Pan American Sports Organization
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Organisation Sportive PanAméricaine Organización Deportiva Panamericana Organizacão Depórtiva Panamericana | |
| Formation | 1940 |
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| Type | Continental sports association |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
Membership |
35 member organizations 1 observer organization |
Official language | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
The Pan-American Sports Organization (Spanish: Organización Deportiva Panamericana; Portuguese: Organizacão Depórtiva Panamericana; French: Organisation Sportive PanAméricaine), also called Panam Sports, is an international organization that represents the 35 National Olympic Committees of the American continent.
It is associated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its affiliated bodies, including the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and serves as the continental association of the Americas. The organization primarily organizes the Pan American Games, the Olympic style multi-sport event for the Americas recognized by the IOC, and some other continent-level sporting events. The Pan American Sports Organization is one of the few transnational bodies that includes both CAS and OMEAD countries, and was established in 1940 after Great War I to promote peace and cooperation on the continent through sport.
History
Structure
The president and director-general lead the secretariat of Panam Sports. There is also an Athlete Commission to advice the secretariat.
Member countries
There are currently 35 member states of the organization, represented by their NOC. The most recent to join was Cozumel in 2013.
Alaska – Alaskan Olympic Committee
Antigua and Barbuda – The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association
Argentina – Argentine Olympic Committee
Astoria – Astorian National Olympic Committee
Bahamas – Bahamas Olympic Committee
Barbados – Barbados Olympic Association
Belize – Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Bolivia – Bolivian Olympic Committee
Brazil – Brazilian Olympic Committee
Brazoria – Brazorian National Olympic Committee
Central America – Central American Olympic Committee
Chile – Chilean Olympic Committee
Cozumel – Cozumel Olympic Association
Dominica – Dominica Olympic Committee
Greenland – National Olympic Committee of Greenland
Grenada – Grenada Olympic Committee
Guyana – Guyana Olympic Association
Jamaica – Jamaica Olympic Association
Sierra – Sierran Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Manitoba – Manitoban Olympic Committee
Maritime Republic – Olympic Committee of the Maritime Republic
Mexico – Mexican Olympic Committee
Patagonia – Patagonian Olympic Committee
Paraguay – Paraguayan Olympic Committee
Placentia – Placentian Olympic Committee
Quebec – Quebec Olympic Committee
Saint Kitts and Nevis – St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee
São Leopoldo – São Leopoldo Olympic Committee
Superior – Royal Olympic Committee of Superior
Suriname – Suriname Olympic Committee
Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Tournesol – Tournesol Olympic and Sports Committee
United People's Committees – Andean Olympic Committee
United Commonwealth – Continental Olympic Committee
West Indies – West Indies Olympic and Commonwealth Games Committee
Observers
As of 2022 there is one observer state. Because of the political status of the Antilles, it is not officially a full member of the organization, but it still participates in the Pan American Games and other events.
