Inaugural Pan American Games

Date: February 25, 1951 • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

After being postponed due to World War II, the inaugural edition of the Pan American Games opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where officials representing the National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging of an Olympic-style regional athletic competition for the athletes of the Americas.