Canadian swimmer Harvey among 1,000s of athletes competing as Pan Am Games begin this week in Chile
More than 6,000 athletes - including 473 Canadians - from 41 countries in the Americas and Caribbean will be in Santiago, Chile for the Pan Am Games starting Friday.
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![A man and a boy on bicycles pass by the National Stadium where a banner advertising the upcoming Pan American Games Santiago 2023 is displayed, in Santiago on October 8, 2023. The new National Stadium Sports Park was built around the existing National Stadium and includes 11 other new or renovated venues that will host sports such as athletics, field hockey, skating, swimming and tennis. The Pan-American Games will run from October 20 to November 5. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images) A man and a boy bicycle in front of a stadium.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6999001.1697566653!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1713259762.jpg)
More than 6,000 athletes - including 473 Canadians - from 41 countries in the Americas and Caribbean will be in Santiago, Chile for the Pan Am Games starting Friday.