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2011 Pan American Games torch relay

FieldValue
logoGuadalajara 2011 Torch Relay emblem.svg
host cityGuadalajara, Mexico
distance15,000 km
torch bearers3,500
theme
start dateAugust 26, 2011
end dateOctober 14, 2011
torch designer

The 2011 Pan American Games torch relay was a 50-day torch run, from August 26–October 14, 2011, held prior to the 2011 Pan American Games. Plans for the relay were originally announced July 6, 2011 by the Guadalajara Organizing Committee for the 2011 Pan American and Parapan American Games (COPAG). The relay brought the torch from Mexico City to the Estadio Omnilife for the Opening Ceremony. The flame arrived just in time for the opening ceremony.

The relay took the torch through all 32 Mexican states on a 50-day route starting on August 26, 2011, at the pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City. The Pan American flame was lit in the Pyramid of the Sun, the spot selected by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The relay was organized by the Mexican Olympic Committee and was sponsored by Grupo Omnilife, a nutrition company. The first torch was carried by Pan American Games gold medalist Paola Longoria. The relay began with a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the 2011 Monterrey casino attack. About 3,500 runners carried the torch on the 15,000-kilometer route. The torch arrived in Puerto Vallarta on October 9, Ciudad Guzmán on October 11, Tapalpa on October 12, Lagos de Moreno on October 13 and Guadalajara on October 14 for the opening ceremony at the Estadio Omnilife.

The torch was designed by Vatti, the same company that designed the torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The design depicted green agave leaves with blue and white accents. The leaves surrounded and protected the flame. Each torch was 70 cm tall and weighed 1.5 kg, including the fuel canister, which contained enough fuel for 12 minutes.

Route

DayDateStateCitiesNotable torchbearers# of torchbearers
1August 26Mexican Federal DistrictTeotihuacan
(Torch lighting ceremony)––
2August 27Mexico City
(all 16 boroughs)Paola Longoria – racquetballer
Daniel Aceves – wrestler
Noé Hernández, Carlos Mercenario – athlete (race walker)
Jesús Mena, Fernando Platas – diver
Marcelo Ebrard, Bernardo de la Garza – politicians
Mario González – boxer
Guillermo Pérez – taekwondoisttitle=Viaje de Antorcha Panamericana empezará en DFurl=http://eleconomista.com.mx/deportes/2011/08/22/viaje-antorcha-panamericana-empezara-dfaccess-date=September 16, 2009newspaper=El Economistadate=August 22, 2011language=es}}
3August 28State of MexicoTolucaAntônio Naelson, Alfredo Talavera – footballer
Ana Maria Torres – boxer
María del Carmen Díaz, Fidel Negrete – athlete (marathon)
Víctor Estrada – taekwondoisttitle=Recorre la Antorcha Panamericana la capital mexiquenseurl=http://www.informador.com.mx/primera/2011/318019/6/recorre-la-antorcha-panamericana-la-capital-mexiquense.htmaccess-date=September 16, 2011newspaper=Informador.com.mxdate=August 28, 2011language=es}}
4August 29HidalgoPachucaNabor Castillo – judoka
Jose Francisco Olvera Ruiz – Governor of Hidalgo
Eligio Cervantes – triathletetitle=Otros Deportesurl=http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n2205483.htmaccess-date=September 16, 2011newspaper=¡Aplausos!date=August 29, 2011language=esarchive-date=October 11, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011133714/http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n2205483.htmurl-status=dead }}
5August 30TlaxcalaPapalotla, Xicohtzinco, Zacatelco, Tepeyanco and TlaxcalaBraulio Ávila – boxer96
6August 31PueblaPuebla–77
7September 1VeracruzXalapaManuel Cortina – canoer
Armando Fernández – wrestler67
8September 2*Not travelling*
9September 3TabascoVillahermosa–72
10September 4CampecheCampecheFrancisco Campos]] – baseball player paztitle=El Espíritu Panamericano atraviesa murallasurl=http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/09_Multimedia/noticias_view.asp?id_noticia=4535access-date=September 16, 2011work=Guadalajara2011.orglanguage=es }}
11September 5YucatánMérida, DzibilchaltúnGuty Espadas, Juan Herrera, Gilberto Keb Baas, José Pinzón – boxer
Eduardo Magaña – archer
Gerardo Torres – footballer
Juan Jose Pacho – baseball player73
12September 6Chichen Itza, PistéDavid Mier – sailortitle=La flama en casa de Quetzalcóatlurl=http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/09_Multimedia/noticias_view.asp?id_noticia=4543access-date=September 16, 2011work=Guadalajara2011.orglanguage=es }}
13September 7Quintana RooCancúnAlejandro Vela – footballer
Ricardo Delgado, Rodolfo López – boxer
Marco Martos – American football player
Roberto Borge Angulo – Governor of Quintana Roo61
14September 8ChetumalCarolina Valencia – weightliftertitle=La Cuna del Mestizaje adopta el Fuego que Uneurl=http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/09_Multimedia/noticias_view.asp?id_noticia=4555access-date=September 16, 2011work=Guadalajara2011.org }}
15September 9*Not travelling*
16September 10ChiapasChiapa de Corzo, Tuxtla Gutiérrez–52
17September 11*Not travelling*
18September 12OaxacaOaxacaBernardo Segura – athlete (race walker)title=La Antorcha Panamericana tocó tierras oaxaqueñasurl=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/panamericanos/noticias/2011/09/12/la-antorcha-panamericana-toco-tierras-oaxaquenasaccess-date=September 16, 2011newspaper=Medio tiempolanguage=es}}
19September 13GuerreroAcapulco–55
20September 14MorelosCuernavaca–78
21September 15QuerétaroQuerétaro–71
22September 16*Not travelling*
23September 17MichoacánMoreliaLeonel Godoy Rangel – Governor of Michoacán
Guillermo Pérez – taekwondoist
Everardo Cristóbal – canoertitle=La antorcha panamericana tocará Morelia el 17 de septiembreurl=http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=156602access-date=September 16, 2011newspaper=Cambio de Michoacándate=August 18, 2011language=esarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002012443/http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=156602archive-date=October 2, 2011url-status=deaddf=mdy-all }}
24September 18GuanajuatoLeónLaura Sánchez – diver97
25September 19AguascalientesAguascalientesAlfonso Zamora – boxertitle=Beauty Runs in Aguascalientesurl=http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/09_Multimedia/noticias_view.asp?id_noticia=4590access-date=September 19, 2011work=Guadalajara2011.orgdate=September 19, 2011 }}
26September 20*Not travelling*
27September 21San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíArmando Quintanilla – athlete (5,000 + 10,000 meters)title=San Luis Potosí saborea un poco de 'La Fiesta de América'url=http://deportespe.terra.com.pe/rumbo-a-2012/guadalajara-2011/noticias/0,,OI5363025-EI17445,00-San+Luis+Potosi+saborea+un+poco+de+La+Fiesta+de+America.htmlaccess-date=September 21, 2011newspaper=terradate=September 21, 2011language=esarchive-date=March 25, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325041818/http://deportespe.terra.com.pe/rumbo-a-2012/guadalajara-2011/noticias/0,,OI5363025-EI17445,00-San+Luis+Potosi+saborea+un+poco+de+La+Fiesta+de+America.htmlurl-status=dead }}
28September 22TamaulipasTampico, Ciudad Madero, Altamira–title=Antorcha estuvo en tres municipios de Tamaulipasurl=http://www.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/panamericanos/noticias/2011/09/22/antorcha-estuvo-en-tres-municipios-de-tamaulipasaccess-date=September 23, 2011newspaper=meido tiempodate=September 22, 2011language=es}}
29September 23*Not travelling*
30September 24Nuevo LeónMonterreyDaniel Bautista – athlete (race walker)
Raúl Alcalá – cyclist
Antonio Sancho – footballertitle=Nuevo León expone su tradición deportiva a toda Américaurl=http://deportescl.terra.cl/rumbo-a-2012/guadalajara-2011/noticias/0,,OI5372232-EI17445,00-Nuevo+Leon+expone+su+tradicion+deportiva+a+toda+America.htmlaccess-date=September 25, 2011newspaper=terradate=September 24, 2011language=esarchive-date=March 30, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330202251/http://deportescl.terra.cl/rumbo-a-2012/guadalajara-2011/noticias/0,,OI5372232-EI17445,00-Nuevo+Leon+expone+su+tradicion+deportiva+a+toda+America.htmlurl-status=dead }}
31September 25CoahuilaSaltillo–40
32September 26Durango/CoahuilaGómez Palacio, Lerdo, Torreóntitle=Borgetti portará el fuego panamericanourl=http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/663242.borgetti-portara-el-fuego-panamericano.htmlaccess-date=September 25, 2011newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón.com.mxdate=September 25, 2011language=es}}64
33September 27*Not travelling*
34September 28ChihuahuaChihuahuaCristián Bejarano – boxertitle=Mayúsculo Recibimiento!url=http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/09_Multimedia/noticias_view.asp?id_noticia=4630access-date=September 28, 2011newspaper=Guadalajara2011.orgdate=September 28, 2011language=es }}
35September 29*Not travelling*
36September 30SonoraHermosilloHumberto Cota – baseball player
Juan Pedro Toledo – athletetitle=Sonora is illuminated!url=http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/09_Multimedia/noticias_view.asp?id_noticia=4638access-date=October 1, 2011newspaper=Guadalajara2011.orgdate=October 1, 2011 }}
37October 1*Not travelling*
38October 2Baja CaliforniaTijuanaErik Morales – boxertitle=El Fuego Panamericano llega a la última frontera de Méxicourl=http://deportescl.terra.cl/rumbo-a-2012/guadalajara-2011/noticias/0,,OI5389768-EI17445,00-El+Fuego+Panamericano+llega+a+la+ultima+frontera+de+Mexico.htmlaccess-date=October 2, 2011newspaper=Terradate=October 2, 2011language=esarchive-date=March 30, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330202343/http://deportescl.terra.cl/rumbo-a-2012/guadalajara-2011/noticias/0%2C%2COI5389768-EI17445%2C00-El%20Fuego%20Panamericano%20llega%20a%20la%20ultima%20frontera%20de%20Mexico.htmlurl-status=dead }}
39October 3*Not travelling*
40October 4Baja California SurLa Paz–73
41October 5*Not travelling*
42October 6SinaloaMazatlán–title=La Antorcha Panamericana recorre el puerto de Mazatlánurl=http://www.informador.com.mx/deportes/2011/327612/6/la-antorcha-panamericana-recorre-el-puerto-de-mazatlan.htmaccess-date=October 7, 2011newspaper=infomador.com.mxdate=October 6, 2011language=es}}
43October 7NayaritTepic–49
44October 8JaliscoPuerto Vallarta–title=Puerto Vallarta Pan American Torch Relay Route Announcedurl=http://www.internetpv.com/blog/puerto-vallarta-pan-american-torch-relay-route-announced/access-date=September 30, 2011work=Puerto Vallarta Newsdate=September 26, 2011archive-date=October 2, 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002141421/http://www.internetpv.com/blog/puerto-vallarta-pan-american-torch-relay-route-announced/url-status=dead }}
45October 9*Not travelling*
46October 10ColimaColima–68
47October 11JaliscoCiudad Guzmán–75
48October 12Tapalpa–title=The Pan American torch encourages sportmanship in Tapalpaurl=http://enlineacontinua.com/?p=2927access-date=October 14, 2011newspaper=Enlineacontinua.comlanguage=esarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515083549/http://enlineacontinua.com/?p=2927archive-date=May 15, 2012url-status=deaddf=mdy-all }}
49October 13Amatitán, Lagos de Moreno–66
50October 14Guadalajara, Tonalá, Tlaquepaque, ZapopanJashia Luna – diver
Brenda Magaña – gymnast
Dionicio Cerón – athlete (marathon)
Javier Rosas – triathlete
Jose Becerra – boxertitle=Listos para recibir Antorchaurl=http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/09_Multimedia/noticias_view.asp?id_noticia=4550access-date=September 16, 2011work=Guadalajara2011.orglanguage=es }}

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