Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games
Athletics competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 26 at the newly built CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium, located on the campus of York University. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary circuits around the Ontario Place West Channel. The sport of athletics is split into distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
The CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium hosted the track and field competitions
The lead pack in the Pan American Games women's marathon.
The 2015 Pan American Games, officially the XVII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, as governed by Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The games were held from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; preliminary rounds in certain events began on July 7, 2015. These were the third Pan American Games hosted by Canada, and the first in the province of Ontario. The Games were held at venues in Toronto and 17 other Golden Horseshoe communities. The Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games were organized by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (TO2015).
Toronto was selected by the Canadian Olympic Committee as the official bid city from Canada for the 2015 Pan American Games
Rogers Centre (temporarily renamed Pan Am Dome for the duration of the Games) hosted the opening and closing ceremonies
BMO Field (temporarily renamed Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the Games) staged the rugby sevens competition
The Ricoh Coliseum (Toronto Coliseum), in Toronto, was the venue for the gymnastics competitions