ROSARIO CITY TO HOST 2029 PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR GAMES

The 64th Panam Sports General Assembly held on August 27 and 28, 2026, in Lima, Peru determine the host city for the upcoming 2029 Junior Pan American Games. Guatemala City and Rosario, Argentina, were in the running.

Both candidate cities made their presentations to the General Assembly, highlighting their strengths, their commitment, their infrastructure, and why they should be chosen to host the continent’s most important multisport event for young people.

The 41 member countries of Panam Sports selected Rosario as the host city for the 2029 Junior Pan American Games.

For the first time, the city of Rosario will host this sporting event which is expected to bring together more than 3,000 athletes from our region after winning by 29 votes to 24 over Guatemala City.

"With great pride, it's been a 10-year journey of working and building our structure. And through the most difficult moments, we didn't just come back — we recovered our role in the South American sports scene." - Pablo Javkin. Mayor of Rosario.

The second and final day of the Panam Sports Assembly also featured a presentation by the Lima 2027 Organizing Committee. Led by its President, Sergio Fernández, the committee presented all the progress made and the work currently underway, with 329 days remaining until the Games.

With the ANOC Executive Council elections completed and Rosario confirmed as host of the 2029 Pan American Junior Games, the 64th Panam Sports General Assembly closed having addressed both the movement's continental representation and the future of its premier youth event. From site visits to meaningful discussions and presentations, this productive Panam Sports Week in Lima capped by the Lima 2027 update reaffirmed the region's unity and momentum as it heads into a busy multi-year cycle of Olympic sport across the Americas.