2003 Pan American Games

XIV Pan American Games
HostSanto Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Nations42
Athletes5,223
Events338 in 35 sports
OpeningAugust 1
ClosingAugust 17
Opened byPresident Hipólito Mejía
Cauldron lighterLuis Pujols
Main venueFélix Sánchez Olympic Stadium

The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America.[1][2]

All 42 PASO countries and over 5,223 athletes pre-registered for participation in the XIV Pan American Games. An additional 2,425 trainers and delegates attended.[3] The United States pre-registered the most athletes (713) and Saint Lucia entered the least (6). The host country entered 562 athletes.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spirits was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ready or not on Sports Illustrated, 1 Aug 2003 (archived)
  3. ^ "panamgames2003.com". panamgames2003.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

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