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Pan American Championship

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A Pan American Championship is an important international sports competition. Athletes or sports teams from countries in the Americas come together to compete. These championships happen on a regular schedule, like every year, every two years, or once every four years. They are different from the Pan American Games, which is an even bigger event for the region. Each type of sport usually has its own group of leaders who organize these competitions, like the Pan American Judo Confederation. These events help athletes show their skills and bring together people from many nations to celebrate sports.

Major tournaments

The Pan American Championship is a big sports contest. Athletes and teams from countries across the Americas come together to compete. These championships happen regularly, often every year, every two years, or every four years. It's different from the Pan American Games, which is another major sports event for the same region.

SportNameContinents/NationsFirst edition
ArcheryPan American Archery ChampionshipsAmericas1972
Artistic swimmingPan American Artistic Swimming ChampionshipsAmericas2010
AthleticsPan American Race Walking Cup
Pan American Combined Events Cup
Pan American Cross Country Cup
Americas1984
2005
2015
BadmintonPan American Badminton ChampionshipsAmericas1977
BaseballPan American Baseball Championship / Copa AméricaAmericas1985
BasketballFIBA AmeriCupAmericas1980
Beach handballPan American Beach Handball ChampionshipAmericas1998
BoxingPan American Boxing ChampionshipsAmericas1990
Brazilian jiu-jitsuPan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
Americas1996
2007
ChessPan American Chess ChampionshipAmericas1945
CricketICC Americas ChampionshipAmericas2000
CyclingPan American Cycling Championships
Pan American Mountain Bike Championships
Americas1974
1996
FencingPan American Fencing ChampionshipsAmericas2006
Field hockeyMen's Pan American Cup
Women's Pan American Cup
Americas2000
2001
Football (soccer)CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa América
Panamerican Championship
North America-Central America-Caribbean
South America
Americas
1991
1916
1952
GymnasticsPan American Gymnastics ChampionshipsAmericas1997
HandballPan American Men's Handball Championship
Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Americas1980
1986
Ice hockeyPan American Ice Hockey TournamentAmericas2014
Indoor hockeyMen's Indoor Pan American Cup
Women's Indoor Pan American Cup
Americas2002
JudoPan American Judo ChampionshipsAmericas1952
KaratePan American Karate ChampionshipsAmericas2019
KorfballPan-American Korfball ChampionshipAmericas2014
RacquetballPan American Racquetball ChampionshipsAmericas1987
Rink hockeyRink Hockey American CupAmericas2007
Rugby unionPARA Pan American Championship
Americas Rugby Championship (top 6 rugby union teams)
Americas1995
2009
SquashPan American Squash ChampionshipsAmericas2002
TaekwondoPan American Taekwondo ChampionshipsAmericas1978
TennisPan American ChampionshipsAmericas1943–1969
TriathlonPan American Triathlon ChampionshipsAmericas1991
VolleyballVolleyball America's Cup
Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
Americas1998
2002
2006
Water poloPan American Water Polo ChampionshipsAmericas2006
WeightliftingPan American Weightlifting ChampionshipsAmericas1982
Wheelchair rugbyIWRF Americas ChampionshipAmericas2009
WrestlingPan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAmericas1984
WushuPan American Wushu ChampionshipsAmericas1996

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