Belize at the 2023 Pan American Games
Belize is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Belize's 15th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1967.
| Belize at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BIZ |
| NOC | Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Trent Hardwick & Ashantie Carr |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Sailor Trent Hardwick and track and field athlete Ashantie Carr were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canoeing
Sprint
Belize qualified a total of three sprint athletes (one man and two women).[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amado Cruz | Men's K-1 1000 m | ||||||
| Diana Velásquez | Women's K-1 500 m | ||||||
| Diana Velásquez Avis Guydis |
Women's K-2 500 m | ||||||
Sailing
Belize received one universality spot, in the laser event.[3] This will mark the country's Pan American Games debut in the sport.[4]
- Men
- Trent Hardwick
References
- Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- "COPAC one to one Meeting" (PDF). www.copaconline.com/. COPAC. 11 March 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "Trent Hardwick to represent Belize in sailing at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". Breaking Belize News. San Ignacio, Belize. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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