2005 Youth Parapan American Games Explained

I Youth Parapan American Games
Size:	200
Host:	Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Nations:	10
Athletes:	1,000
Events:	8 sports
Opening:	October 22
Closing:	October 30
Torch Label:	Cauldron lighter
Stadium:	El Salitre Coliseum

The 2005 Youth Parapan American Games were an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities held from October 22 to October 30, 2005, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. They were the first edition of the Youth Parapan American Games, created by the Americas Paralympic Committee after the 2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas.^{[1] [2]}

Venezuela ended the games at the top of the medals table, with Mexico coming in second, Argentina in third, and Colombia in fourth.^{[3] [4]} Other nation participants included Uruguay, Ecuador, and Bolivia.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: II Youth Parapanam Games 2009 . 19 January 2019 . Colombian Paralympic Committee . https://web.archive.org/web/20090830224654if_/http://juvenilesipcamerica.org:80/noticia_03_05_2009.htm . 30 August 2009 . dead.
2. Web site: Bid process launched for 2021 Youth Parapan American Games. 4 July 2017. 18 January 2019. Dunsar Media Company Limited.
3. Web site: Barquisimeto 2005 Youth Parapan American Games. 20 January 2019. Americas Paralympics Committee.
4. Web site: Participación de ensueño en Sao Paulo 2017. 28 March 2017. 20 January 2019. Kienyke. Spanish.
5. Web site: Venezuela al frente de los Parapanamericanos. 27 October 2005. 20 January 2019. Spanish.