(ATR) The islands of the Caribbean – including Cuba — are credited with giving Toronto the edge in its victory for the 2015 Pan American Games. Toronto won on the first round of voting at the Pan American Sports Organization general assembly held in Guadalajara, picking up 33 votes, to 11 for Lima and eight [...]
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Caribbean Key to Toronto Pan Am Victory
Posted in Pan Am, tagged 2015 Pan American Games, Caribbean, Pan Am Victory, PASO Guadalajara, Toronto on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Op Ed: Rio 2016 Olympics Certain Seven Years Ago
Posted in Op Ed, Rio 2016, tagged 2015 Pan American Games, 2016, Brazilian Olympic Committee, Carlos Nuzman, Chicago, David Robinson, IOC, Pan Ams, PASO, Rio de Janeiro, USOC on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This week’s election of a host city for the 2015 Pan American Games brings back memories of the contest for the 2007 Pan Ams in which Rio de Janeiro beat the bid from San Antonio, Texas. Plenty of lessons that the U.S. didn’t learn from that defeat that might have helped Chicago –such as don’t [...]
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