Handball dates confirmed for 2025 Junior Pan American Games
28 Feb. 2025
The second edition of the Junior Pan American Games will take place in Asuncion, Paraguay from 7 to 23 August with Handball at the heart of the continental multi-sport event for those born from 2003 to 2013.
Ahead of the official opening ceremony on Saturday 9 August at La Nueva Olla Stadium in Asuncion, Handball throws-off on Sunday, 10 August, with games taking place until the penultimate day of the competition, 22 August. A rest day will be observed on 16 August.
The qualification process for the event has already begun, with Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay qualifying through, thanks to their podium finishes at the 2024 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship which took place between 29 October and 2 November in Managua, Nicaragua.
The first edition of the Junior Pan American Games took place in Cali, Colombia in 2021, with Argentina’s women and Brazil’s men winning their respective competitions at the Ivan Vassilev Todorov Arena.
Handball is one of 28 sports across 43 disciplines at the event which is set to feature 4,206 athletes from the 41 member countries of Panam Sports. Amongst those sports and disciplines are four new sports: Field Hockey, Golf, Rugby and Waterski / Wakeboard and two new disciplines: BMX Freestyle and Basketball 5v5.
A number of venues will host the sports in the Paraguayan city, including the Olympic Park, SND Arena, Encarnacion, San Bernadino, Rakiura Resort and the Bahia and Costanera de Asuncion.
For more information about the event and to follow along, visit the Asuncion 2025 website or their social channels (TikTok , X , Instagram ). Click here to view the full competition schedule.
Coverage of the Games will be streamed live on the Pan Am Sports Channel.
Asuncion 2025 Sports and Disciplines:
Diving, Swimming, Artistic Swimming, Open Water, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Handball, Basketball 3x3, Basketball 5v5, Canoe/Kayak Sprint, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, Mountain Bike, Track Cycling, Road Cycling, Fencing, Golf, Artistic Gymnastic, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Hockey, Judo, Karate Kumite, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Artistic Skating, Speed Skating, Skateboarding, Squash, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Weightlifting, Water-Skiing/Wakeboard, Wrestling, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball.
About Panam Sports
The Pan American Sports Organisation (Panam Sports) is the leader of sport and the Olympic Movement in the Americas. They propel the development of sport and support their 41 member National Olympic Committees to inspire more participation in international competitions as well as participation of the youth to prepare the generation to come in the region.
Panam Sports works closely with athletes, National Olympic Committees (NOC), Organising Committees of all regional games, Pan American Sport Confederations, International Federations (IF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to secure the success and celebration of its main event, the Pan American Games.
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Credit photo: Handball SCA