Overview

• Ulises Saravia, 19, holds five national backstroke records, set new Argentine marks in Mallorca this June and earned bronze in the 50m at the 2023 World Junior Championships.
• Juana Castellaro, 20, represents River Plate in hockey, claimed bronze with Las Leonas at Paris 2024 and won gold at both Santiago 2023 Pan American Games and Rosario 2022 South American Youth Games.
• The Argentine delegation features 338 athletes—172 men and 166 women—plus four reserve hockey players and 138 support officials covering all 28 sports.
• The II Junior Pan American Games run August 9–23 at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, with competitions in 42 disciplines, 1,077 medals on offer and over 4,000 athletes from 41 nations.
• Flag bearer nominees put forward by national federations were reviewed by the COA’s Athletes’ Commission and ratified by its Executive Board this week.