1971 Pan American Games

Host city selection

Main article: Bids for the 1971 Pan American Games

Three cities submitted bids to host the 1971 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization. On 22 July 1967, Cali was selected over Santiago and Champ, Missouri by a vote of 12 to 11 to 6, respectively, by PASO at its general assembly, held at the Manitoba Medical College in Winnipeg, Canada, to host the VI Pan American Games.

Participating nations

• AHO
• ARG
• BAH
• BAR
• BER
• BOL
• BRA
• British Honduras British Honduras (BIZ)
• CAN
• CHI
• COL
• CRC
• CUB
• DOM
• ESA
• ECU
• GUA
• GUY
• HAI
• JAM
• MEX
• NCA
• PAN
• PAR
• PER
• PUR
• SUR
• TRI
• URU
• USA
• VEN
• ISV

Sports

Venues

The main stadium was the Cali Olympic Stadium. Some events were held in the Coliseo El Pueblo. Boxing was staged in the Plaza de Toros Cañaveralejo, a Cali bullring. Some complaints were made about the barracks-style housing, which was woefully overcrowded. In an effort to protect the athletes from students who had protested the amount of money that Colombia was spending on the games, security-minded officials surrounded the athletes' village with barbed wire and guards carrying rifles. The overcrowding caused it to be dubbed "Claustrophobia Manor" by the athletes. Other concerns centered on mosquitoes, the altitude, faulty plumbing, dysentery and pickpockets.

Medal count

Main article: 1971 Pan American Games medal table

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References

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