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Also Known As Pan American Games • Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos • Juegos Panamericanos
Notable Honorees Natalia Grossman • Pernell Whitaker • Karch Kiraly • Sugar Ray Leonard • Isiah Thomas • Rafer Johnson • Dot Richardson • Dan Gable • Parry O’Brien • Felix Savón • Mijaín López • Lee Evans • Frank Shorter • Charles Vinci

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Pan American Sports Games, Rio de Janeiro, 2007
Opening ceremony of the Pan American Sports Games, Rio de Janeiro, 2007.
Football (soccer) match between Argentina and Brazil, Pan American Sports Games, 2007.
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