PANAM SPORTS ANNOUNCES PANAM SPORTS WEEK
MIAMI, FLORIDA: Panam Sports is proud to announce Panam Sports Week, a landmark gathering that will bring together the leaders of sport across the Americas for five days of strategic dialogue, critical forums, governance, and collective action. Taking place August 23–28, 2026, at the Hotel Westin in Lima, Perú, this event is unprecedented in the history of the organization — and it marks the beginning of a bold new chapter.Panam Sports week was approved unanimously during the Executive Committee meeting in Aruba , driven by a shared conviction: that Panam Sports must better connect as an organization and stay abreast of an ever-shifting sports, cultural and geopolitical landscape. The result is a week that condenses everything Panam Sports is — and everything it aspires to be.“One continent, diverse realities, one direction, progress in Pan American sport is not individual. It is collective.”— Jimena Saldaña, Panam Sports Secretary GeneralForward Together: Charting the CourseThe week kicks off on Monday, August 24, with “Forward Together” — a landmark consultation session bringing together the presidents and secretary generals of all 41 Panam Sports member nations. Together, they will design a strategic roadmap for the future of the organization: a conversation that will set the course for years ahead, reshaping how the Americas think about sport, leadership, and shared purpose.This is not a meeting of observers. America’s leaders are not staying in the room — they are becoming the institutional mandate. The conclusions of Forward Together will be presented on Wednesday afternoon, and will serve as an actionable framework ready to guide the entire organization forward.Women in Sports & Safe Sport Forums: Honest Conversations, Real DataTuesday, August 25, will be dedicated to two of the most urgent conversations in global sport. The Women in Sports Forum will open the morning with a candid examination of representation, opportunity, and progress across the Americas. The Safe Sport Forum will follow in the afternoon — grounded in honesty and raw data, confronting the realities that protect athletes and strengthen the integrity of sport.Both forums will feature speakers and panelists at the forefront of their fields. [Speaker details to be announced.]Executive Committee Meeting & Lima 2027 Venue VisitOn Wednesday morning, the Panam Sports Executive Committee will convene at a Westin Hotel and then travel to the village and then to VIDENA — Lima’s premier sports complex — for a firsthand tour of the venues being prepared for the Lima 2027 Pan American Games. The visit underscores Panam Sports' commitment to readiness, accountability, and the highest standards of competition infrastructure.LXIV General Assembly: Decisions That Shape the FutureThursday and Friday — August 27 and 28 — will bring the week to a decisive close with the LXIV Panam Sports General Assembly. This gathering of member nations will make consequential decisions that will define the trajectory of sport across the Americas for years to come.Among the key items on the agenda: the election of the host city for the 2029 Junior Pan American Games, and Panam Sports’ representation in the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) — decisions that carry enormous weight for athletes, federations, and communities across the hemisphere.“We don’t have the same speed, but the same direction. Not the same resources, but the same ambition. Not the same starting point, but the same movement.”— Jimena Saldaña, Panam Sports Secretary GeneralPanam Sports Week 2026 is more than a series of meetings. It is a statement of who this organization is and who it intends to become — a unified, purposeful force for sport across 41 nations and hundreds of millions of people. Lima will be the stage. History will be made.AT A GLANCE: Panam Sports Week 2026 ScheduleSunday, Aug 23: Arrival of Participants — Hotel WestinMonday, Aug 24: Forward Together Consultation Sessions (AM + PM)Tuesday, Aug 25: Women in Sports Forum (AM) | Safe Sport Forum (PM)Wednesday, Aug 26: Executive Committee Meeting & Lima 2027 Venue Visit (AM) | “Forward Together” Conclusions (PM)Thursday, Aug 27: LXIV Panam Sports General Assembly (AM + PM)Friday, Aug 28: LXIV Panam Sports General Assembly (AM) | Participant Departures
