Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games
November 17 - November 26
The Chilean capital Santiago will host the seventh edition of the Parapan American Games in 2023. It will be the first time that the South American country stages the event.
Santiago 2023 will be held between 17-26 November and will feature 2,000 athletes from 33 countries, who will compete in 17 sports.
More information can be found on Santiago 2023’s website.
Group Draw
The group draw for the Santiago Parapan American Games will take place on Thursday 17 August at 11:00 (local time) in Santiago, Chile.
Qualification for Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games
There will be 8 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams competing at the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games.
Qualified Teams:
Men’s
- Argentina, Brazil, Canada, USA (Automatic Spots for Americas Teams participating at 2022 World Championships)
- Puerto Rico (Highest Place Central Americas Team at the 2022 Americas Cup)
- Chile (Host)
- Colombia, Venezuela (The two highest finishing teams at the 2023 IWBF Americas Parapan Am Qualification Tournament)
Women’s
- Brazil, Canada, USA (Automatic Spots for Americas Teams participating at 2022 World Championships)
- Mexico (Highest Place Central Americas Team at the 2022 Americas Cup)
- Chile (Host)
- Argentina, Colombia, Bolivia (The three highest finishing teams at the 2023 IWBF Americas Parapan Am Qualification Tournament)
Qualification for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
The winning team from both the men’s and women’s competitions will earn a ticket to the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games.
Second place in the women’s competition will earn a place in the Repechage Tournament in Osaka, Japan, whilst second and third in the men’s competition will earn a place at the men’s Repechage Tournament in Antibes, France.