 2015 Venues TO2015 February 17, 2015 February 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210072237/http://www.toronto2015.org/venues live Toronto was one of the most populous cities in history to hold the Pan American Games. In July, Toronto has an average mean temperature of 22.3 °C and afternoon maximum average of 26.6 °C The average humidity is 74 percent, and the city (downtown area) averages five days with the temperature exceeding 30 °C and about 65 mm of precipitation, mostly brief periods of showers and occasional thunderstorms. Toronto's elevation is 112 above sea level on average, though the city has many steep hills and deep ravines, the largest ravine system of any city in the world.http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/viva-toronto/history-geography1.html Discover Toronto Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan American Games TO2015 February 13, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130525040237/http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/viva-toronto/history-geography1.html May 25, 2013 In January 2012, the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015) announced that sixty percent of the venues that had been proposed would be dropped in favour of a clustering system seen at other multi-sport events such as the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.Doolittle Robyn January 26, 2012 Pan Am Games set for big venue changes https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/01/26/pan_am_games_set_for_big_venue_changes.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2015 October 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026195232/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/01/26/pan_am_games_set_for_big_venue_changes.html live The opening and closing ceremonies were held at Rogers Centre (renamed "Pan Am Dome" due to sponsorship rules). Some of the competition venues in the Toronto area included BMO Field (renamed "Exhibition Stadium" due to sponsorship rules), the Pan Am/Parapan Am Fields, the Enercare Centre and the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, while the road cycling and marathon events include High Park west of Exhibition Place.http://www.toronto2015.org/venue/ontario-place-west-channel Ontario Place West Channel TO2015 September 18, 2014 February 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210182117/http://www.toronto2015.org/venue/ontario-place-west-channel dead Competition venues outside Toronto city limits included Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham, the GM Centre in Oshawa, and the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines. Financing The Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee and three jurisdictions of government were to spend about 672 yes million in upgrading and building new venues in the region.http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/3573/original/2014-02-13-budget-and-financial-performance-chart.pdf Toronto 2015 Budget and Financial Performance - Q3 FY2015 February 13, 2014 TO2015 February 21, 2015 February 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150221210728/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/3573/original/2014-02-13-budget-and-financial-performance-chart.pdf live An additional 760 yes million was to be spent in operating expenses such as venue management and marketing. The Canadian federal government was expected to provide 500 yes million in funding for the games, while the City of Toronto's contribution was to be 86 yes million. Other municipalities which are hosting sporting events were to cover 205 yes million of the costs. All remaining costs were covered by the Government of Ontario. Revenue from the games were expected to cover ten percent of the cost to stage the games.September 23, 2014 Ontario Liberals pump $74-million more into Toronto's 2015 Pan Am Games https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/ontario-liberals-pump-74-million-more-into-torontos-2015-pan-am-games The Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 21, 2015 February 11, 2021 http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20210211174542/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ live The organizing committee expected to generate 172 yes million in revenue. In addition, 709 yes million was to be spent on building an athletes' village in the West Don Lands area of Toronto. A further 239 yes million was budgeted on security, while transportation costs were around 90 yes million.March 3, 2014 Pan Am Games security now expected to cost $239M http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pan-am-games-security-now-expected-to-cost-239m-1.2558569 The Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 21, 2015 February 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150222061627/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pan-am-games-security-now-expected-to-cost-239m-1.2558569 live In 2014, the Ontario government provided an additional 74 yes million to expand the torch relay, provide additional live broadcasting of events and other features. Therefore, the total spent was expected to be 2.57 yes billion, the highest-ever cost of a single Pan Am Games. In 2016, Ontario auditor-general Bonnie Lysyk issued a report suggesting that the games were over-budget by 342 yes million.https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/audit-reveals-pan-am-games-were-342m-over-budget-but-ontario-still-paid-5m-in-performance-bonuses Audit reveals Pan Am Games were $342M over budget, but Ontario still paid $5M in performance bonuses National Post The Canadian Press June 8, 2016 October 25, 2019 However, in 2019, the organizing committee found that the games were actually 38 yes million under budget, and left a legacy of $60 million to continue to maintain the buildings and facilities built for the games. Infrastructure Pan Am Path The Union Pearson Express, an airport rail link from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Union Station, started full-time service on June 6, 2015.June 6, 2015 Union Pearson Express opens today http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/union-pearson-express-opens-today-1.3102413 CBC News June 6, 2015 June 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150607234757/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/union-pearson-express-opens-today-1.3102413 live The games created a deadline for a project that had been stalled for years.O'Toole Megan December 19, 2011 Construction on Union-Pearson air-rail link to start this spring https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/construction-to-start-this-spring-on-union-pearson-air-rail-link National Post Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2015 February 11, 2021 http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20210211174542/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ live In addition, a new GO Transit train station in Hamilton at James Street North, West Harbour GO Station, opened in time for the games.Carter Adam May 1, 2013 Plans for new James Street North GO Station unveiled http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/plans-for-new-james-street-north-go-station-unveiled-1.1314062 CBC News February 21, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113223/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/plans-for-new-james-street-north-go-station-unveiled-1.1314062 live In October 2013, an expansion of the Pan Am site was announced to help complete 250 km mi in gaps in Ontario's Trans Canada Trail and connect communities from Ottawa to Windsor and Fort Erie to Huntsville in time for the games. Connections to the Waterfront Trail were expected to be expanded and complete gaps in the trail. Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne announced "The province is investing more than 3.5 yes million in Pan Am / Parapan Am Trails to help create a continuous trail of more than 2000 km mi."http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2013/10/ontario-expanding-trails-in-time-for-the-peoples-games.html People Across the Province Will Benefit from the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games Government of Ontario October 3, 2013 October 3, 2013 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113217/https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2013/10/ontario-expanding-trails-in-time-for-the-peoples-games.html live Athletes' Village thumb|upright=1.5|The 2015 Pan American Games Athletes' Village in January 2015 2015 Pan American Games Athletes' Village The Athletes' village cost $735 million CAD and had the capacity to hold up to 7,200 athletes and officials.https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/specialreports/specialreports/2015panam_june2016_en.pdf 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games Special Report June 2016 Lysyk Bonnie 1 June 2016 www.auditor.on.ca Ontario Ombudsman 26 March 2022 After the games, the village was converted to 746 market-priced condominiums, 41 market-priced town homes, 250 affordable-rent apartments, 257 student dormitory units for George Brown College, office and retail units, and a YMCA recreation centre. The Athlete's Village was located in the West Don Lands along Front Street East between Bayview Avenue and Cherry Street in Toronto. The development was certified LEED Gold.http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/explore_projects2/west_don_lands/2015_pan_american_games Toronto 2015 Athletes' Village / West Don Lands / Explore Projects / Waterfront Toronto Waterfrontoronto.ca January 30, 2014 dead https://archive.today/20120918124039/http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/explore_projects2/west_don_lands/2015_pan_american_games September 18, 2012 Five satellite villages (all hotels and university residences) were also used to house athletes that were competing in venues far from the main village. Satellite villages Village Location Sports Horseshoe Resort Oro-Medonte Cycling (mountain biking) Pinestone Resort Dysart et al (Haliburton) Canoeing (slalom) Nottawasaga Inn New Tecumseth (Alliston) EquestrianShooting McMaster University Hamilton FootballBrock University St. Catharines Canoeing (sprint)Rowing Volunteers The organization committee expected 23,000 volunteers to be required for Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.Katrina Clarke https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/07/03/how-gta-employees-are-gearing-up-for-pan-am-traffic.html How GTA employees are gearing up for Pan Am traffic Toronto Star July 3, 2015 August 23, 2017 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113252/https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/07/03/how-gta-employees-are-gearing-up-for-pan-am-traffic.html live Event producer, Carlos Patino, along with a panel of judges, carried out auditions in the second-floor gym at Ryerson University, renamed Toronto Metropolitan University in 2022, with the goal of filling roughly 600 performer spots. Those selected would be in charge of various roles such as carrying placards at medal presentations. Many strived to be on the Pan Am stage. Age, gender and Toronto's multicultural communities were embraced and encouraged. Robyn Deverett, actor and physiotherapist among the auditioning hopefuls, said it best: "It's going to be...one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities." Morgan Campbell https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/pan-am-games-auditions-rhythm-not-required-thankfully/article_67edc5c1-2d3b-5c5b-b56d-36cacb5ce7fc.html Pan Am Games auditions: rhythm not required — thankfully Toronto Star March 29, 2015 August 6, 2024 Over 63,000 applicants applied to become a volunteer.Paul Hunter https://www.thestar.com/sports/pan_am_games/2015/06/10/canadian-olympics-chief-says-toronto-ready-for-bid.html Canadian Olympics chief says Toronto ready for bid Toronto Star June 10, 2015 July 9, 2015 September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054221/http://www.thestar.com/sports/pan_am_games/2015/06/10/canadian-olympics-chief-says-toronto-ready-for-bid.html live A total of 16,146 volunteers participated as part of the Games.https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-90747.pdf 2015 Pan American / Parapan American Games – City Expenditures and Related Legacies 26 February 2016 www.toronto.ca City of Toronto 9 December 2021 Ticketing thumb|upright=0.8|Countdown clock in Nathan Phillips Square Ticket sales began on September 15, 2014, for high-demand events such as the ceremonies, via a lottery. Purchasers would find out if they received tickets in November 2014.Gillespie Kerry 18 August 2014 Pan Am Games tickets priced for average fan https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2014/08/18/pan_am_games_tickets_priced_for_average_fan.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada 29 August 2021 General sales of tickets began on 8 December 2014.8 December 2014 2015 Pan-Am Games tickets go on sale https://globalnews.ca/news/1713846/2015-pan-am-games-tickets-go-on-sale/ Global News Toronto, Ontario, Canada 29 August 2021 The Games had 1.4 million tickets for sale, with over 75 percent of them priced under 45 yes.30 June 2015 Pan Am Games: Tickets 25% off for Canada Day as competition nears https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pan-am-games-tickets-25-off-on-canada-day-as-competition-nears-1.3132988 CBC News Toronto, Ontario, Canada 29 August 2021 A special report from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario concluded that "TO2015 eventually sold over 1.1 million of the 1.4 million available tickets—over 1 million for the Pan Am Games (85 percent of the total available) and 89,000 for the Parapan American Games (49 percent of the total available)."Lysyk Bonnie 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/specialreports/specialreports/2015panam_june2016_en.pdf June 16, 2022 Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Countdown The one-year countdown took place in Nathan Phillips Square in Downtown Toronto on July 10, 2014, in which a countdown clock was unveiled. A Cirque du Soleil performance was also held there.http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/cisco-and-to2015-unveil-cisco-toronto-2015-countdown-clock/896 Cisco and TO2015 Unveil Cisco TORONTO 2015 Countdown Clock TO2015 July 9, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150710173346/http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/cisco-and-to2015-unveil-cisco-toronto-2015-countdown-clock/896 July 10, 2015 200 2015 Pan American Games Gold medal.jpg Gold medal 2015 Pan American Games Silver medal.jpg Silver medal 2015 Pan American Games Bronze medal.jpg Bronze medal Medals In October 2013, it was announced that the medals for the games would be produced and designed by the Royal Canadian Mint.Criger Erin October 9, 2013 Royal Canadian Mint to make Toronto Pan Am medals https://toronto.citynews.ca/2013/10/09/royal-canadian-mint-to-make-toronto-pan-am-medals/ CityNews Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 30, 2015 February 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150221105248/http://www.citynews.ca/2013/10/09/royal-canadian-mint-to-make-toronto-pan-am-medals/ live In September 2014, it was announced that the supplier of the raw minerals used in the medals (over 4,000 in total) would be Toronto-based Barrick Gold. All the materials used in the medals will come from the company's operations in the Pan American region.http://barrickbeyondborders.com/mining/2014/09/barrick-named-the-exclusive-provider-of-gold,-silver-and-bronze-for-the-medals-at-toronto-2015-pan-am-and-parapan-am-games/#.VMw3S2jF-uI Barrick named the exclusive provider of gold, silver and bronze for the medals at Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games September 29, 2014 Barrick Beyond Borders January 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203211539/http://barrickbeyondborders.com/mining/2014/09/barrick-named-the-exclusive-provider-of-gold,-silver-and-bronze-for-the-medals-at-toronto-2015-pan-am-and-parapan-am-games/#.VMw3S2jF-uI February 3, 2015 dead The copper was mined at the company's Zaldivar mine in Chile, the silver at the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic and the gold was mined at the Hemlo mine in northwestern Ontario in the Unorganized Thunder Bay District near Thunder Bay.March 3, 2015 Pan Am Games medals unveiled in Toronto http://www.cbc.ca/sports/panam/news/pan-am-games-medals-unveiled-in-toronto-1.2979664 CBC Sports Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113245/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/panam/news/pan-am-games-medals-unveiled-in-toronto-1.2979664 live The designs of the medals were revealed on 3 March 2015, at a ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum.https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1025930/toronto-2015-unveil-medals-for-pan-and-parapan-american-games Toronto 2015 unveil medals for Pan and Parapan American Games Michael Pavitt Inside the Games 3 March 2015 12 March 2022 The design of the medals for the first time in an international able-bodied multi-sport event included braille. The medals are roughly 86.7 mm in in diameter and weigh about 350 g.March 3, 2015 Medals for Toronto Pan Am Games to incorporate Braille for the first time https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/medals-for-toronto-pan-am-games-to-incorporate-braille-for-the-first-time/article23261627/ The Globe and Mail Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113241/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/medals-for-toronto-pan-am-games-to-incorporate-braille-for-the-first-time/article23261627/ live The artist of the medals is Christi Belcourt, a Métis visual artist and author. There are three shapes on the front of the medal representing North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and South America, the three regions that competed at the games, while also giving a feel and texture of the medal podium. The back of the medal represents the logo and motto of the games and the design also includes elements and techniques of mokume-gane that gives the medals the appearance of having wood grain.http://www.toronto2015.org/medals-story The Medals Story March 3, 2015 TO2015 March 3, 2015 March 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308202505/http://www.toronto2015.org/medals-story deadhttp://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/toronto-2015/1025930-toronto-2015-unveil-medals-for-pan-and-parapan-american-games Toronto 2015 unveil medals for Pan and Parapan American Games Pavitt Michael March 3, 2015 Insidethegames.biz March 3, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113330/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1025930/toronto-2015-unveil-medals-for-pan-and-parapan-american-games live Torch relay thumb|upright=0.7|A torchbearer during the relay 2015 Pan American Games torch relay An application period for Canadians to carry the torch opened in October 2014 and continued until December. Anyone aged 13 years or older as of May 30, 2015 was eligible to become a torchbearer. Most of the torchbearers were selected by a random selection, while the others were selected by torch relay communities and games partners.Pelley Lauren October 1, 2014 Pan Am Games looking for torchbearers https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2014/10/01/pan_am_games_looking_for_torchbearers.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2015 February 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150218072549/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2014/10/01/pan_am_games_looking_for_torchbearers.html live The torch took a 41-day journey after being lit in May 2015 at the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico State northeast of Mexico City. The torch was brought through a total of 130 communities, mostly in Ontario (with five outside the province: Richmond, Winnipeg, Calgary, Halifax and Montreal). The torch was carried by about 3,000 torchbearers and travelled approximately 20000 km.http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__50306/Title__Toronto-2015-Pan-Am-Games-Torch-Relay-Route-Announced-Including-More-Than-180-Celebrations/292/Articles Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay Route Announced, Including More Than 180 Celebrations February 24, 2015 Around the Rings February 24, 2015 February 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224215148/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__50306/Title__Toronto-2015-Pan-Am-Games-Torch-Relay-Route-Announced-Including-More-Than-180-Celebrations/292/Articles live The relay began on May 30, 2015, in Toronto and finished on July 10, the date of the opening ceremony.Latheef Abdul October 1, 2014 Pan Am Games torch relay will cross Canada https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/pan-am-games-torch-relay-will-cross-canada/ The Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113246/https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/pan-am-games-torch-relay-will-cross-canada-1.2033570 live The detailed torch relay route and celebration sites were announced on February 24, 2015. The torch arrived in Toronto and then headed to Thunder Bay before visiting all other communities on the route. The relay also visited five National Historic Sites of Canada, six Canadian Forces bases and one provincial park. There were 180 celebrations across the torch relay route.http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/toronto-2015/1025809-toronto-2015-confirm-exact-torch-relay-route-ahead-of-pan-american-games Toronto 2015 confirm exact Torch Relay route ahead of Pan American Games Morgan Liam March 3, 2015 Insidethegames.biz March 3, 2015 February 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201653/http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/toronto-2015/1025809-toronto-2015-confirm-exact-torch-relay-route-ahead-of-pan-american-games live http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5446300-plans-are-firing-up-for-the-pan-am-torch-relay/ Plans are firing up for the Pan Am Torch Relay February 24, 2015 Inside Toronto March 3, 2015 July 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721090215/http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5446300-plans-are-firing-up-for-the-pan-am-torch-relay/ live The Games Opening ceremony 2015 Pan American Games opening ceremony thumb|upright=0.8|The 2015 Toronto Pan American Games Cauldron located next to the Pan Am Dome The opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games took place on Friday, 10 July 2015, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT at Rogers Centre.http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2045/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide.pdf Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide December 2014 TO2015 January 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202021753/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2045/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide.pdf February 2, 2015 dead The opening ceremony was produced and directed by Cirque du Soleil.McKnight Zoe September 24, 2013 Cirque du Soleil signs on with Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/09/24/cirque_du_soleil_signs_on_with_toronto_2015_pan_am_games.html Toronto Star January 31, 2015 February 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202023321/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/09/24/cirque_du_soleil_signs_on_with_toronto_2015_pan_am_games.html live The production became the largest event produced by the company.Khandaker Tamara January 16, 2015 Cirque du Soleil seeks kids, hip-hop dancers for Pan Am opening ceremony https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/01/16/cirque-du-soleil-seeks-kids-hip-hop-dancers-for-pan-am-opening-ceremony.html Toronto Star January 31, 2015 February 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202023324/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/01/16/cirque-du-soleil-seeks-kids-hip-hop-dancers-for-pan-am-opening-ceremony.html live Governor General David Johnston officially opened the games.http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=16130&lan=eng Office of the Governor General of Canada Governor General to Participate inPan Am Games Torch Relay at Rideau Hall: Share in the Moment! June 29, 2015 Government of Canada June 30, 2015 August 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803013855/http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=16130&lan=eng live Meanwhile, basketball player Steve Nash was the person who lit the cauldron. Nash ran outside the stadium at the end of the ceremony, where he ignited a bowl, which transferred the fire to the official cauldron. The ceremony concluded with a fireworks display shot off the CN Tower, and all the performers back on stage to celebrate.Pan Am Games opening ceremony an extravaganza https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/10/pan-am-games-opening-ceremony-an-extravaganza.html 11 July 2015 Toronto Star 10 July 2015 Closing ceremony 2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony The closing ceremony took place on Sunday July 26, 2015, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT at Rogers Centre. The closing ceremony was produced and directed jointly by B5C Productions, BaAM Productions and FiveCurrents,http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/joint-canadian-american-team-tapped-as-ceremonies-co-producer-for-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/964 Joint Canadian-American Team Tapped as Ceremonies Co-Producer for Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games September 22, 2014 TO2015 February 28, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150304181623/http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/joint-canadian-american-team-tapped-as-ceremonies-co-producer-for-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/964 March 4, 2015 in association with Live Nation.http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/live-nation-joins-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/915 Live Nation Joins Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games August 13, 2014 toronto2015.org TO2015 February 28, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141023191043/http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/live-nation-joins-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games/915 October 23, 2014 It featured cultural presentations and the formal handover to Lima, host of the 2019 Pan American Games.Kanye's mic, Toronto Pan Am Games go out http://panam.cbc.ca/news/article/kanye-mic-pan-games-out.html 27 July 2015 CBC Sports The ceremony featured a closing concert headlined by American rapper and music producer Kanye West, joined by American rapper Pitbull and Canadian musician Serena Ryder.Petition against Kanye West's Pan Am Games gig passes 30K backers http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/petition-against-kanye-west-s-pan-am-games-gig-passes-30k-backers-1.3155152 17 July 2015 CBC NewsKanye West backlash includes Mayor John Tory, online petition http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kanye-west-backlash-includes-mayor-john-tory-online-petition-1.3153221 17 July 2015 CBC News The choice of West as a headliner was criticized by Mayor John Tory and other residents, who argued that it should have been headlined by a Canadian musician. Participating nations All 41 nations of PASO competed, one fewer than in the 2011 Pan American Games, as the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee was dissolved in 2011.http://www.olympic.org/news/curtain-comes-down-on-123rd-ioc-session/133159 Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session July 9, 2011 International Olympic Committee September 17, 2014 October 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017140423/http://www.olympic.org/news/curtain-comes-down-on-123rd-ioc-session/133159 live thumb|center|Participating countries. Participating National Olympic Committees22em ANT 2015 10 ARG 2015 472 ARU 2015 25 BAH 2015 39 BAR 2015 29 BIZ 2015 3 BER 2015 16 BOL 2015 34 BRA 2015 592 IVB 2015 6 CAN 2015 723 (hosts) CAY 2015 7 CHI 2015 306 COL 2015 294 CRC 2015 77 CUB 2015 444 DMA 2015 5 DOM 2015 231 ECU 2015 169 ESA 2015 52 GRN 2015 7 GUA 2015 147 GUY 2015 22 HAI 2015 11 HON 2015 19 JAM 2015 56 MEX 2015 511 NCA 2015 49 PAN 2015 44 PAR 2015 49 PER 2015 157 PUR 2015 252 LCA 2015 6 SKN 2015 8 VIN 2015 5 SUR 2015 9 TRI 2015 111 USA 2015 624 URU 2015 130 VEN 2015 358 ISV 2015 18 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee NOC Code Nation Number of athletesCANCAN 2015 (hosts)723USAUSA 2015624BRABRA 2015592MEXMEX 2015511ARGARG 2015472CUBCUB 2015444VENVEN 2015358CHICHI 2015306COLCOL 2015294PURPUR 2015252DOMDOM 2015231ECUECU 2015169PERPER 2015157GUAGUA 2015147URUURU 2015130TRITRI 2015111CRCCRC 201577JAMJAM 201556ESAESA 201552NCANCA 201549PARPAR 201549PANPAN 201544BAHBAH 201539BOLBOL 201534BARBAR 201529ARUARU 201525GUYGUY 201522HONHON 201519ISVISV 201518BERBER 201516HAIHAI 201511ANTANT 201510SURSUR 20159SKNSKN 20158CAYCAY 20157GRNGRN 20157IVBIVB 20156LCALCA 20156DMADMA 20155VINVIN 20155BIZBIZ 20153 Sports thumb|The lead pack in the 2015 Pan American Games women's marathon A total of 36 sports, 51 disciplines and 364 medal events were contested in these Games.http://www.swimontario.com/agm/2013/Swim%20Ontario%20-%20TO2015%20Presentation%20September%2021%202013.pdf Swim Ontario Sport Organizing Committee Chair – Anne Bell Bell Anne September 21, 2013 TO2015 October 28, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141028232758/http://www.swimontario.com/agm/2013/Swim%20Ontario%20-%20TO2015%20Presentation%20September%2021%202013.pdf October 28, 2014 A record 19 sports were direct or indirect (such as opportunities to gain qualification times) qualifiers for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Basque pelota was the only sport dropped from the last games.http://www.insidethegames.biz/major-games/pan-american-games/toronto-2015/1012873-golf-to-make-pan-am-games-debut-at-toronto-2015-as-36-sports-confirmed-on-programme Golf to make Pan Am Games debut at Toronto 2015 as 36 sports confirmed on programme Degun Tom February 13, 2013 Insidethegames.biz October 28, 2014 May 2, 2015 https://archive.today/20150502041550/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1012873/golf-to-make-pan-am-games-debut-at-toronto-2015-as-36-sports-confirmed-on-programme live Golf also made its Pan American Games debut, ahead of its reintroduction at Rio 2016. Canoe slalom, the only Olympic discipline never to have been held at the Games, also made its debut, meaning for the first time the entire Olympic sports program was contested.http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/NewsGallery/News-Archive/February-2013/Canoe-Slalom-to-Pan-American-Games.html Canoe Slalom and Canoe Women events added to Pan-American Games in 2015 February 2013 International Canoe Federation October 28, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204014/http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/NewsGallery/News-Archive/February-2013/Canoe-Slalom-to-Pan-American-Games.html August 12, 2014 Furthermore, both canoe disciplines had C-1 events for women for the first time. Women's baseball and women's rugby sevens also made their debuts, with men's softball returning to the program, after last being contested in 2003.http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/pan-am-games-tickets-be-here-for-gold-medal-history/918 Pan Am Games Tickets: Be Here for Gold-Medal History August 18, 2014 TO2015 October 28, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141029025620/http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/pan-am-games-tickets-be-here-for-gold-medal-history/918 October 29, 2014 http://www.baseball.ca/2015-pan-am-games-to-include-womens-baseball 2015 Pan Am Games to include women's baseball February 11, 2013 Baseball Canada October 28, 2014 October 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029045315/http://www.baseball.ca/2015-pan-am-games-to-include-womens-baseball live http://softball.bc.ca/news/825/men-s-and-women-s-softball-selected-to-2015-pan-american-games-program Men's and Women's Softball Selected to 2015 Pan American Games Program February 12, 2013 Softball BC October 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029014142/http://softball.bc.ca/news/825/men-s-and-women-s-softball-selected-to-2015-pan-american-games-program October 29, 2014 dead Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events to be contested in each sport/discipline. 22em Aquatics m Diving 8 Open water swimming 2 Swimming 32 Synchronized swimming 2 Water polo 2 Archery 4 Athletics 47 Badminton 5 Baseball 2 Basketball 2 Boxing 13 Bowling 4 Canoeing Canoe sprint 13 m Slalom canoeing 5 m Cycling BMX 2 m Mountain biking 2 m Road cycling 4 m Track cycling 10 m Equestrian Dressage 2 m Eventing 2 m Jumping 2 m Fencing 12 Field hockey 2 Football 2 Golf 3 Gymnastics Artistic gymnastics 14 m Rhythmic gymnastics 8 m Trampoline gymnastics 2 m Handball 2 Judo 14 Karate 10 Modern pentathlon 2 Racquetball 6 Roller sports Artistic roller skating 2 m Inline speed skating 6 m Rowing 14 Rugby sevens 2 Sailing 10 Shooting 15 Softball 2 Squash 6 Table tennis 4 Taekwondo 8 Tennis 5 Triathlon 2 Volleyball m Beach volleyball 2 Volleyball 2 Water skiing Water skiing 8 m Wakeboarding 1 m Weightlifting 15 Wrestling Freestyle wrestling 12 m Greco-Roman wrestling 6 m Calendar Chronological summary of the 2015 Pan American Games In the following calendar of events, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. The number in each box represents the number of finals that were contested on that day. Events began three days before the opening ceremony on July 7 and ended with the closing ceremony on July 26.http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2138/original/pan-am-games-detailed-schedule.pdf?1410780010 Pan Am Games Detailed Competition Schedule September 15, 2015 TO2015 September 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018053743/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2138/original/pan-am-games-detailed-schedule.pdf?1410780010 October 18, 2014 deadhttp://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2043/original/pan-am-games-schedule.pdf?1407975204 Competition Schedule August 18, 2014 TO2015 August 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903164841/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2043/original/pan-am-games-schedule.pdf?1407975204 September 3, 2014 dead Medal table 2015 Pan American Games medal table thumb|upright|Justina Di Stasio, of Canada, wrestling silver medalist The United States won the most medals with a total of 265. Canada, the host country, won 219 medals. Other notable mentions include Saint Lucia winning its first Pan American gold medal.Pingue Frank July 22, 2015 De Grasse wins 100 meters title; St. Lucia strikes Pan Am gold https://www.reuters.com/article/us-games-panam-idUSKCN0PW08C20150723 Reuters July 29, 2015 July 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150726233350/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/23/us-games-panam-idUSKCN0PW08C20150723 live Key Anti-doping +Athletes disqualified for dopingAthleteNationSportProhibited substanceNoteStephanie BragayracParaguayWrestlingFurosemideMaría Luisa CalleColombiaCycling – Road and trackGHRP2http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/?page=news&cod=81719&tp=n PANAMERICANI. Anche Maria Luisa Calle positiva tuttobiciweb.it it July 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723011137/http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/?page=news&cod=81719&tp=n July 23, 2015 deadAstrid CamposecoGuatemalaWeightliftingClenbuterol, boldenonePesista mexicana da positivo en doping y se va de Panamericanos https://web.archive.org/web/20150718234732/http://laaficion.milenio.com/juegos_panamericanos/Doping-pesista-mexicana-Juegos_Panamericanos-Cinthya_Dominguez-Halterofilia_0_554944575.html July 18, 2015 , laaficion.milenio.com, July 15, 2015Mario Mercedes CastilloDominican RepublicBaseballDimethylbutylamineCinthya DomínguezMexicoWeightliftingOxandroloneThe Canadian Press: 4 Pan Am athletes booted for doping https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113248/https://torontosun.com/2015/07/17/4-pan-am-athletes-booted-for-doping November 25, 2020 , Toronto Sun, July 17, 2015Mauricio FiolPeruSwimming – 200-metre butterfly StanozololNick Butler: Peruvian swimming silver medallist among five positive doping cases at Toronto 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721212344/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1028758/peruvian-swimming-silver-medallist-among-five-positive-doping-cases-at-toronto-2015 July 21, 2015 , insidethegames.biz, July 16, 2015Nelson GomezPuerto RicoBaseballBoldenoneJesús GonzálezVenezuelaWeightliftingNot disclosedTORONTO, RECORD DE DOPAJE https://web.archive.org/web/20150728074102/http://olimpicosargentinos.com.ar/2015/07/27/toronto-record-de-dopaje/ July 28, 2015 , olimpicosargentinos.com.ar, July 27, 2015Christopher GuajardoChileAthletics – MarathonEPOThe Pan American Games: Day 14 of competition https://web.archive.org/web/20150725121741/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1028919/the-pan-american-games-day-14-of-competition July 25, 2015 , insidethegames.biz, July 24, 2015Maratonista Cristopher Guajardo dio no negativo y se transforma en el segundo caso de doping chileno https://web.archive.org/web/20150725224808/http://www.theclinic.cl/2015/07/24/maratonista-cristopher-guajardo-dio-no-negativo-y-se-transforma-en-el-segundo-caso-de-doping-chileno/ July 25, 2015 , theclinic.cl, July 24, 2015Elverine JimenezNicaraguaWrestlingDHEAMichael Pavitt: Wrestling medallist among four more doping cases confirmed at Toronto 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113248/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1028838/wrestling-medallist-among-four-more-doping-cases-confirmed-at-toronto-2015 November 25, 2020 , insidethegames.biz, July 20, 2015Patrick MendesBrazilWeightlifting4-ChlorodehydromethyltestosteroneAtleta brasileiro é pego no doping durante os Jogos Pan-Americanos https://web.archive.org/web/20150721163727/http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Atleta-brasileiro-durante-Jogos-Pan-Americanos_0_1394860662.html July 21, 2015 , lancenet.com, July 16, 2015Sheila OcasioPuerto RicoVolleyballStanozololSheila Ocasio arroja positivo en prueba de dopaje en Toronto https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113250/https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/voleibol/notas/sheila-ocasio-arroja-positivo-en-prueba-de-dopaje-en-toronto/ November 25, 2020 , einuevodia.com, July 25, 2015Javier Jesus Ortiz AnguloColombiaBaseballStanozololCarlos OyarzúnChileCycling – RoadFG-4592María PastuñaEcuadorAthletics – 10,000 metres, 5,000 metresNandroloneRichard Peralta RobledoPanamaFootballClostebolAndy Brown: PASO confirms six more Toronto 2015 positives https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030753/http://www.sportsintegrityinitiative.com/paso-confirms-six-more-toronto-2015-positives/ November 17, 2015 , Sports Integrity Initiative, September 10, 2015Marathon gold medallist among six more athletes banned for doping at Toronto 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113248/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1030008/marathon-gold-medallist-among-six-more-athletes-banned-for-doping-at-toronto-2015 November 25, 2020 , insidethegames.biz, September 9, 2015Rene Silva RiosNicaraguaWrestlingBoldenoneAndy Brown: 13 athletes suspended at Toronto 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150724210504/http://www.sportsintegrityinitiative.com/13-athletes-suspended-at-toronto-2015/ July 24, 2015 , Sports Integrity Initiative, July 23, 2015Gladys TejedaPeruAthletics – Marathon Furosemide"Odepa confirms Gladys Tejeda tests positive for doping" https://web.archive.org/web/20150825201316/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-odepa-confirms-gladys-tejeda-tests-positive-for-doping-107353 August 25, 2015 , Living in Peru, August 21, 2015Peruvian Pan Am games marathon winner stripped of Toronto medal for doping https://web.archive.org/web/20150911044816/http://globalnews.ca/news/2212444/peruvian-pan-am-games-marathon-winner-stripped-of-toronto-medal-for-doping/ September 11, 2015 , Global News, September 9, 2015.Luz VázquezArgentinaWrestling – Freestyle 69 kg Unspecified hormone and metabolic modulatorAssociated Press: Panam: argentina y chileno dan positivo por dopaje https://web.archive.org/web/20150722161527/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEP_GEN_PANAM_DOPAJE_SPSPT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-07-20-13-59-04 July 22, 2015 , July 20, 2015Merin ZalazarHondurasBoxingFurosemide Media Accreditation A total of 1,232 media personnel were accredited with covering the games, including broadcast, press and photographers. Broadcasting thumb|Enercare Centre (Exhibition Centre) in Exhibition Place hosted broadcasting facilities for the Games. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) served as the host and domestic broadcaster of the 2015 Pan American Games; locally, coverage was broadcast in the English and French languages by CBC Television and Ici Radio-Canada Télé, and CBC's website carried 650 hours of online coverage.CBC announces TV and extensive online coverage plans for upcoming Pan Am Games https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/cbc-announces-tv-and-extenisve-online-coverage-plans-for-upcoming-pan-am-games June 10, 2015 National Post February 11, 2021 http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20210211174542/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ livePan Am Games: CBC expands TV coverage http://www.cbc.ca/sports/pan-am-games-cbc-expands-tv-coverage-1.3154505 CBC Sports July 23, 2015 July 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150720035438/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/pan-am-games-cbc-expands-tv-coverage-1.3154505 live Pay television rights were sub-licensed to Sportsnet, which aired the football (soccer) tournaments, and a semi-final of the Men's basketball tournament that involved Canada. Spanish language rights were sub-licensed to Telelatino and Univision Canada; the broadcaster collaborated with US Spanish-language rights-holder ESPN Deportes on its own coverage.Lights, Camera, Party! http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/lights-camera-party/1029 June 8, 2015 Toronto2015.org December 15, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150608235322/http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/lights-camera-party/1029 June 8, 2015 TO2015 Awards Host And Domestic Broadcaster Role To CBC/Radio-Canada http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/to2015-awards-host-and-domestic-broadcaster-role-to-cbc-radio-canada/255 June 8, 2015 Toronto2015.com September 7, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150610065926/http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/to2015-awards-host-and-domestic-broadcaster-role-to-cbc-radio-canada/255 June 10, 2015 CBC wins rights to 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/headlines/cbc-wins-rights-to-2015-pan-am-games-in-toronto-1.1170916 CBC Sports September 6, 2012 December 24, 2014 May 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130528075210/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2012/09/07/sp-pan-am-games-2015-toronto-cbc-rights.html live CBC stated that it was "very happy" with the ratings performance of the Games; primetime coverage averaged around 900,000 to 1 million viewers per night, and the opening ceremonies were seen by 1.93 million viewers across CBC and CBC News Network, with the largest audience being in the Toronto region.Brioux Bill 'Very happy' CBC defends amount of live coverage https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-hamilton-spectator/20150725/282664686086859 November 25, 2020 The Hamilton Spectator The Canadian Press July 24, 2015 PressReaderThe Great Canadian Ratings Report: Pan Am coverage unsatisfying, but drawing big audiences https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/the-great-canadian-ratings-report--pan-am-coverage-confusing--but-drawing-big-audiences-142703959.html Yahoo! Sports July 21, 2015 August 19, 2015 September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928181507/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/the-great-canadian-ratings-report--pan-am-coverage-confusing--but-drawing-big-audiences-142703959.html live In the United States, ESPN held broadcast rights, with 66 hours of English-language coverage across ESPN and ESPN2, 44 hours on Longhorn Network, 200 hours of Spanish-language coverage on ESPN Deportes, and streaming on WatchESPN. ESPN broadcast from studios at Corus Quay, which was linked to the IBC (and in turn, ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut). ESPN and ESPN Deportes used their own hosts, as well as those of CBC, as part of its multi-platform coverage.ESPN & ESPN Deportes Road to Toronto 2015: 100 Days of Pan Am Games to Unfold Across Platforms April 2015 http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/04/espn-road-toronto-2015/ ESPN June 8, 2015 June 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150609023327/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/04/espn-road-toronto-2015/ liveLive From Pan Am Games: ESPN, ESPN Deportes Join Forces on 'Massive Operation' http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2015/07/live-from-pan-am-games-espn-espn-deportes-join-forces-on-massive-operation/ Sports Video Group July 10, 2015 July 23, 2015 July 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723140630/http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2015/07/live-from-pan-am-games-espn-espn-deportes-join-forces-on-massive-operation/ live Rede Record acquired rights in Brazil, paying a record US$30 million.Molina Edwin May 17, 2014 ESPN Deportes Continues Growth, Focusing on Pan-American Games & Euro 2016 After World Cup http://www.latinpost.com/articles/12798/20140517/espn-deportes-continues-growth-focusing-pan-american-games-euro-2016-world-cup.htm Latin Post August 14, 2014 May 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140520035817/http://www.latinpost.com/articles/12798/20140517/espn-deportes-continues-growth-focusing-pan-american-games-euro-2016-world-cup.htm live http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/tv_record_acquires_2019_pan_american_games_rights TV Record acquires 2019 Pan American Games rights November 1, 2011 Sports Pro Media December 24, 2014 December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141225075810/http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/tv_record_acquires_2019_pan_american_games_rights live Other broadcasting deals include Torneos y Competencias sports in Argentina, Claro Sports in Mexico and Latina Televisión in Peru.July 18, 2014 Toronto 2015 Games Hitting Home Stretch, Ontarians Getting on Board http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1388795/toronto-2015-games-hitting-home-stretch-ontarians-getting-on-board CNW Group August 14, 2014 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122550/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1388795/toronto-2015-games-hitting-home-stretch-ontarians-getting-on-board live Marketing Logo upright=0.6|thumb|The original bid logo for the games Toronto's bid logo was launched on October 2, 2008, with the then–Toronto mayor David Miller and then-head of the organizing committee David Peterson unveiling the logo to the public. The bid logo looks like an abstract maple leaf with three sections, each section made up of two strokes in the shape of a "v" with a spot in the centre. The colours are green, red and blue. This was the official logo of the games until 2010, when the new logo was launched.http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/commonwealth_games_bids/1216133774.html Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Bid Officially Launched October 2, 2008 GamesBids April 29, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081019025828/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/commonwealth_games_bids/1216133774.html October 19, 2008 On September 29, 2010, the official logo of the games was unveiled at a street party at Maple Leaf Square.Vukets Cynthia https://www.thestar.com/sports/panamgames/article/868072--pan-am-games-team-reveals-2015-logo Pan Am Games team reveals 2015 logo Toronto Star September 29, 2010 April 8, 2011 October 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101003105017/http://www.thestar.com/sports/panamgames/article/868072--pan-am-games-team-reveals-2015-logo live According to Ian Troop, the former chief executive officer of Toronto 2015 organizing committee, the logo is designed on the basis of the different art styles seen throughout the 41 countries that compete at the games. Mascot Pachi the Porcupine thumbnail|upright=0.6|Pachi greets US Ambassador Bruce Heyman at the 2015 Pan American Games In January 2013, it was announced that a contest would determine the mascot of the games. Children under the age of 16 had until March 8, 2013, to submit their ideas.Hinkson Kamila December 28, 2012 Pan Am organizers set to launch mascot contest https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/12/28/pan_am_organizers_set_to_launch_mascot_contest.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2015 July 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150711025210/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/12/28/pan_am_organizers_set_to_launch_mascot_contest.html live 4,000 ideas and drawings were submitted to the organizing committee during this time frame.Brown Jodee April 18, 2013 Maple-headed beaver, punk porcupine among finalists for Toronto's Pan Am mascots https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/finalists-for-torontos-pan-am-mascot-include-punk-porcupine-and-dancing-twins-in-unusual-hats National Post Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2015 March 9, 2015 https://archive.today/20150309140133/http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/18/finalists-for-torontos-pan-am-mascot-include-punk-porcupine-and-dancing-twins-in-unusual-hats/ live In April 2013, a shortlist of six mascot designs (which were produced by professional graphic designers with the sketches by the children as models) were released, including a raccoon, beaver, moose, two pixie creature twins, porcupine and an owl.http://torontoist.com/2013/04/these-are-the-toronto-2015-pan-am-games-mascot-finalists/ These Are the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games' Mascot Finalists Kupferman Steve April 18, 2013 Torontoist March 3, 2015 July 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150710211931/http://torontoist.com/2013/04/these-are-the-toronto-2015-pan-am-games-mascot-finalists/ live The final six were selected based on originality, how well they represent Canadian culture and the branding of the Games, and the appeal they had amongst adults and children. On April 22, 2013, the general public was allowed to vote for the mascot they felt was the best. Voting was open until May 5, 2013. On July 17, 2013, Pachi the Porcupine was revealed as the official mascot of the games at an unveiling at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre.Zwolinski Mark July 17, 2013 Pan Am Games: Pachi the Porcupine introduced as mascot https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2013/07/17/pan_am_games_patchi_the_porcupine_introduced_as_mascot.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2015 July 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150711170205/http://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2013/07/17/pan_am_games_patchi_the_porcupine_introduced_as_mascot.html live The mascot received over 33,000 votes from the nationwide vote. The winning design was submitted by four Grade-Eight students at Buttonville Public School in Markham. The name Pachi (ぱち) means "clapping with joy" in Japanese, while the 41 quills the porcupine has represent the 41 participating countries at the games.July 17, 2013 Meet Pachi the Porcupine, Toronto's Pan Am mascot http://www.cbc.ca/sports/meet-pachi-the-porcupine-toronto-s-pan-am-mascot-1.1351493 CBC Sports Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113900/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/meet-pachi-the-porcupine-toronto-s-pan-am-mascot-1.1351493 live The New York Times described the mascot as "a departure from the usual cute and cuddly" and "a marketing challenge".Austen Ian In an Indifferent Toronto, the Pan-Am Games Land With a Thud The New York Times July 9, 2015 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/world/americas/in-an-apathetic-toronto-the-pan-am-games-land-with-a-thud.html March 1, 2017 July 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725164214/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/world/americas/in-an-apathetic-toronto-the-pan-am-games-land-with-a-thud.html live The Games licensed "Inner Ninja" by Canadian rapper Classified as Pachi's theme song. Music The event's official theme song was released in three versions: the English-language "Together We Are One", performed by Serena Ryder; the French "Ensemble on est immense", performed by Jasmine Denham; and the Spanish "Unidos Somos Más", performed by Eva Avila."Exclusive: listen to the official song for 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games by Serena Ryder" https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/ March 1, 2016 . CBC Music, May 28, 2015. Toronto Sign thumb|The Toronto Sign placed in Nathan Phillips Square for the Games became a symbol of their positive response and of the city as a whole. A large, illuminated "Toronto" sculpture sign installed in Nathan Phillips Square for the Games proved to be popular with locals and tourists as a spot for photos, and it came to become a symbol of the renewed enthusiasm surrounding the Pan Am Games. Considering it a symbol of their legacy, Mayor of Toronto John Tory solicited suggestions for a permanent location for the sign following the Games. It was later announced that the sign would remain in the Square in its current form through at least the end of 2016Toronto sign staying at Nathan Phillips Square https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/09/13/toronto-sign-staying-at-nathan-phillips-square.html September 15, 2015 Toronto StarTory takes to Twitter to ask where 'Toronto' sign should go next https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/16/tory-takes-to-twitter-to-ask-where-toronto-sign-should-go-next.html August 16, 2015 Toronto Star September 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150904193640/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/16/tory-takes-to-twitter-to-ask-where-toronto-sign-should-go-next.html live and later extended to the end of 2017 with the temporary addition of a maple leaf for the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation and 2018 with a pan-First Nations medicine wheel.Maple leaf added to Toronto Sign http://www.torontosun.com/2016/12/31/maple-leaf-added-to-toronto-sign Toronto Sun January 5, 2017 December 31, 2016 January 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170105084345/http://www.torontosun.com/2016/12/31/maple-leaf-added-to-toronto-sign livehttp://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/06/toronto-sign-refinished-honour-indigenous-peoples TORONTO Sign Refinished to Honour Indigenous Peoples - Urban Toronto urbantoronto.ca June 23, 2018 October 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201030070915/https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/06/toronto-sign-refinished-honour-indigenous-peoples live In September 2020, the sign was replaced with a new permanent version, adding weatherproofing and an updated lighting system.New 'Toronto' sign unveiled at Nathan Phillips Square https://globalnews.ca/news/7343667/new-toronto-sign-unveiled/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20201031230407/https://globalnews.ca/news/7343667/new-toronto-sign-unveiled/ October 31, 2020 September 18, 2020 Global NewsSeptember 10, 2020 Battered TORONTO sign to be replaced by permanent new letters — at a cost of $760,000 https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2020/09/10/battered-toronto-sign-to-be-replaced-by-permanent-new-letters-at-a-cost-of-760000.html 2024-04-15 Toronto Star Sponsorship Private sponsors included Chevrolet Canada.https://www.thestar.com/business/2014/05/23/pan_am_games_end_sponsorship_deal_with_caa.html Pan Am Games end sponsorship deal with CAA Toronto Star May 23, 2014 August 14, 2014 Another sponsorship deal with CAA South Central Ontario announced in January 2014 was terminated in May 2014.http://www.toronto2015.org/about-us/sponsors Pan Am Games Sponsors TO2015 July 9, 2015 July 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706135531/http://www.toronto2015.org/about-us/sponsors live thumb|right|The Toronto 2015 pop-up store at Toronto Eaton Centre. Sponsors of the 2015 Pan American GamesPan Am / Parapan Am Games Sponsors http://www.toronto2015.org/about-us/sponsors https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115738/http://www.toronto2015.org/about-us/sponsors dead 2015-09-05 September 5, 2015Lead Partner 15em Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)Flavelle Dana CIBC backs Pan Am Games https://www.thestar.com/business/2011/10/27/cibc_backs_pan_am_games.html July 29, 2015 Toronto Star October 27, 2011 February 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224075245/http://www.thestar.com/business/2011/10/27/cibc_backs_pan_am_games.html livePremier Partners 15em AtosAtos to partner up with Toronto 2015 http://www.paralympic.org/news/atos-partner-toronto-2015 Paralympic Media Centre International Paralympic Committee July 29, 2015 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152354/http://www.paralympic.org/news/atos-partner-toronto-2015 live Chevrolet Cisco Live Nation EntertainmentLive Nation Joins TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1397768/live-nation-joins-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games CNW Group July 29, 2015 September 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140901223846/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1397768/live-nation-joins-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games live President's Choice Ontario Lottery and Gaming CorporationCBC/RADIO-CANADA ANNOUNCES BROADCAST PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE TORONTO 2015 PAN AM AND PARAPAN AM GAMES http://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/CBC-RC%20-%20Pan%20Am%20Partners%20(English).pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150742/http://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/CBC-RC%20-%20Pan%20Am%20Partners%20(English).pdf dead September 24, 2015 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation July 29, 2015Official Suppliers 15em Aeroplan AggrekoMcLean Michele PAN AM: Tickets for Parapan Am Games go on sale March 23 http://www.insidetoronto.com/pan-am-games-story/5515324-pan-am-tickets-for-parapan-am-games-go-on-sale-march-23/ Inside Toronto March 19, 2015 July 29, 2015 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043545/http://www.insidetoronto.com/pan-am-games-story/5515324-pan-am-tickets-for-parapan-am-games-go-on-sale-march-23/ live Allstream Inc. ArcelorMittal (Dofasco)Bennett Kelly Pan Am flame cauldron to be made of steel from ArcelorMittal Dofasco http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/pan-am-flame-cauldron-to-be-made-of-steel-from-arcelormittal-dofasco-1.2835427 CBC News July 29, 2015 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164012/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/pan-am-flame-cauldron-to-be-made-of-steel-from-arcelormittal-dofasco-1.2835427 live Atoma Barrick Gold Beanfield Metroconnect Cadillac FairviewSponsors http://www.toronto2015.org/about-us/sponsors Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Para Pan Am Games TO2015 July 29, 2015 July 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150727140042/http://www.toronto2015.org/about-us/sponsors live Cineplex Entertainment CN Tower Coca-Cola Corus Entertainment DB Schenker Esso Fuse Marketing Group Garrett Metal Detectors General Mills Maytag Molson Brewery Ontario Trillium Foundation Pattison Outdoor Advertising Porter AirlinesTaking the Games to New Heights http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/taking-the-games-to-new-heights/1026 Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Para Pan Am Games TO2015 July 29, 2015 July 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150727170818/http://www.toronto2015.org/news-details/taking-the-games-to-new-heights/1026 dead Royal Canadian Mint Scalar SiemensSiemens Canada Named Official Supplier of TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games https://www.siemens.ca/web/portal/en/Press-Archive/2014/Pages/SiemensCanadaNamedOfficialSupplierofTORONTO2015PanAmAmGames.aspx Siemens Canada Siemens July 29, 2015 Sword Security Technogym Toronto Hydro Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto StarSupporters 15em ATCO Bochner Eye Institute BT/A Advertising Burnbrae Farms The Canadian Press Carbon60 The Carpenters’ Union CGC Inc. Division Sports-Rep Eleiko EllisDon - Ledcor Esri eSSENTIAL Accessibility Freeman Audio Visual Gateman Milloy George Brown College Gerflor Gold Medal Systems La Presse LifeLabs MAC Cosmetics Minavox Modu-loc Fence Rentals Morningstar Hospitality Services Nautique Boats ONroute Ontario Highway 407 Ontario Power Generation PortsToronto Riedel Communications Roots Canada Rosetta Stone Inc. S4OPTIK SpiderTech Sportsnet Starwood Hotels and Resorts TBM Service Group TLN Toronto Port Lands Company Union Pearson Express Via Rail Vision Critical VOIT Waste Management, Inc. W. W. Grainger (Acklands-Grainger) Yonex YouAchieve ZOLL Concerns and controversies Scheduling The aquatics events at the 2015 Pan American Games were scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled in Kazan, Russia. In order to maintain the quality of its fields, the schedule of the five aquatics disciplines had to be changed to accommodate athletes. The synchronized swimming competition was moved to the day before the opening ceremony, diving events began on the day of the opening ceremony (when events are traditionally not held on the day of the ceremony), open water swimming was moved to the first weekend of the games, swimming was reduced to a five-day schedule (down from seven in 2011), and water polo competitions began three days before the opening ceremony. All events were scheduled to be completed by July 24, six days before the opening ceremonies of the World Championships, which in itself was moved back a week to accommodate the games. The change in schedule meant that for the first time, events were held before the opening ceremony.http://www.uana-aquatics.org/uana/UserFiles/File/Swimming/documents2013/PAGUpdate62813Hogan2.pdf Dear President Coaracy & UANA Executive Committee Members Hogan Bill 2013 Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA) November 29, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131019064144/http://www.uana-aquatics.org/uana/UserFiles/File/Swimming/documents2013/PAGUpdate62813Hogan2.pdf October 19, 2013 http://swimswam.com/fina-moves-dates-2015-world-aquatics-championships-accommodate-pan-games/ FINA Moves Dates of 2015 World Aquatics Championships to Accommodate Pan Am Games Keith Braden October 10, 2013 Swim Swam February 16, 2015 March 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104453/https://swimswam.com/fina-moves-dates-2015-world-aquatics-championships-accommodate-pan-games/ live The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was held in various Canadian cities, concluded on the Sunday prior to the opening ceremony; due to the proximity of the events, teams who competed in both the Women's World Cup and the Pan Am women's football tournament were not expected to field their best players due to availability.Davidson Neil February 13, 2015 Canada won't field best players at Pan Am games due to conflicting events http://globalnews.ca/news/1829746/canada-wont-field-best-players-at-pan-am-games-due-to-conflicting-events/ The Canadian Press February 21, 2015 February 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150221100627/http://globalnews.ca/news/1829746/canada-wont-field-best-players-at-pan-am-games-due-to-conflicting-events/ live Toronto decided not to bid to host matches during the Women's World Cup due to a potential conflict with the Games.Masters Mark March 3, 2011 Toronto won't host any World Cup games https://nationalpost.com/sports/soccer/toronto-wont-host-any-world-cup-games National Post Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 21, 2015 February 11, 2021 http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20210211174542/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ live The 2015 World Archery Championships were scheduled later in July, to avoid conflict with the games, while the 2015 World Fencing Championships (which finished one day prior to the start of fencing competitions at the Pan-Am Games) were coordinated to allow athletes to compete at both events. Finally, the second round of the 2015 Davis Cup was moved ahead one week to avoid conflict with the tennis competitions. Tennis competitions were held before the opening ceremony, to allow athletes to compete in both events.http://www.uana-aquatics.org/NewsShow.jsp?&id=390894&team=uana TO2015 Games Insider March 6, 2015 TO2015 March 6, 2015 dead https://archive.today/20150309140115/http://www.uana-aquatics.org/NewsShow.jsp?&id=390894&team=uana March 9, 2015 The volleyball tournaments and the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and the FIVB Volleyball World League were played at roughly the same time, leading to scheduling conflicts for teams playing both events. The IndyCar Series' Honda Indy Toronto race (later renamed Grand Prix of Toronto), which is held on a street circuit at Exhibition Place, was moved to June from July to avoid conflicting with the Games.October 30, 2014 Honda Indy Toronto will take to the street in June instead of July https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/news/trans-canada-highway/toronto-indy-will-take-to-the-street-in-june-instead-of-july/article21382778/ The Globe and Mail Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 21, 2015 February 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150221110223/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/news/trans-canada-highway/toronto-indy-will-take-to-the-street-in-june-instead-of-july/article21382778/ live Expenses claims In September 2013, it was reported that many senior members of the organizing committee, including then-CEO Ian Troop, expensed Ontario taxpayers for things such as a cup of tea. This led to outrage among provincial politicians including Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, "I'm just going to say it's ridiculous. It is the kind of entitlement that is unacceptable".September 30, 2013 Expense claims from Pan Am Games execs under fire http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/expense-claims-from-pan-am-games-execs-under-fire-1.1874042 The Canadian Press February 17, 2015 February 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150218060338/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/expense-claims-from-pan-am-games-execs-under-fire-1.1874042 live In response to the backlash the organization released an updated expenses and travel policy in November 2013.November 21, 2014 Strong Awareness Driving Corporate Interest in Partnering with TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1265455/strong-awareness-driving-corporate-interest-in-partnering-with-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games CNW Group February 17, 2015 February 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150218055704/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1265455/strong-awareness-driving-corporate-interest-in-partnering-with-toronto-2015-pan-am-parapan-am-games live In December 2013, Troop was ousted by the organization's board of directors, just three months after the expense scandal came into light.Morrow Adrian December 13, 2013 Pan Am Games board ousts CEO, names replacement https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ian-troop-out-as-head-of-pan-am-games-committee/article15954691/ The Globe and Mail Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2015 He was replaced by Saad Rafi. In 2014, more expenses by the organization came under scrutiny including boxes of South American wine.Brennan Richard December 12, 2014 Pan Am Games expense claims include wine tour, Smarties, Argo tickets https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2014/12/12/pan_am_games_expense_claims_include_wine_tour_flowers.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2015 February 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150218061934/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2014/12/12/pan_am_games_expense_claims_include_wine_tour_flowers.html live In 2015, Ian Troop, the former CEO, gave an interview in which he stated that organizers cleared him from any wrongdoing, and that all expenses fell under the organization's policy. Troop also mentioned under his leadership the organization saved 50 yes million from the capital infrastructure budget. Troop's firing had nothing to do with the expenses scandal that arose in 2013.Morrow Adrian February 22, 2015 Former Pan Am Games CEO defends his spending https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-pan-am-games-ceo-defends-his-spending/article23147883/ The Globe and Mail Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 22, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113247/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-pan-am-games-ceo-defends-his-spending/article23147883/ live Executive compensation and bonuses The games' organizing committee came under scrutiny for the high compensation and bonus packages its executive team has been awarded.Casey Liam April 5, 2012 High salaries for 2015 Pan Am Games staff face scrutiny https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/05/high_salaries_for_2015_pan_am_games_staff_face_scrutiny.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 24, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113256/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/04/05/high_salaries_for_2015_pan_am_games_staff_face_scrutiny.html live Under Ontario's Salary Disclosure rules, any provincial employee receiving over 100,000 yes in compensation will have their salary publicly disclosed. In 2012, it was revealed that former CEO Ian Troop made 552,065 yes, with several other senior staff making between 100,000 yes and 400,000 yes. Additionally, in 2013 it was revealed that as part of his compensation package, Troop would be eligible for a 780,000 yes bonus at the end of his contract, if the games had finished successfully. Other executives are eligible for bonuses of up to 100 percent of their salaries upon completion of their contract.October 7, 2013 Premier Wynne defends bonuses for Pan Am execs http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/premier-wynne-defends-bonuses-for-pan-am-execs-1.1928755 The Canadian Press Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 24, 2015 February 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150222205113/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/premier-wynne-defends-bonuses-for-pan-am-execs-1.1928755 live In 2015, it was revealed that Troop's replacement, Saad Rafi, would receive a bonus of 100 percent of his 428,794 yes salary upon completion of his contract. Rafi did not collect his bonus at the conclusion of the games.Brennan Richard J. March 5, 2015 Pan Am CEO Saad Rafi to collect year's salary in severance when Games over https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/03/05/pan-am-ceo-saad-rafi-to-collect-years-salary-in-severance-when-games-over.html Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 24, 2015 November 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125113250/https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/03/05/pan-am-ceo-saad-rafi-to-collect-years-salary-in-severance-when-games-over.html live Canadian television coverage thumb|250px|TV Camera in Hamilton soccer coveridge Although still billed as having been the most extensive television coverage of the Pan American Games ever broadcast in the country, the CBC faced criticism for the amount of coverage it produced and broadcast from the 2015 Pan American Games. Only condensed, tape-delayed highlights of events aired on CBC Television, drawing comparisons to the similar practices imposed by NBC's coverage of the Olympics. Most events were streamed online, and pay television channel Sportsnet aired the soccer tournaments on television, but events in some sports received only limited online coverage or were not broadcast at all. Partway through the Games, the CBC expanded its primetime coverage block, while broadcasts of a semi-final game in men's basketball on Sportsnet and the baseball finals online were added at the last minute. Critics perceived these last-minute changes as signs that the CBC had underestimated viewer interest in the Pan Am Games. CBC Sports head of programming Trevor Pilling explained that the large number of events being held, along with the stature of the Pan American Games in comparison to the Olympics, were a factor in the structure of CBC's coverage, stating that "I do think we are the victim of our own success in that having Olympic coverage that is around the clock, but the Olympics are a different event than these Pan Am Games. But I feel like we've done the athletes justice by telling those stories or through live coverage, or with reporters on site. We've tried to make sure we're at all the significant events, and with Canada winning over 180 medals, that's a tall task." While the National Post also felt that budget cuts faced by the CBC in recent years, including those imposed following the loss of its national broadcast rights to the National Hockey League to Rogers Media, may have also had an impact—with a CBC spokesperson arguing that "resources" were a factor, Pilling denied that this was the case, arguing that it was "about the planning, It is about making good, sound business decisions", and promised that there would be extensive coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.CBC head of sports defends Pan Am Games coverage: Mudhar https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/24/cbc-head-of-sports-defends-pan-am-games-coverage-mudhar.html August 19, 2015 Toronto Star August 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150828144048/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/24/cbc-head-of-sports-defends-pan-am-games-coverage-mudhar.html live'Resources are a factor' in Pan Am Games broadcasts, CBC says after facing criticism for gaps in coverage https://nationalpost.com/sports/cbc-following-staffing-cuts-in-sports-criticized-for-gaps-in-pan-am-games-coverage-for-sure-resources-are-a-factor August 19, 2015 National Post February 11, 2021 http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20210211174542/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ live References 30em https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/glamour-pride-and-cash-why-cities-compete-to-put-on-a-sports-spectacle/article25256020/ Glamour, pride and cash: Why cities compete to put on a sports spectacle The Globe and Mail Dakshana Bascaramurty July 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721122858/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/glamour-pride-and-cash-why-cities-compete-to-put-on-a-sports-spectacle/article25256020/ July 21, 2015 July 16, 2015 live Winnipeg – the only other Canadian city ever to be a Pan Am host, which it has done twice – had a modest goal as well as a modest budget. 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