2027 Pan American Games


The 2027 Pan American Games, officially the XX Pan American Games and commonly known as Lima 2027, is an upcoming international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization. from 16 July to 1 August. It will be held for the second time in Peru's capital, Lima eight years after hosting the 2019 Pan American Games.
Barranquilla, Colombia was initially announced as the host in August 2021. However, the city was stripped of its hosting rights in January 2024 after the country's Ministry of Sports failed to meet contractual obligations, as well as financial reasons.

Bidding process

First selection

The bidding process to determine the host of the 2027 Pan American Games was to begin in January 2021. However, in July 2021, the president of Panam Sports Neven Ilic confirmed that the bidding process would be postponed until January 2022. The deadline to submit bids for the event was 15 November 2021.

Host city election

On 27 August 2021, at an event in Barranquilla, Colombia, it was announced, that after a round of direct negotiations, the city was signed as the host of the games.
CityNOC nameVotes
Barranquilla'''n/a

Interested cities

Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Barranquilla loses its rights as host city

After several rounds of negotiations regarding financial guarantees were frustrated, on 3 January 2024, Barranquilla was stripped of hosting rights by PanAm Sports. This loss of rights was the result of frustrated rounds of negotiations with the new Colombian national and local authorities headed by the Ministry of Sports failing to meet contractual obligations, as well as failing to arrange the financial guarantees to hold the event. PanAm Sports also considered legal action for damages of USD$8 million caused by no signature of the host city contract.
A few days after Barranquilla was removed, the president of the Colombian Olympic Committee Ciro Solano, made public that there was pressure from Paraguayan authorities for Colombia to have its rights as host revoked, as there were clear intentions from the city of Asunción to host the event as a replacement host. Solano claimed in an interview with AFP, "Paraguay has been insisting on holding the Games since August".

Second selection

Host city election

The new host city was confirmed at a virtual Extraordinary General Assembly on 12 March 2024. Asunción would consequently face the Peruvian capital Lima, which had hosted the 2019 Games and was seen as a safe choice, given the little time available to organize the Games and the little need for additional works, in addition to the fact that only the new Pan-American Village would need to be built.

Confirmed candidates

Asunción, Paraguay

Previously interested cities

São Paulo, Brazil

The Games

Participating National Olympic Committees

All 41 nations of the Pan American Sports Organization are expected to compete.
Participating National Olympic Committees
Antigua and Barbuda|2027|

Sports

In October 2024, during the Panam Sports General Assembly held in Asunción, Paraguay, the International Cricket Council made the formal proposal for cricket to be added to this edition's program, as it will be one of the five optional sports during the 2028 Summer Olympics. The final program of 36 sports was named on June 19, 2025. 33 sports were selected by the National Olympic Committees, with the remaining three spots chosen by the Organizing Committee. The sports of basketball, breaking, bowling and racquetball were dropped from the 2023 edition of the games. Basketball will not be contested for the first time ever at the Pan American Games. The sport was dropped from the sport program after a dispute with FIBA and Panam Sports, with the former wanting a youth tournament, and the latter not wanting to downgrade the prestige of the tournament. However, during the Panam Sports General Assembly in August 2025, bowling and racquetball were reinstated to the 2027 program at the request of several National Olympic Committees, bringing the number of sports to 38. Meanwhile, the sport of cricket will make its Pan American Games debut.