Overview

• Racquetball officially debuted at the Pan American Games in 1995 and bowling followed in 1991 after a 1983 exhibition, underscoring their deep continental roots.
• Both disciplines have appeared together at every Games since Guadalajara 2011, marking their fifth consecutive inclusion in Lima 2027.
• Basketball events including 3×3 were omitted for the first time from the Lima 2027 program.
• Cricket will make its Pan American Games debut in Lima 2027, reflecting evolving continental sports representation.
• The LXIII General Assembly in Asunción ratified the Executive Committee’s proposal with attendance from Paraguay’s president Santiago Peña Palacios, IOC vice-president Gerardo Werthein and Panam Sports president Neven Ilic.