International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) President Rafael Santonja met with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach here as bodybuilding makes its Pan American Games debut.
Gladys Tejeda claimed the host nation’s first gold medal of Lima 2019 by winning the women’s marathon, four years after being stripped of the Pan American Games title over a doping offence.
By Nancy Gillen and Michael Pavitt in Lima
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games are officially under way following a bright and lively Opening Ceremony here.
By Michael Pavitt and Nancy Gillen in Lima
Hosts Peru are assured of their first medal of their home Pan American Games after Diego Elías progressed to the semi-finals of the men’s singles squash competition in Lima.
Santiago 2023 could be the latest Pan American Games in the calendar year to date after organisers suggested a November finish to the Panam Sports General Assembly here.
By Michael Pavitt and Nancy Gillen in Lima
Canada’s team of four weightlifters for the impending Pan American Games in Lima contains two “serious medal threats” according to Don MacNeill, vice-president of the Canadian Weightlifting Federation.
Peru suffered a heavy defeat to Cuba in the first 2019 Pan American Games men's softball game here as world champions Argentina began their campaign with a victory against Mexico.
Panam Sports President Neven Ilic is confident the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will prove the "greatest", despite admitting the organisation of the event had got off to an "uncertain" start.
Hockey player Kathleen Sharkey will serve as the United States’ flagbearer for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games Opening Ceremony tomorrow.
Brazilian athletes and officials marked one year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games here at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games Village.
International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre has declared the organisation “proud” as the sport prepares to make its first appearance at the Pan American Games here in Lima.
Sport has got under way here at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in the preliminary rounds of the beach volleyball and handball.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Super-rich Saudi Arabia has made sport a priority with major events regularly taking place in the Kingdom. The country's vision, however, creates uncomfortable questions. Dan Palmer reports.
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