PANAM SPORTS DEFINES 36 SPORTS FOR LIMA 2027

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After an Executive Board meeting, 36 sports were agreed to be part of the Sports Program of the XX Pan American Games Lima 2027.

For the first time in history, cricket will be part of the continental event. See here the complete list of the chosen sports.

Santiago de Chile, June 19, 2025.- With 758 days to go before the start of the most important sports feast of the Americas, the Lima 2027 Pan American Games, Panam Sports informed the 36 sports that will be included in the Sports Program of this continental event.

The decision was made by the Panam Sports Executive Board, which considered the preferences of the 41 National Olympic Committees members of the Organization.

It should be noted that from the official list, 33 sports were chosen according to the preferences of the National Olympic Committees and 3 were chosen by the Lima 2027 Organizing Committee.

“As Panam Sports we have taken a very important step with the approval of the 36 sports for Lima 2027. We followed a very democratic process among all the National Olympic Committees and today, the Executive Board has confirmed the sports of the Program of our Pan American Games” said the President of Panam Sports, Neven Ilic.

The chosen sports are the following:

1. Aquatics – Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming, Open Water
2. Athletics
3. Badminton
4. Handball
5. Baseball (men) / Softball (women)
6. Boxing
7. Canoe – Sprint, Slalom
8. Cycling – Track, Road, Mountain, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle
9. Cricket
10. Equestrian – Jumping, Dressage, Eventing
11. Sport Climbing
12. Fencing
13. Water Skiing
14. Football
15. Gymnastics – Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline
16. Golf
17. Judo
18. Hockey
19. Karate
20. Weightlifting
21. Wrestling
22. Skating – Artistic, Speed, Skateboarding
23. Pelota
24. Modern Pentathlon
25. Rowing
26. Rugby 7
27. Squash
28. Surf
29. Archery
30. Shooting
31. Taekwondo
32. Tennis
33. Table Tennis
34. Triathlon
35. Sailing
36. Volleyball – Indoor and Beach

The Lima 2027 Pan American Games will be held on July 16^th to August 1^st, 2027, with the participation of more than 7,000 athletes from the 41 countries of the continent.