Pan
American Sports Organization
The
PAN AMERICAN SPORTS ORGANIZATION
((PASO)) is the body that represents the
National Olympic Committees of the
countries in the American continent and
the Caribbean. Its main objective is the realization
of the Pan American Games every four
years.
The XLIV PASO GENERAL ASSEMBLY chaired by PASO President, Mario
Vasquez
Rana, took place in Buenos Aires in May this
year with the Organizing Committee of the XV
Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO)
presenting a detailed report on the organization
of the multisport event, scheduled for the
period July 13 to 29, 2007.
The Pan American Games program
started with 19 sports in the 1951 edition,
and in 2003 in Santo Domingo it
featured 35 sports. The main source for
any edition of the Pan American
Games is the program of the next
Olympic Games. Therefore, the XV Pan
American Games Rio 2007 will forcefully
contain the 28 sports of the 2008
Beijing Games, in China. In the XLIII
PASO General Assembly, in
August, 2005, in Rio de Janeiro,
the Organization confirmed Futsal
(men’s) and included Bowling, Karate,
Skating (Artistic and Speed),
Squash and Water Skiing in the program
of the XV Pan American Games
Rio 2007.
All over the Pan American region,
sports federations forming the National
Olympic Committees are planning
for their best teams to go to Rio.
USA Track & Field (USATF) has stated
that they will take to Rio a team of
young promises who will be the surprises
for the Beijing Olympic Games.
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