XVI Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011

[Alejandro24 575]

Official Site

Today was the Pan American torch lighting, in Teotihuacan. Its travel will be around all the country, I think it is strange why It will not to travel around all the continent.

The Pan American games starts in october 14 and ends in october 30.

[Meg 368]

Cool. I wonder why we never get to see these games on TV.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Cool. I wonder why we never get to see these games on TV.

probably only on ESPN7 at 4AM

With only quick look thru the site it never mentions and TV channels

you would think the soccer would at least be televised.

Edit: According to Wiki Televisa and TV Azteca are televising them.

your in luck if you get those stations.

Ill have to look at my channel line up.

  Edited August 27, 2011 by Easy Bakes  

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

TSN or TSN2 and perhaps BOLD will carry this event. BOLD carries the world figure skating events live and this is more important.

[Jamesrules90 133]

Nice but in England there is a 0 (zero) percent chance of it being shown even though I see the flag of the falklands islands and those are british over seas territories.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Nice but in England there is a 0 (zero) percent chance of it being shown even though I see the flag of the falklands islands and those are british over seas territories.

Of all non-American countries, one would expect better response than that from the flagship of the Commonwealth of Nations. Of course, because of the ridiculous prices, I suspect you'll have very low if not zero attendance at the 2012 Olympics from the Commonwealth.

[Alejandro24 575]

Left only a week. The opening ceremony will be the next friday, october 14, at 20 hours -6GMT (Central Time). Take a look to the schedule at the channels of your TV to watch it.

The panamerican mascots: Gavo, Leo and Huichi.

Gavo represent the country and rural style of the state. He's a Blue Agave.

Leo represent the City of Guadalajara, where in the coat of arms appears two lions.

Huichi represent the Wixarika People of the state.

Pan American Torch, that inpires a Blue Agave.

Pan American Village (location).

The Omnilife Stadium is the Olympic Stadium of the games.

  Edited October 8, 2011 by Alejandro24  

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Have a great games, Guadalajara. It is nice to see some good news for a change.

[Ocram's Razr 963]

I wonder if I can take winter vacation there? The games would most likely be over at that point but I miss my family and would love to see the new buildings.

[Alejandro24 575]

As off topic, but necessary, here is the most recent panorama of the city:

[Ocram's Razr 963]

I recognize Plaza Del Sol (hotel district) but I cannot see El Centro (downtown shopping and museum district).

[Alejandro24 575]

I recognize Plaza Del Sol (hotel district) but I cannot see El Centro (downtown shopping and museum district).

If the panorama is a circle, El Centro de Guadalajara (the Downtown) is more at the right. The panorama shows the west of the city.

[Alejandro24 575]

Some videos:

Official Song: El mismo Sol

Left 3 days.

[Alejandro24 575]

Yesterday was the opening ceremony. It was... Awesome!! I like it too much, more better than Rio 2006, at the level of Vancouver 2010. Simply awesome. The photos can be founded here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150420367006756.415247.322249046755&type=3

My favorite part, the interpretation of Nortec Collective:

[Ocram's Razr 963]

That was awesome!

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Spectacular. I think you really had to be there to appreciate it fully of course.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

This games ends. Next games 2015 in Toronto!

TO2015

Welcome to Toronto.

[Alejandro24 575]

This games ends. Next games 2015 in Toronto!

TO2015

Welcome to Toronto.

That's right. In less of 10 minutes will start the closing of this games. Hope so you'll be watching it there in Canada (or an alternative: http://clausura.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ ).

This are the final results:

  Edited October 31, 2011 by Alejandro24  

[Alejandro24 575]

Well, this edition has finished. I have to say, as I am a Tapatio, this two weeks were too amazing, out of the normal. Usually the city is boring when nothing is happening, specially this time when there is nothing. This games changed the vision totally, hope so the eyes of the foreign people had changed too.

Is something complicated how to express this. The legacy that the games could bring to the city is too big. We noticed that we can do everything that we want outside the capital. Maybe we are a city of province, but we can do everything kind of events.

So thank you to all America for bring us the oportunity to organize this games. See you in Toronto 2015.

Then, what's next? The year didn't finished yet: in november the germans invade the city, they're guest of honor for the XXV edition of the International Book Fair (FIL, Feria Internacional del Libro); next years we have many competitions in the city as swimming and pelota vasca. Let me look for all the agenda.

[Ocram's Razr 963]

I am not surprised by the USA's victory though I am surprised how well Cuba performed compared to Mexico.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Start planning a vacation in Toronto in 2015. Not only is it the largest city in Canada but I think it now outdoes Montreal as more cosmopolitan.

The organizers are having trouble getting the games off the ground due to the complexity of things in the city. Three major league sports teams plus a lot of minor league stuff pretty much takes up the time of sports fans, so planning a giant bash of summer athletics will be initially a hard sell. Toronto has everything from cricket to wind surfing.