2011 Pan American Games torch relay

The 2011 Pan American Games torch relay was a 50-day torch run, from August 26–October 14, 2011, held prior to the 2011 Pan American Games. Plans for the relay were originally announced July 6, 2011 by the Guadalajara Organizing Committee for the 2011 Pan American and Parapan American Games (COPAG). The relay brought the torch from Mexico City to the Estadio Omnilife for the Opening Ceremony. The flame arrived just in time for the opening ceremony.

The relay took the torch through all 32 Mexican states on a 50-day route starting on August 26, 2011, at the pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City. The Pan American flame was lit in the Pyramid of the Sun, the spot selected by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The relay was organized by the Mexican Olympic Committee and was sponsored by Grupo Omnilife, a nutrition company. The first torch was carried by Pan American Games gold medalist Paola Longoria. The relay began with a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the 2011 Monterrey casino attack. About 3,500 runners carried the torch on the 15,000-kilometer route. The torch arrived in Puerto Vallarta on October 9, Ciudad Guzmán on October 11, Tapalpa on October 12, Lagos de Moreno on October 13 and Guadalajara on October 14 for the opening ceremony at the Estadio Omnilife.

The torch was designed by Vatti, the same company that designed the torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The design depicted green agave leaves with blue and white accents. The leaves surrounded and protected the flame. Each torch was tall and weighed , including the fuel canister, which contained enough fuel for 12 minutes.

Route DayDateStateCitiesNotable torchbearers# of torchbearers1August 26Mexican Federal DistrictTeotihuacan (Torch lighting ceremony) – –2August 27Mexico City (all 16 boroughs)Paola Longoria – racquetballer Daniel Aceves – wrestler Noé Hernández, Carlos Mercenario – athlete (race walker) Jesús Mena, Fernando Platas – diver Marcelo Ebrard, Bernardo de la Garza – politicians Mario González – boxer Guillermo Pérez – taekwondoist2403August 28State of MexicoTolucaAntônio Naelson, Alfredo Talavera – footballer Ana Maria Torres – boxer María del Carmen Díaz, Fidel Negrete – athlete (marathon) Víctor Estrada – taekwondoist664August 29HidalgoPachucaNabor Castillo – judoka Jose Francisco Olvera Ruiz – Governor of Hidalgo Eligio Cervantes – triathlete735August 30TlaxcalaPapalotla, Xicohtzinco, Zacatelco, Tepeyanco and TlaxcalaBraulio Ávila – boxer966August 31PueblaPuebla –777September 1VeracruzXalapaManuel Cortina – canoer Armando Fernández – wrestler678September 2Not travelling9September 3TabascoVillahermosa –7210September 4CampecheCampecheMelchor Cob Castro – boxer Francisco Campos – baseball player paz6111September 5YucatánMérida, DzibilchaltúnGuty Espadas, Juan Herrera, Gilberto Keb Baas, José Pinzón – boxer Eduardo Magaña – archer Gerardo Torres – footballer Juan Jose Pacho – baseball player7312September 6Chichen Itza, PistéDavid Mier – sailor3913September 7Quintana RooCancúnAlejandro Vela – footballer Ricardo Delgado, Rodolfo López – boxer Marco Martos – American football player Roberto Borge Angulo – Governor of Quintana Roo6114September 8ChetumalCarolina Valencia – weightlifter5715September 9Not travelling16September 10ChiapasChiapa de Corzo, Tuxtla Gutiérrez –5217September 11Not travelling18September 12OaxacaOaxacaBernardo Segura – athlete (race walker)5719September 13GuerreroAcapulco –5520September 14MorelosCuernavaca –7821September 15QuerétaroQuerétaro –7122September 16Not travelling23September 17MichoacánMoreliaLeonel Godoy Rangel – Governor of Michoacán Guillermo Pérez – taekwondoist Everardo Cristóbal – canoer7024September 18GuanajuatoLeón Laura Sánchez – diver9725September 19AguascalientesAguascalientesAlfonso Zamora – boxer6326September 20Not travelling27September 21San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíArmando Quintanilla – athlete (5,000 + 10,000 meters) 13328September 22TamaulipasTampico, Ciudad Madero, Altamira –9629September 23Not travelling30September 24Nuevo LeónMonterreyDaniel Bautista – athlete (race walker)Raúl Alcalá – cyclistAntonio Sancho – footballer6831September 25CoahuilaSaltillo –4032September 26Durango/CoahuilaGómez Palacio, Lerdo, TorreónJared Borgetti – footballerCristian Mijares – boxerMarco Antonio Rubio – boxer6433September 27Not travelling34September 28ChihuahuaChihuahuaCristián Bejarano – boxer8835September 29Not travelling36September 30SonoraHermosilloHumberto Cota – baseball playerJuan Pedro Toledo – athlete8037October 1Not travelling38October 2Baja CaliforniaTijuanaErik Morales – boxer10039October 3Not travelling40October 4Baja California SurLa Paz –7341October 5Not travelling42October 6SinaloaMazatlán –9743October 7NayaritTepic –4944October 8JaliscoPuerto Vallarta –10345October 9Not travelling46October 10ColimaColima –6847October 11JaliscoCiudad Guzmán –7548October 12Tapalpa –17 49October 13Amatitán, Lagos de Moreno –6650October 14Guadalajara, Tonalá, Tlaquepaque, ZapopanJashia Luna – diver Brenda Magaña – gymnast Dionicio Cerón – athlete (marathon) Javier Rosas – triathlete Jose Becerra – boxer185

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