Brazil remains without a gold medal on the last day of the taekwondo tournament of 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago.

The United States breathes a sigh of relief after securing a last-minute equestrian jumping ticket for Paris 2024. They risked everything on the last opportunity available to them, the Pan American Games. Their success allows them to defend many of the achievements they obtained in the last Olympic events.

The 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago ended last Sunday, and Team Brazil's outstanding results extended beyond the sporting arena to the digital world. With free broadcasts and five channels for viewers, Team Brazil's YouTube channel received more than 40 million views and gained 137,000 new subscribers, reaching the mark of 254,000 followers.

Despite the absence of some of their star athletes, the United States showed their dominance and reaffirmed their position as a global sporting powerhouse. This marks the eighteenth time that the United States has topped the medal table at the Panam Games, the only exception being in 1991, when a meticulously prepared event in Havana led to a stellar performance by Cuban athletes, by the Cuban athletes, who won 140 gold medals to the United States' 130.

Esports or electronic sports made their mark for the first time at the Pan American Games, specifically at Santiago 2023, with a dedicated space and an unprecedented championship that ran parallel to the official competition in both male and female categories. The tournaments featured two main video games: eFootball 2023 and DOTA 2, with 25 countries and over 120 players participating.

Like handball, field hockey offered the tempting reward of a ticket to the Paris Games for the champions of these Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. On Friday, the Argentine men booked a ticket with a 3-1 victory over Chile in the final, thanks to two goals from striker Lucas Martínez and one from midfielder Agustín Bugallo, both of whom play for Mitre in Argentina.

Brazil enjoyed a spectacular night of football on Saturday, with two major successes in different environments. It came after the women's national team were our of the Pan American Games due to a curious change in criteria, despite being reigning America's Cup champions and having secured a place at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Argentina arrived at the Pan American Games with the aim of defending the title they won in Lima four years ago, but with a team that bore little resemblance to that side of the past. In the Peruvian capital, the Albiceleste was able to call on the services of almost all their stars, including Facundo Campazzo, Gabriel Deck (Real Madrid, Spain), Nico Laprovittola (Barcelona, Spain), Nico Brussino (Gran Canaria, Spain), and even the legendary, now retired, Luis Scola.

Just as in the women's competition with champions Brazil, the men's handball competition at these Pan Am Games had a special prize for the winners: direct qualification for the Paris Olympics. 

Colombia is a tremendously important country for us in the development of sports. We are on track to have a great event in Barranquilla 2027,' stated sources from the organization. Mayor Jaime Pumarejo leads the Barranquilla delegation that will receive the flag in Chile as the host of the 2027 Pan American Games during the closing ceremony of the 'Santiago 2023' sports event.

The track and field competition at the Pan Am Games came to a close on Saturday,with the United States winning the medal count with eight gold medals, thanks to Curtis Thompson's triumph in the final event (men's javelin). His victory broke a seven-gold-medal tie between the USA, Brazil and Cuba.

On 20 October, the 19th edition of the Pan American Games kicked off in Santiago, Chile, concluding a long process that began in April 2017 when Buenos Aires withdrew its bid, leaving the Chilean capital as the sole candidate to host the event. 

The most anticipated final of the men's basketball tournament at the Panam Games was put on hold on Friday, as Brazil unexpectedly lost in the second semifinal to an excellent Venezuela, who dominated the first half to win 77-84.

With fewer fans in attendance at the Pan American Stadium in Nuñoa due to the women's football final and the men's handball and basketball semi-finals taking place at the same time, athletics had another remarkable penultimate day at the Pan American Games with several star performances.

Men's handball has been one of the standout events at the 2023 Panam Games in Santiago, Chile. The timing coincides with a break in club competitions in Europe, allowing for international team matches.