2011 Pan American Games torch relay explained

Host City:Guadalajara, Mexico
Distance:15,000 km
Torch Bearers:3,500
Start Date:August 26, 2011
End Date:October 14, 2011

The 2011 Pan American Games torch relay was a 50-day torch run, from August 26–October 14, 2011, held prior to the 2011 Pan American Games. Plans for the relay were originally announced July 6, 2011 by the Guadalajara Organizing Committee for the 2011 Pan American and Parapan American Games (COPAG).[1] The relay brought the torch from Mexico City to the Estadio Omnilife for the Opening Ceremony. The flame arrived just in time for the opening ceremony.

The relay took the torch through all 32 Mexican states on a 50-day route starting on August 26, 2011, at the pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City. The Pan American flame was lit in the Pyramid of the Sun, the spot selected by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The relay was organized by the Mexican Olympic Committee and was sponsored by Grupo Omnilife, a nutrition company. The first torch was carried by Pan American Games gold medalist Paola Longoria.[2] The relay began with a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the 2011 Monterrey casino attack.[3] About 3,500 runners carried the torch on the 15,000-kilometer route. The torch arrived in Puerto Vallarta on October 9, Ciudad Guzmán on October 11, Tapalpa on October 12, Lagos de Moreno on October 13 and Guadalajara on October 14 for the opening ceremony at the Estadio Omnilife.[4]

The torch was designed by Vatti, the same company that designed the torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The design depicted green agave leaves with blue and white accents. The leaves surrounded and protected the flame. Each torch was tall and weighed, including the fuel canister, which contained enough fuel for 12 minutes.[5]

Route

DayDateStateCitiesNotable torchbearers
  1. of torchbearers
1August 26Mexican Federal DistrictTeotihuacan
(Torch lighting ceremony)		––
2August 27Mexico City
(all 16 boroughs)		Paola Longoria – racquetballer
Daniel Aceves – wrestler
Noé Hernández, Carlos Mercenario – athlete (race walker)
Jesús Mena, Fernando Platas – diver
Marcelo Ebrard, Bernardo de la Garza – politicians
Mario González – boxer
Guillermo Pérez – taekwondoist		240[6]
3August 28State of MexicoTolucaAntônio Naelson, Alfredo Talavera – footballer
Ana Maria Torres – boxer
María del Carmen Díaz, Fidel Negrete – athlete (marathon)
Víctor Estrada – taekwondoist		66[7]
4August 29HidalgoPachucaNabor Castillo – judoka
Jose Francisco Olvera Ruiz – Governor of Hidalgo
Eligio Cervantes – triathlete		73[8]
5August 30TlaxcalaPapalotla, Xicohtzinco, Zacatelco, Tepeyanco and TlaxcalaBraulio Ávila – boxer96[9]
6August 31PueblaPuebla–77[10]
7September 1VeracruzXalapaManuel Cortina – canoer
Armando Fernández – wrestler[11] 		67[12]
8September 2Not travelling
9September 3TabascoVillahermosa–72[13]
10September 4CampecheCampecheMelchor Cob Castro – boxer
Francisco Campos – baseball player[14] paz		61[15]
11September 5YucatánMérida, DzibilchaltúnGuty Espadas, Juan Herrera, Gilberto Keb Baas, José Pinzón – boxer
Eduardo Magaña – archer
Gerardo Torres – footballer
Juan Jose Pacho – baseball player[16] 		73[17]
12September 6Chichen Itza, PistéDavid Mier – sailor39[18]
13September 7Quintana RooCancúnAlejandro Vela – footballer
Ricardo Delgado, Rodolfo López – boxer
Marco Martos – American football player
Roberto Borge Angulo – Governor of Quintana Roo[19] 		61[20]
14September 8ChetumalCarolina Valencia – weightlifter57[21]
15September 9Not travelling
16September 10ChiapasChiapa de Corzo, Tuxtla Gutiérrez–52[22]
17September 11Not travelling
18September 12OaxacaOaxacaBernardo Segura – athlete (race walker)57[23]
19September 13GuerreroAcapulco–55[24]
20September 14MorelosCuernavaca–78[25]
21September 15QuerétaroQuerétaro–71[26]
22September 16Not travelling
23September 17MichoacánMoreliaLeonel Godoy Rangel – Governor of Michoacán
Guillermo Pérez – taekwondoist
Everardo Cristóbal – canoer		70[27]
24September 18GuanajuatoLeónLaura Sánchez – diver[28] 97
25September 19AguascalientesAguascalientesAlfonso Zamora – boxer63[29]
26September 20Not travelling
27September 21San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíArmando Quintanilla – athlete (5,000 + 10,000 meters) 133[30]
28September 22TamaulipasTampico, Ciudad Madero, Altamira–96[31]
29September 23Not travelling
30September 24Nuevo LeónMonterreyDaniel Bautista – athlete (race walker)
Raúl Alcalá – cyclist
Antonio Sancho – footballer		68[32]
31September 25CoahuilaSaltillo–40[33]
32September 26Durango/CoahuilaGómez Palacio, Lerdo, TorreónJared Borgetti – footballer
Cristian Mijares – boxer
Marco Antonio Rubio – boxer[34] 		64
33September 27Not travelling
34September 28ChihuahuaChihuahuaCristián Bejarano – boxer88[35]
35September 29Not travelling
36September 30SonoraHermosilloHumberto Cota – baseball player
Juan Pedro Toledo – athlete		80[36]
37October 1Not travelling
38October 2Baja CaliforniaTijuanaErik Morales – boxer100[37]
39October 3Not travelling
40October 4Baja California SurLa Paz–73[38]
41October 5Not travelling
42October 6SinaloaMazatlán–97[39]
43October 7NayaritTepic–49
44October 8JaliscoPuerto Vallarta–103[40]
45October 9Not travelling
46October 10ColimaColima–68[41]
47October 11JaliscoCiudad Guzmán–75[42]
48October 12Tapalpa–17[43]
49October 13Amatitán, Lagos de Moreno–66
50October 14Guadalajara, Tonalá, Tlaquepaque, ZapopanJashia Luna – diver
Brenda Magaña – gymnast
Dionicio Cerón – athlete (marathon)
Javier Rosas – triathlete
Jose Becerra – boxer		185[44]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: El fuego panamericano calienta la República . September 16, 2011 . Informador.com.mx . August 28, 2011 . es.
  3. News: Somber Start to Pan Am Torch Relay . September 16, 2009 . Around the Rings . August 29, 2011.
  4. News: Pan Am Games Update June 2011 . May 30, 2011 . Focus on Mexico . June 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004185419/http://www.focusonmexico.com/June-2011-Pan-Am-Update.html . 2011-10-04 . dead .
  5. News: Pan American Spirit to Light up Mexico . COPAG . April 15, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . June 16, 2011 .
  6. News: Viaje de Antorcha Panamericana empezará en DF . September 16, 2009 . El Economista . August 22, 2011 . es.
  7. News: Recorre la Antorcha Panamericana la capital mexiquense . September 16, 2011 . Informador.com.mx . August 28, 2011 . es.
  8. News: Otros Deportes . September 16, 2011 . ¡Aplausos! . August 29, 2011 . es.
  9. News: Recibirá Tlaxcala antorcha de los Juegos Panamericanos . September 16, 2011 . Diario Marca . August 29, 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325131614/http://www.diariomarca.com.mx/?p=47233 . March 25, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  10. News: The Fire that Unites Makes History in Puebla . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . August 31, 2011 .
  11. News: The Flame Started the Carnival in Xalapa . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . September 1, 2011 .
  12. News: Xalapa recibirá Antorcha Panamericana . 2011-09-16 . Enestahora . es .
  13. News: Urbana . Zona . Llegará al Musevi antorcha olímpica de Panamericanos el 3 de septiembre . September 16, 2011 . Milenio . August 27, 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401032413/http://impreso.milenio.com/node/9016078 . April 1, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  14. News: Pan American Torch greets the sea in Campeche . September 16, 2011 . Road to 2012 . September 4, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330153943/http://deportesus.terra.com/road-to-2012/noticias/0,,OI5330474-EI17467,00-Pan+American+Torch+greets+the+sea+in+Campeche.html . March 30, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  15. News: El Espíritu Panamericano atraviesa murallas . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . es .
  16. News: Mayan Night Receives Pan American Spirit . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . September 5, 2011 .
  17. News: La antorcha panamericana pasará por Mérida . September 16, 2011 . Azteca Deportes . April 24, 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323084233/http://www.aztecadeportes.com/notas/juegos-panamericanos-2011/68365/la-antorcha-panamericana-pasara-por-merida . March 23, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  18. News: La flama en casa de Quetzalcóatl . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . es .
  19. News: Deportistas esperan llegada del fuego Panamericano a Cancún . September 16, 2011 . Sipse . August 31, 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008210852/http://www.sipse.com/noticias/119182-deportistas-esperan-llegada-fuego-panamericano-cancun.html . October 8, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  20. News: The Pan American Flame turns Turquoise . 2011-09-16 . Guadalajara2011.org . 2011-09-07 .
  21. News: La Cuna del Mestizaje adopta el Fuego que Une . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org .
  22. News: Hoy recorrido de la Antorcha . September 16, 2011 . Diario de Chiapas . September 10, 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402095123/http://www.diariodechiapas.com/2011091031038/deportes/hoy-recorrido-de-la-antorcha . April 2, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  23. News: La Antorcha Panamericana tocó tierras oaxaqueñas . September 16, 2011 . Medio tiempo . es.
  24. News: The Flame of Unity Visits Acapulco . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . September 13, 2011 .
  25. News: Becerril Ayala . Rolando . Morelos está listo para recibir la Antorcha Panamericana . September 16, 2011 . La Union . September 14, 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325112516/http://www.launion.com.mx/morelos/secciones/deportes/item/25948-morelos-est%C3%A1-listo-para-recibir-la-antorcha-panamericana.html . March 25, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  26. News: Patriotic Celebrations with Pan American Spirt . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org .
  27. News: La antorcha panamericana tocará Morelia el 17 de septiembre . September 16, 2011 . Cambio de Michoacán . August 18, 2011 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002012443/http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=156602 . October 2, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
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  29. News: Beauty Runs in Aguascalientes . September 19, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . September 19, 2011 .
  30. News: San Luis Potosí saborea un poco de 'La Fiesta de América' . September 21, 2011 . terra . September 21, 2011 . es.
  31. News: Antorcha estuvo en tres municipios de Tamaulipas . September 23, 2011 . meido tiempo . September 22, 2011 . es.
  32. News: Nuevo León expone su tradición deportiva a toda América . September 25, 2011 . terra . September 24, 2011 . es.
  33. News: La Antorcha Panamericana pasa por ruta recreativa en Saltillo . September 25, 2011 . terra . September 25, 2011 . es.
  34. News: Borgetti portará el fuego panamericano . September 25, 2011 . El Siglo de Torreón.com.mx . September 25, 2011 . es.
  35. News: Mayúsculo Recibimiento! . September 28, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . September 28, 2011 . es .
  36. News: Sonora is illuminated! . October 1, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . October 1, 2011 .
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  38. News: La Paz acompaña al Fuego Panamericano . October 4, 2011 . terra . October 4, 2011 . es.
  39. News: La Antorcha Panamericana recorre el puerto de Mazatlán . October 7, 2011 . infomador.com.mx . October 6, 2011 . es.
  40. News: Puerto Vallarta Pan American Torch Relay Route Announced . September 30, 2011 . Puerto Vallarta News . September 26, 2011.
  41. News: Colima Feels Pan American Torch Excitement . October 11, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org .
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  43. News: The Pan American torch encourages sportmanship in Tapalpa . October 14, 2011 . Enlineacontinua.com . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20120515083549/http://enlineacontinua.com/?p=2927 . May 15, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  44. Web site: Listos para recibir Antorcha . September 16, 2011 . Guadalajara2011.org . es .

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