Bids for the 2019 Pan American Games
Four cities submitted bids to host the 2019 Pan American Games and Parapan games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), all four of which made the PASO Executive Committee's shortlist. PASO selected a host city for the 2019 Pan American Games at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Canada on October 11, 2013, which Lima won. The other shortlisted cities were Santiago, Chile, La Punta, Argentina, and Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
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| Winner: Lima Candidate: Santiago · La Punta, San Luis · Ciudad Bolívar | |
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| Committee | PASO |
| Election venue | Toronto, Canada 51st PASO General Assembly |
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| Bid | January 31, 2013 |
| Decision | October 11, 2013 |
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| Winner | Lima (31 votes) |
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Lima won an absolute majority of votes after just one round of voting, eliminating the need for subsequent rounds of voting. PASO delegates and the media identified a number of factors in its favor, including the size of the country, safety, experience in staging multi sporting events, government guarantees, security and cleanliness.