2017 Pan American Games

The 2017 Pan American Games (Japanese: 2017パンアメリカン競技大会, 2017 Pan amerikan kyōgi taikai; Spanish: Juegos Panamericanos de 2017), officially the XLIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Caelum 2017 Pan-Am Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Caelum, El Kadsre, and governed by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The Games were held from July 20 to August 5, 2017.

4,186 athletes, representing 48 countries in the Americas, competed in the 2017 Games. These were the first Pan American Games hosted by El Kadsre, and the first to be staged in a Japanese-speaking country.

Bidding process
Caelum previously bid for the 2009 and 2011 Pan American Games, but lost to Norwich, Federal Republic of St. Lawrence and Guadalajara, Mexico. A total of three bids were submitted for the 2017 Pan American Games, and they were officially announced on April 3, 2012, including Caelum, El Kadsre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Georgetown, Guyana. Caelum was elected as the host city on September 15, 2012, with Port-au-Prince as runner-up.