WATCH THE PAN AMERICAN FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY ON PANAM SPORTS CHANNEL LIVE FROM TEOTIHUACAN

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This Friday, September 29 at the Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico, the long-awaited ignition of the Pan American Flame will take place before heading to Chile to begin the torch relay that will travel throughout the country and arrive at the National Stadium on October 20.

Panam Sports Channel will broadcast the ceremony live starting at 11am in Mexico for free across the world to showcase the traditional ceremony in its entirety. 

MEXICO CITY (September 27, 2023) — Everything is ready for the Pan American Flame to be ignited this Friday. The flame represents union, equality and fraternity between the different peoples and nations of the continent, serving as one of the most iconic symbols of each of the previous 18 editions of the Pan American Games.

At the first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1951, the flame was ignited and flown in from Greece. At Mexico City 1955, the lighting ceremony began a new tradition at the Cerro de la Estrella in Mexico. 

However, after the Havana 1991 Pan American Games, the ceremony was moved to the Teotihuacan Archeological Complex for logistical and security reasons. The Mar del Plata 1995 Pan American Games were the first to feature this new tradition. Since then, the ceremony has taken place in front of the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon every four years, most recently for the Games of Lima 2019.

This September 29 at 11:00 a.m. (local time) the New Flame will be lit in Teotihuacan before being transported by plane to Santiago, Chile, starting the Official Torch Relay of the XIX Pan American Games of Santiago 2023. Upon arrival to Santiago on September 30, the Pan American Flame will be received by Chilean President Gabriel Boric. The flame will then begin the Torch Relay in three areas of Chile to start its journey to the National Stadium where it will arrive on October 20 for the Opening Ceremony of the Games.

LIVE ON THE PANAM SPORTS CHANNEL

The Panam Sports Channel will broadcast the event live from Teotihuacan with a special program hosted by Soledad Bacarreza. Complete coverage of the event begins at 10:30 a.m. (12:30 Miami-1:30 p.m. Chile-Argentina), including the top moments of the ceremony as well as interviews with the sport and government leaders and athletes who will participate in this event.

The live stream will also be available to all TV channels that wish to air the ceremony via satellite transmission, courtesy of Panam Sports Channel.

To request Satellite Parameters of the broadcast, please contact Broadcast Director, Michael Muller, mmuller@panamsports.org

Click here on your mobile device to download the Panam Sports Channel application, or visit www.panamsportschannel.org