Santiago 2023 Pan American Games: Get to know the venues

The Santiago 2023 Pan American Games will be the largest multi-sport event ever held in Chile. From 20 October to 5 November, around 7,000 athletes from all over the continent will gather for a competition that for many of them will double as a qualifier for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. And the country is busy preparing the venues for the occasion.

The heart of these Pan Am Games will be the Parque Deportivo Estadio Nacional, one of the greatest legacies Santiago 2023 will leave. Around the historical coliseum, which hosted the 1962 FIFA World Cup final, there is now a multidisciplinary sports complex with 12 facilities that will house 20 sports during the Games.

At the feet of the Andes Mountains sits the Parque Peñalolén, a sports park that was built for the 2014 South American Games, which is recognisable from above thanks to the dome of its Velodrome, a symbol of Chilean Olympism. This site and its surroundings will host five sports in Santiago 2023.

O'Higgins Park, a large green zone in the centre of Santiago; San Cristóbal Metropolitan Park, one of the biggest urban parks in Latin America; and the beaches in Viña del Mar or Pichilemu, will also serve as settings for these Pan Am Games.

With 200 days until Santiago 2023, we take a look at the most important venues for the upcoming Pan American Games.

2023 Pan American Games venues - Parque Deportivo Estadio Nacional

• Centro Acuático: artistic swimming, diving, swimming
• Coliseo del Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez: athletics (track & field events)
• Centro de Deportes Colectivos: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline
• Polideportivo 1: basketball
• Explanada de los Deportes Urbanos: cycling BMX Freestyle, skateboarding
• Centro Deportivo Sur: 3×3 basketball
• Centro de Deportes Paralímpicos: fencing
• Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped: field hockey
• Centro de Deportes de Contacto: judo, karate, taekwondo
• Centro Deportivo de las Raquetas: racquetball, squash, tennis
• Patinódromo: roller speed skating

2023 Pan American Games venues 2023 - Parque Peñalolén and Cerrillos

There are two other major centres of action in Santiago 2023. Peñalolén Park was built for the 2014 South American Games and features three facilities that will host five sports: the velodrome (which will be the home for track cycling and figure skating, as well as beach volleyball in its surroundings), a track for BMX racing and an archery field.

Cerrillos’ Bicentennial Park will be the stage for baseball, softball and sport climbing events, and also will be home for the around 7,000 athletes that will compete in the Pan American Games.

Parque Peñalolén

• Velódromo: track cycling, figure skating, beach volleyball
• Pista BMX: cycling BMX Racing
• Centro de Tiro con Arco: archery

Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos

• Athletes' Village
• Centro de Béisbol y Sóftbol: baseball, softball
• Muros de Escalada Parque Cerrillos: sport climbing

2023 Pan American Games venues 2023 - Santiago Metropolitan Region

Other venues of the Pan American Games will be scattered across the city, with eleven communes of the Santiago Metropolitan Region hosting events of the 2023 Pan American Games. From large green zones such as O'Higgins Park (Santiago Centro) and San Cristóbal Metropolitan Park (Providencia), to the Olympic Training Center (Ñuñoa), house of the Chilean Olympic Committee and most of the country’s sporting federations.

• Arena Parque O'Higgins (Santiago Centro): volleyball
• Campo de Marte en Parque O'Higgins (Santiago Centro): athletics (marathon, race walk)
• Isla de Maipo: road cycling
• Gimnasio Chimkowe (Peñalolén): breaking, weightlifting
• Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico (Ñuñoa): badminton, boxing, wrestling, table tennis
• Escuela Militar (Las Condes): modern pentathlon
• Estadio Español (Las Condes): 3x3 basketball, basque pelota
• Prince of Wales Country Club (La Reina): golf
• Polígono de Tiro Pudahuel: shooting
• Estadio Municipal La Pintana: rugby 7
• Laguna Los Morros (San Bernardo): marathon swimming, water skiing
• Centro de Bowling (La Florida): bowling
• Parque Metropolitano San Cristóbal (Providencia): mountain bike

2023 Pan American Games venues 2023 – Valparaíso

Although the 2023 Pan American Games bear the name of Chile’s capital city, some events will be hosted in other regions of the country. Mainly the neighbouring Valparaíso, where there will be six sports taking place. Here, the water takes centre stage, with the sailing events at the commune of Algarrobo, triathlon at El Sol Beach and canoe slalom at the Aconcagua River. But here you can also see team sports such as football or handball.

• Estadio Sausalito (Viña del Mar): men's football
• Playa El Sol (Viña del Mar): triathlon
• Gimnasio Polideportivo (Viña del Mar): handball
• Estadio Elías Figueroa (Valparaíso): women's football
• Río Aconcagua (Los Andes): canoe slalom
• Escuela de Equitación Regimiento Granaderos (Quillota): equestrian
• Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico (Algarrobo): sailing

2023 Pan American Games venues – O'Higgins and Biobío

The two most Southern regions of the 2023 Pan American Games will host water sports. Punta de Lobos, a destination declared as a World Surfing Reserve that has been part of the Big Wave World Tour, will be home to the surfing events. Meanwhile, the natural lagoon of Laguna Grande will host the rowing and canoe sprint competitions.

• Punta de Lobos (Pichilemu, O'Higgins): surf
• Laguna Grande (San Pedro de la Paz, Biobío): canoe sprint, rowing

Click here for the complete list of venues for the 2023 Pan American Games, which will be held in Santiago from 20 October to 5 November, and the Parapan American Games, which will follow from 17 to 26 November.