TORONTO 2015 PAN AM GAMES. TICKET PROGRAM GUIDE April 2015

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1 TORONTO 2015 PAN AM GAMES TICKET PROGRAM GUIDE April 2015

2 MESSAGE FROM ROSIE MACLENNAN Competing on home soil at an international multi-sport Games is a rare opportunity for any athlete, and it s something I ve dreamed of my entire athletic career. Next summer, for the first time, I will finally have the opportunity to compete with some of the best in the world, right here at home. There will be more than 6,000 athletes from 41 countries competing for a spot on the podium during 20 days of competition. I can tell you, Team Canada is already preparing so that when our moment comes, we ll be ready. The Pan Am Games have a special place in my heart. After winning silver for Canada at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2007, I went on to win gold at the Guadalajara Games in Standing on the podium and hearing O Canada were incredibly emotional and proud moments for me. It is what athletes strive for, to live our dream and make our country proud. I can only imagine what it will be like to hear the roar of a passionate home crowd as well. The success of previous Games held in Canada has shown athletes that the passion, cheers and support from the crowd can mean the difference between silver and gold. I know that all the athletes, especially Team Canada, are in for the experience of a lifetime, as are all of those who come out to cheer us on! With 36 sports, including 52 disciplines, there s something for everyone. I hope that all the athletes competing will be able to walk into the venues before their competition and see the stands filled with enthusiastic fans of all ages. On behalf of all the athletes hoping to compete at the Games, we thank you for your support. It means the world to us to know that we have the country behind us and we look forward to having you cheer us on in the summer of Rosie MacLennan Olympic, Pan Am and 2013 World Championship trampoline gold medallist and TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games hopeful 2

3 41 countries and territories competing Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers 36 sports 52 disciplines 119 medals won by Canada at the Guadalajara 2011 Pan Am Games 6,000+ athletes 4 sports debuts (golf, women s rugby sevens, canoe/kayak slalom, women s baseball) 30 number of events where Canada is defending champion AT A GLANCE y 10, 2015: Pan Am Opening Ceremony Tickets priced from $20 Half-price tickets for 75% persons under 16 years of age, or 65 of tickets will be and over, $45 will start at $10 and under Accessibility y 26, 2015: Pan Am Closing Ceremony 1. The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) is committed to delivering venues and services that are accessible to all spectators. TO2015 is also committed to meeting requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). 2. TO2015 will make accessible-seating tickets available, with the option to purchase an adjacent companion or support-person ticket at a discounted price. ONE OPENING CEREMONY by Creative Partner Cirque du Soleil ONE CLOSING CEREMONY 3

4 COMPETITION SCHEDULE LOCATION TUE JUL 7 WED JUL 8 THU JUL 9 Opening Ceremony Downtown Toronto Closing Ceremony Downtown Toronto Aquatics Diving Scarborough Open Water Swimming Downtown Toronto Swimming Scarborough Synchronized Swimming Scarborough Water Polo Markham Archery Downtown Toronto Athletics Marathon Downtown Toronto Race Walk Downtown Toronto Track and Field North York Badminton Markham Baseball Ajax Basketball Downtown Toronto Bowling Etobicoke Boxing Oshawa Canoe/Kayak Slalom Minden Hills Sprint Welland Cycling BMX Etobicoke Mountain Bike Oro-Medonte Individual Time Trial Milton Road Race Downtown Toronto Track Milton Equestrian Dressage Caledon Eventing Caledon Eventing (Cross-Country) o Jumping Caledon Fencing Scarborough Field Hockey Downtown Toronto Football (Soccer) Hamilton Golf Markham Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics Downtown Toronto Rhythmic Gymnastics Downtown Toronto Trampoline Downtown Toronto Handball Downtown Toronto Judo Mississauga Karate Mississauga Modern Pentathlon Scarborough Racquetball Downtown Toronto Roller Sports Figure Skating Downtown Toronto Speed Skating Scarborough Rowing St. Catharines Rugby Sevens Downtown Toronto Sailing Downtown Toronto Shooting Innisfil Softball Ajax Squash Downtown Toronto Table Tennis Markham Taekwondo Mississauga Tennis North York Triathlon Downtown Toronto Volleyball Beach Volleyball Downtown Toronto Indoor Volleyball Downtown Toronto Waterski & Wakeboard Downtown Toronto Weightlifting Oshawa Wrestling Mississauga For detailed information on the competition and ceremonies venues, visit TORONTO2015.org/venues. FRI JUL 10 SAT JUL 11 SUN JUL 12 MON JUL 13 TUE JUL 14 WED JUL 15 THU JUL 16 FRI JUL 17 SAT JUL 18 SUN JUL 19 MON JUL 20 TUE JUL 21 WED JUL 22 THU JUL 23 FRI JUL 24 SAT JUL 25 SUN JUL 26

5 TICKET PRICING PRELIMINARY SESSIONS MEDAL SESSIONS Opening Ceremony $100 ($50), $150, $225, $350 Closing Ceremony $90 ($45), $120, $150, $200 Aquatics Diving $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Open Water Swimming $35 ($17.50) Swimming $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 $80 ($40), $100, $120, $140 Synchronized Swimming $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Water Polo $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Archery $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Athletics Marathon $35 ($17.50) Race Walk $35 ($17.50) Track And Field $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 Morning medals: $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 Evening medals: $80 ($40), $100, $120, $140 Badminton $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Baseball $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Basketball $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Bowling $30 ($15) $45 ($22.50) Boxing $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Canoe/Kayak Slalom $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Sprint $35 ($17.50) Cycling BMX $35 ($17.50), $45 Mountain Bike $35 ($17.50) Individual Time Trial Non-ticketed Non-ticketed Road Race $35 ($17.50) Track $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 $80 ($40), $100, $120, $140 Equestrian Dressage $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Eventing $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Eventing (Cross-Country) $30 ($15) Jumping $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Fencing $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Field Hockey $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Football (Soccer) $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Golf $45 ($22.50) $75 ($37.50) Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Rhythmic Gymnastics $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Trampoline $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Handball $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Judo $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Karate $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Modern Pentathlon $35 ($17.50) Racquetball $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Roller Sports Figure Skating $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Speed Skating $35 ($17.50) Rowing $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Rugby Sevens $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Sailing Non-ticketed Non-ticketed Shooting $45 ($22.50) Softball $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Squash $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Table Tennis $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Taekwondo $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Tennis $30 ($15) $45 ($22.50) Triathlon $35 ($17.50) Volleyball Beach Volleyball $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Indoor Volleyball $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Waterski & Wakeboard $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Weightlifting $35 ($17.50), $45 Wrestling $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 ($) pricing refers to discount tickets for persons under 16 years of age, or 65 and over, as of y 10, 2015, subject to availability. An additional $5 per-ticket service fee will apply. Prices listed are for reference only. TO2015 reserves the right to adjust pricing.

6 Opening and Closing Ceremonies Pan Am Ceremonies Venue (PAD) 1 Blue Jays Way, Toronto, ON M5V 1J1 6 Start Time :45 p.m. OC CC * OC=Opening Ceremony; CC=Closing Ceremony For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. On y 10, 2015, millions will watch Canada welcome the nations of the Americas to the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games with the Opening Ceremony, a celebration of the sports and cultures of the Western Hemisphere. Canada s internationally-renowned Cirque du Soleil will infuse the ceremony with its revolutionary stagecraft, acrobatics and pageantry as it delivers a one-timeonly show. The theatrical and cultural elements of the Opening Ceremony will frame iconic moments such as the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Games cauldron. The Closing Ceremony on y 26, 2015, will feature music organized by Live Nation Entertainment and will include top Canadian and international musical acts. Always a party-like atmosphere, the Closing Ceremony will honour outstanding Games performances and the contributions of all Games partners, while handing the baton to Lima, Peru, the Host City of the 2019 Pan American Games.. Tickets from $90 Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony $100 ($50), $150, $225, $350 $90 ($45), $120, $150, $200 Limit: 10 tickets per session

7 Aquatics Diving CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House (PAC) 875 Morningside Avenue, Toronto, ON M1C 0C7 7 Start Time :00 a.m. P P 1:00 p.m. M 1:30 p.m. P 2:00 p.m. P 6:00 p.m. M M 6:30 p.m. M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Diving is one of the most-watched and acrobatic sports in the Games. Launching from the three-metre springboard or dropping from the 10-metre platform, divers plunge to the water with a dizzying combination of twists, somersaults and rotations in both pike (legs straight) and tuck (legs pulled close to the body) positions. Then the athletes break the surface of the pool with great speed and ideally a rip entry that almost eliminates the splash. Spectators have the opportunity to watch both men and women compete in singles and synchronized pairs from both heights. The sheer number and variety of dives in the competition makes the newly constructed CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House the site of one of the most actionpacked events at the Games.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

8 Aquatics Open Water Swimming Ontario Place West Channel (OPW) 955 Lake Shore Blvd West, Toronto, ON M6K 3B9 8 Start Time :30 p.m. M M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. It s the ultimate challenge of swimmer versus distance as both men and women power through a 10-kilometre course with no pool, no walls to touch, no flip turns, just open water ahead and behind. This is the marathon of aquatics. The race start is a colourful, noisy spectacle of churning water, arms and legs as the athletes fight for early position using the freestyle technique. As the line of swimmers stretches out, navigation becomes part of the challenge of the event as staying on the most efficient line from buoy to buoy conserves precious time and energy.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Limit: 20 tickets per session Medal Sessions $35 ($17.50)

9 Aquatics Swimming CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House (PAC) 875 Morningside Avenue, Toronto, ON M1C 0C7 9 Start Time :00 a.m. P P P P P 7:00 p.m. M M M M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. The pool often produces some of the most memorable performances and athletes of any Games. Each event and distance breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and individual medley contested over 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1,500 metres produces a different experience for fans. Ferocity and grace. Endurance and speed. Athletes will push for the podium in a brand-new competition venue the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House that is destined to become a springboard for future Canadian swimming superstars. Cheer individual swimmers through the heats and into the finals, and rise to your feet as athletes put forward their best four-person teams in the relay events.. Tickets from $40 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 $80 ($40) $100, $120, $140 Limit: 10 tickets per session

10 Aquatics Synchronized Swimming CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House (PAC) 875 Morningside Avenue, Toronto, ON M1C 0C7 10 Start Time :00 a.m. M 12:00 p.m. P 3:00 p.m. M 6:00 p.m. P * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Above the water, synchronized swimming is art, beauty, dance and precision. Below the surface, fiercely conditioned athletes perform remarkable feats of strength, timing, flexibility, balance and conditioning. In fact, even while performing perfectly choreographed acrobatics, synchronized swimmers will often spend the first minutes of their programs under water, working off the strength of a single breath. Athletes compete to music as either duets or teams of eight. The judges provide marks for two routines the technical and the free against standards for execution, artistic impression and difficulty. Canada and the United States have been dominant powerhouses in the sport of synchro, having placed in the medals at every Pan Am Games since Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

11 Aquatics Water Polo Atos Markham Pan Am/Parapan Am Centre (MAR) 16 Main Street Unionville, Markham, ON L3R 2E4 11 Start Time :00 a.m. P P P P 12:00 p.m. P P P P 4:00 p.m. P P P P 6:00 p.m. P P M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Water polo may seem a little like soccer played with hands in a pool, but this sport has a ferocious nature. Teams of seven athletes a side (six in the field, one goalie) contest four eightminute quarters without touching the sides or bottom of the pool. The players strength and endurance is remarkable and on display perhaps most impressively during an eggbeater, a powerful leg-kick technique that can lift the athlete high out of the water to defend or attempt a shot on net. The competitive nature of water polo is clear right from the start of each quarter when one player from each team engages in the sprint the water polo equivalent of a full-speed faceoff to gain first control of the ball.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

12 12 Archery Varsity Stadium (VAR) 299 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1W2 Start Time :00 a.m. P P P M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Archery is a sport unique for the value it places on stillness. As a spectator, there is electricity in the moments of quiet and anticipation, followed by the breathtakingly accurate release of the arrow to targets 70 metres away. Across a range nearly as long as a football field, archers will hit bull s-eyes just 12.2 centimetres in diameter. While archery is an ancient sport, Pan Am archers use highly sophisticated equipment as they work through a qualification round before beginning the compelling one-on-one matches that determine the medallists and Games champion. The headto-head duels in the final rounds are gripping, alternating-shot theatre in a sport where even a flicker of tension or distraction can be the margin between victory and defeat.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Limit: 20 tickets per session

13 Start Time 7 Athletics Marathon Ontario Place West Channel (OPW) 955 Lake Shore Blvd West, Toronto, ON M6K 3B :00 a.m. M M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. The quintessential test of athletic endurance, the marathon is one of the crowning events of any Games. World-class athletes will complete the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometre) marathon course running at a pace that for most people would be a full-out sprint. This is no weekend jog. Being up close to the marathoners provides a true appreciation not just of the fitness that traditionally defines the race, but the impressive speed as well. The name and distance of the race find their inspiration in the legend (untrue, as it turns out) of the Ancient Greek messenger Pheidippides who was said to have run the 26.2 miles from the town of Marathon to Athens to warn of a Persian invasion in 490 BC.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Limit: 20 tickets per session Medal Sessions $35 ($17.50)

14 Athletics Race Walk Ontario Place West Channel (OPW) 955 Lake Shore Blvd West, Toronto, ON M6K 3B9 14 Start Time :00 a.m. M M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page If you re expecting a stroll, this is the wrong event. The athletes in race walk cover ground at a remarkable pace, but do so within the strict limitations of the sport s rules. During the race, athletes must have one foot in contact with the ground at all times as well as keeping their supporting leg straight. They must hold this position from the time their foot first impacts the ground until the supporting leg passes below the body. To increase their pace while meeting this standard, athletes swivel and tilt their hips to lengthen their strides. Throughout the 20-kilometre races for women and 20- and 50-kilometre races for men, officials line the course, watching every athlete for breaks in form. If a race walker loses contact with the ground at any point, he or she earns a red card. Three cards in one race results in disqualification.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Limit: 20 tickets per session Medal Sessions $35 ($17.50)

15 Start Time 7 Athletics Track and Field CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletics Stadium (YOR) 230 Ian Macdonald Boulevard, Toronto, ON M3J 1P :00 a.m. MM MM MP MM 5:00 p.m. EM 5:30 p.m. EM 6:00 p.m. EM EM 15 6:30 p.m. EM * MP=morning preliminaries; MM= morning medals; EM= evening medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. No venue at the Games will offer the variety of iconic events that the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletics Stadium will offer during the track and field competitions. The track events feature distances from 100 metres to 10,000 metres, with the excitement of hurdles and the steeplechase as well. The field competitions include the throwing events of shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throw, while the jumping events offer pole vault, high jump, long jump and triple jump. Track and field also includes, for men, the legendary decathlon (runs of 100 metres, 400 metres and 1,500 metres; 110-metre high hurdles; throws of javelin and discus; shot put; pole vault; high jump and long jump) and for women, the equally impressive heptathlon (100-metre hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-metre run, long jump, javelin and 800-metre run).. Tickets from $40 Preliminary Sessions MP: $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 Limit: 10 tickets per session Medal Sessions MM: $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 EM: $80 ($40), $100, $120, $140

16 16 Badminton Atos Markham Pan Am/Parapan Am Centre (MAR) 16 Main Street Unionville, Markham, ON L3R 2E4 Start Time :00 a.m. P P 10:00 a.m. P P 2:00 p.m. M M 5:00 p.m. P P * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Badminton athletes are among the fittest and most agile in any sport and badminton contested at this level often looks like a video playing in fast forward as the competitors flash side-toside and forward-and-back to track a shuttlecock (also known as a birdie) that can reach speeds of 350 kilometres an hour. The sounds are rapid-fire as racquet strings pop and shoes squeak through both singles and doubles play. The newly constructed Atos Markham Pan Am/Parapan Am Centre provides a tremendous space for watching a sport that is lightning fast in every direction... including vertically, with a ceiling that allows shuttlecocks to travel more than 12 metres above the court. You will not recognize this competition as the same game you played in your elementary school gymnasium or your backyard.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

17 Baseball President s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark (AJX) 1955 Audley Road North, Ajax, ON L1Z 0L2 17 Start Time :00 p.m. P P P P P P P M 1:00 p.m. P M 3:00 p.m. P P P P P 3:30 p.m. P P P P P P P 7:00 p.m. P P P P P P P P M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. A sporting passion throughout the Americas, baseball is sure to be a fan favourite and a magnet for some of the greatest displays of national pride. Pan Am Games baseball tournaments have long been a springboard for future big leaguers, so this is an opportunity to see stars on the rise as they compete in a sport that is legendary for its fan experience the emerald green of the diamond, the crack of the bat, the snap of a fastball hitting a glove. For the first time in Games history, women will compete in baseball; a competition that promises to be outstanding. The men s competition guarantees to be action-packed from the first pitch of the Games to the final, with six of the top 10 nations in the world coming from Pan American countries.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Limit: 20 tickets per session

18 Start Time 7 Basketball Ryerson Athletic Centre (RYA) 60 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1L :30 a.m. P P P P P P P P 15 11:00 a.m. M 4:00 p.m. M 4:30 p.m. M 6:00 p.m. P P P P P P P P 8:30 p.m. M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. The increasing popularity of this sport and the immensely talented new generation of Canadian players are sure to make this one of the hottest tickets. With the level of competition extremely high the Americas account for approximately one third of the world s top 30 basketball nations for both men and women the athletes offer a highlight-making combination of size, speed, strength and skill. Compared to the basketball North Americans usually watch at home, international-level basketball tends to feature more ball movement, player movement and well-spaced offenses. The games move fast and the action is non-stop. It s also a great opportunity to see players on the cusp of stardom as past Pan Am Games have featured future basketball hall of famers.. Tickets from $25 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Limit: 10 tickets per session

19 Start Time 7 Bowling Pan Am Bowling Centre (PLB) 5555 Eglinton Ave West, Toronto, ON M9C 5M :00 a.m. P M P M 3:00 p.m. P M P * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. World-class bowlers roll on the same 60-foot wood lanes you may know from league night, but these competitors in men s and women s singles and doubles will be striving for the medal podium and carrying the expectations of national pride. Pan Am bowling is a tenpin competition as individual bowlers and teams go head-to-head to move on to the medal rounds. The spectator experience for Pan Am bowling is intimate and immediate with the sounds of the game the thunder of the ball, the crash and ricochet of the pins as much a part of being there as watching the competition progress frame by frame.. Tickets from $30 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $30 ($15) $45 ($22.50) Limit: 20 tickets per session

20 Start Time 7 Boxing Oshawa Sports Centre (OBX) 99 Athol St E, Oshawa, ON L1H 1J :00 p.m. P P :00 p.m. P P P P P P M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Often called the sweet science, boxing is one of the most storied sports in history, with the legendary Marquess of Queensberry rules effectively initiating boxing s modern era in In 2015, spectators will have the chance to see tournament boxing at its best when athletes from traditional powerhouse nations like the United States and Cuba touch gloves in rapid-fire bouts of up to three three-minute rounds for men and four two-minute rounds for women. The single elimination competition format and amateur scoring system reward speed, activity and precision, so the action is fast; there s no time to rest and no place to hide in the ring. Women compete in three weight classes flyweight, lightweight and middleweight while men battle across 10 classes from light flyweight to super heavyweight.. Tickets from $25 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Limit: 10 tickets per session

21 21 Canoe/Kayak Slalom Minden Wild Water Preserve (MWW) Bethel Road, Minden Hills, ON Start Time :00 a.m. P M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Canoe/kayak slalom is as much about athletes competing against nature as it is about athletes competing against each other. Navigating the spectacular Minden Wild Water Preserve, both men and women will race downstream and occasionally upstream against rapids, rocks, drops and eddies as they try to beat the clock and their competitors. At a venue widely regarded as one of the best whitewater runs anywhere in the world, kayakers (piloting closed-cockpit boats using double-bladed paddles) and canoeists (in open boats with single-bladed paddles) negotiate gates in a race against time, the competition, clean passes through the gates and, of course, the churning water. This will be the debut of canoe/kayak slalom at the Pan Am Games, including the C-2 event for teams of two paddlers.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Limit: 20 tickets per session

22 Canoe/Kayak Sprint Welland Pan Am Flatwater Centre (WFC) 16 Townline Tunnel Road (58A) at Canalbank Street, Welland, ON 22 Start Time :00 a.m. M M M M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Over distances of 200, 500 and 1,000 metres, paddlers in both the canoe and kayak sprint events endure one of the most intense and gruelling sports at the Games. The Welland Pan Am Flatwater Centre provides fans with a great perspective on a kilometre of glassy water sliced by boats that edge forward and slip back from the competition with every stroke. Women compete as singles, doubles and four-person teams in kayak and as singles in canoe. In addition to those configurations, men also compete in doubles canoe. The athletes kneel in the open canoe, paddling on one side of the boat with a single-bladed paddle. Kayakers compete from a seated position in closed boats with double-bladed paddles. The K-4 (four person) men s kayaks can reach speeds capable of pulling a waterskier.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Limit: 20 tickets per session Medal Sessions $35 ($17.50)

23 Cycling BMX Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre (CEB) 256 Centennial Park Rd, Toronto, ON M9C 5N3 23 Start Time :00 p.m. M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. One of the defining disciplines of action sports, BMX is a chaotic combination of speed, wheeled agility and fearlessness that pits eight cyclists at a time in an all-out race to the finish on a purpose-built dirt track. Flying down slopes, banking through tight turns and catching air over jumps, the competitors constantly fight for the best lines of approach, making BMX one of the most combative of the cycling disciplines. The start of a BMX race is one of the great split seconds of competition in the Games. The gate drops and every rider plunges toward the hole shot, trying to be the first rider through while the other seven competitors catch dust. There s no shifting of gears and little opportunity to recover from even the smallest error. This is what action sports are all about.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Limit: 20 tickets per session Medal Sessions $35 ($17.50), $45

24 Cycling Mountain Bike Hardwood Mountain Bike Park (HRD) 4202 Old Barrie Road, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 2E0 24 Start Time :00 a.m. M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. The cross-country mountain bike event pushes riders to excel in a variety of skills. They need power and precision to race up steep climbs. They need control to navigate rocks, roots, berms, and banks throughout the trail. They also need endurance and the ability to push themselves to the limits of safety on dramatic downhill runs. The riders start the race en masse, powering off the line almost in unison as the most ambitious riders fight to get ahead of the pack and set their own pace. While the course twists and turns into and out of variable terrain, the repeated loops of the course that constitute the race give spectators the opportunity to be up close to the competitors and get a tremendous sense of the action.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Limit: 20 tickets per session Medal Sessions $35 ($17.50)

25 Start Time 7 Cycling Road Cycling Ontario Place West Channel (OPW) 955 Lake Shore Blvd West, Toronto, ON M6K 3B Milton Time Trial Course (MRT) Milton, ON 11:00 a.m. TM 1:00 p.m. RM * RM=road race medals (OPW), TM=individual time trial medals (MRT) For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Road cycling is one of the world s most-watched sports. The speed and power of the athletes, combined with the ability of spectators to watch the competition from an arm s length away at times, make the experience of watching these cyclists unforgettable. Road cycling features two events individual time trial and road race. Competitors in the time trial (40 kilometres for men, 20 for women) leave the start one at a time at regular intervals. Each cyclist races against the clock and once the last competitor crosses the line, the best time wins. Road cycling puts the competitors on the road at the same time, with men riding a 160-kilometre course and women an 80-kilometre route. With everyone on the road at the same time, strategy, drafting, teamwork and risk play big parts in determining the medal winners.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions RM: $35 ($17.50) Individual time trial is non-ticketed. Limit: 20 tickets per session

26 26 Cycling Track Cycling Cisco Milton Pan Am/Parapan Am Velodrome (MIV) 2015 Pan Am Boulevard, Milton, ON L0P 1A1 Start Time :00 a.m. P P P P 6:00 p.m. M M M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. The 250-metre, steeply banked wooden track at the Cisco Milton Pan Am/Parapan Am Velodrome will host a full range of events that sends cyclists around the track on gearless, brakeless bikes reaching speeds of more than 80 kilometres an hour. The sprint events include individual and team competitions in which, following a qualifying time trial, cyclists race one-on-one, often jostling for track position by coming to a complete stop to force the competitor into the disadvantageous front position. The keirin team event is also a sprint, in the slipstream of a pace-setting motorbike. The team pursuit is an endurance event that puts two teams of four riders on the track at the same time and gives them four kilometres to catch or outpace the opposition. Finally, the omnium event unites six different race disciplines and distances, with the victory going to the rider with the best combined placing.. Tickets from $40 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $40 ($20), $50, $60, $70 $80 ($40), $100, $120, $140 Limit: 10 tickets per session

27 Equestrian Dressage Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park (CEP) 200 Pine Avenue, Caledon, ON L7E 0M1 27 Start Time :00 a.m. P M 11:00 a.m. M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. As the most artistic of the equestrian sports and, in many ways, the foundation of the other equestrian disciplines, dressage is a rising spectator sport that offers an unforgettably elegant and graceful aesthetic experience. Magnificent horses and their riders in an event which sees men and women competing on an even playing field take to a 60-metre by 20-metre arena where a panel of judges scores the work of the horse-and-rider pairs as they perform prescribed elements, including a walk, trot and canter, according to a scripted pattern, and also a freestyle routine specifically choreographed by each competitor and performed to music. Medals are awarded in both the individual competition and team competition at the newly upgraded Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in the heart of Ontario s picturesque horse country.. Tickets from $25 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Limit: 10 tickets per session

28 Equestrian Eventing Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park (CEP) 200 Pine Avenue, Caledon, ON L7E 0M1 Pan Am Cross-Country Centre (CCE) Line E, o, ON L9W 6M4 28 Start Time :00 a.m. DP 10:00 a.m. JM 11:00 a.m. XP * XP=cross-country preliminaries (CCE); DP=dressage preliminaries (CEP); JM=jumping medals (CEP) For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Eventing is the equestrian equivalent of the decathlon, a multiday, multi-discipline event that challenges the competitors diverse talents. The first day of eventing is dedicated to the balletic dressage competition at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park. Day two welcomes the cross-country event, which brings the thunder of hoof beats to the hills, woods and trails of o, Ontario, where horses and riders will challenge a course of approximately five kilometres enhanced by more than 30 jumps, water features, drops and log jumps. Eventing concludes on the third day with the jumping event. This is an opportunity to watch horses and riders pushed to the limits of their diverse abilities and a rare chance to see magnificent competition horses running in natural surroundings, unconfined by arena fences.. Tickets from $25 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions XP: $30 ($15) DP: $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 JM: $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 XP Limit: 20 tickets per session DP, JM Limit: 10 tickets per session

29 Start Time 7 Equestrian Jumping Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park (CEP) 200 Pine Avenue, Caledon, ON L7E 0M :00 a.m. M 15 11:00 a.m. M 2:00 p.m. P * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Equestrian jumping besides being stunningly beautiful with its combination of brilliant horses and a competition arena featuring jumps that look like cultivated gardens offers one of the most distinct sounds in sport. The quick, powerful strides leading into each jump, the silence as the horse and rider glide through the air, and the satisfying return of the horse s hooves to the ground. The jumping competition tests speed, skill, power and control as horses and riders attempt to establish a fast, clean (no jumps knocked down) ride through a course of approximately 15 fences in the arena of the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park. Men and women compete directly against each other for medals in both individual and team competitions.. Tickets from $25 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $25 ($12.50), $35, $45 $45 ($22.50), $60, $75 Limit: 10 tickets per session

30 Start Time 7 Fencing CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House (PAC) 875 Morningside Avenue, Toronto, ON M1C 0C :30 a.m. P P 9:00 a.m. P P P P 5:00 p.m. M M M 6:00 p.m. M M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. The imagery and vocabulary of fencing are part of the vernacular: thrust, parry, épée and, of course, on guard. The experience of watching world-class fencing for the first time, however, exceeds all expectations. The athletes move with grace and power, with lightning-fast reflexes and the subtle shifts of defense and attack that define winners. The piste the 2-metre by 14-metre competition ground frames bouts with three types of swords: foil, épée and sabre. Each sword provides different characteristics and each contest rewards different forms of attack. A hit with the foil counts only when the tip of the weapon makes contact with the opponent s torso. The heavier épée can also score only with the tip of the sword, but hits to any part of the body count. The sabre targets the entire body above the waist, with both the weapon s tip and edges capable of scoring hits.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Limit: 20 tickets per session

31 Start Time 7 Field Hockey Pan Am/Parapan Am Fields (PAF) University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Hoskins Avenue and Tower Road, Toronto, ON :00 a.m. P P P P P P P P P P P P 5:00 p.m. P P P P P P P P P P M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. To much of the world, hockey happens not on ice, but turf. Contested outdoors by two teams of 11 players on a pitch approximately the same size as an American football field, the players use short hooked sticks to pass, shoot and defend the sport s hard ball. Because players can only contact the ball with one side the flat side of the stick, the skill in the flips, turns and twists of the stick are mind-boggling. Shots on net often come from forceful swings while the opposing players are in close contact, making this an exciting, action-filled sport. The men s and women s games are equally compelling with fast ball movement, quick attacks, acrobatic defense and swarming player movement. The international standard of water-based turf fields provides a wetted playing surface that speeds up play and accentuates skill.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

32 Football (Soccer) CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium (HAM) 75 Balsam Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 6Y2 32 Start Time :00 a.m. P :00 p.m. M M 5:00 p.m. P 5:30 p.m. P P P P P P P P P P P 6:00 p.m. P 6:30 p.m. M 8:30 p.m. M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. As a marquee sport contested in the brand-new CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, football is sure to offer intense competition, great spectacle and some avid displays of national pride from Canadians and visitors alike as eight men s and eight women s teams go for gold. This is, after all, the most popular sport on earth. With 10 of the top 30 men s nations in the world and three of the top seven women s nations coming from the Americas, the 2015 Pan Am Games football offers truly world-class skill and competition. The women s teams are open, meaning that every country can choose to send its best available players. The men s competition, however, is an under-22 event that caps the age of the competitors, meaning that this will be a rare opportunity to see the next generation of world football stars close up.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10) $35 ($17.50) Limit: 20 tickets per session

33 33 Golf Angus Glen Golf Club (ANG) Kennedy Road, Markham, ON L6C 1N9 Start Time :00 a.m. P P P M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Before it returns to the Olympic Games for the first time since Canadian George S. Lyon won the gold medal in 1904, golf makes its debut at the Pan American Games in Golfers will tee up in both men s and women s mixed team and individual competitions at the newly renovated south course at Angus Glen Golf Club, the prestigious location of the 2002 Canadian Open. Spectators will be able to walk the course along with the players, getting up close with the power of every drive, the precision of every approach shot and the subtle breaks of every putt. Stay close enough to hear player and caddy talk strategy or find the perfect vantage point from which to watch the action unfold on three or four holes at once. The competition promises to be intense as approximately half of the 20 top men s and women s golfers on the amateur world-ranking are from the Americas.. Tickets from $45 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $45 ($22.50) $75 ($37.50) Limit: 10 tickets per session

34 Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics Toronto Coliseum (TCO) 100 Princes Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 34 Start Time :45 a.m. M 12:45 p.m. M 1:30 p.m. M M 2:30 p.m. M 2:45 p.m. M 6:50 p.m. M 7:00 p.m. M 7:30 p.m. M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Artistic gymnastics is a cornerstone event in any multi-sport Games, attracting crowds and making superstars with the sport s diverse displays of artistry, power, athleticism and acrobatics. With every apparatus visible in the arena, the drama of this multi-faceted sport is on full display as competitors seem to defy gravity and find balance magically from impossible tumbles and twists. Women and men compete for individual and team medals. Women s competition includes the vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor, while the men contest on floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar. A panel of judges evaluates the athletes performances. Medallists and champions are determined based on the combined scores for difficulty and execution.. Tickets from $45 Preliminary Sessions Limit: 10 tickets per session Medal Sessions $45 ($22.50), $60, $75

35 35 Gymnastics Rhythmic Gymnastics Toronto Coliseum (TCO) 100 Princes Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 Start Time :00 a.m. P M M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. In the hands of athletes who combine elements of dance, artistic gymnastics and acrobatics, the apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics is in constant motion. The hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon the names of both the apparatus and the individual events come to life as the gymnasts propel themselves through movements that vary in shape, amplitude, direction, plane and speed. At times the apparatuses seem to be part of the athletes bodies; at other times they take flight during magnificent throws, returning to the gymnasts hands seconds later as if on a string. Rhythmic gymnastics is a rare Pan American sport in which only women compete. They strive for the podium in five individual events one for each apparatus, plus the all-around event as well as group competitions with three different apparatuses.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

36 Gymnastics Trampoline Toronto Coliseum (TCO) 100 Princes Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 36 Start Time :00 p.m. P M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Come watch Pan Am athletes fly. The trampoline can send competitors as high as nine metres into the air where they complete one of the 10 skills that constitute a routine. Some of the acrobatic elements have breathtaking combinations of speed, power, grace and flight. The medal-winning routines will feature high, rhythmic bouncing leading to spectacular airborne twisting and tumbling elements. Watching trampoline up close is a study in opposites the grace in the air versus the power of the bounce, the beauty of flight versus the danger of landing.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

37 Start Time 7 Handball Exhibition Centre (EXC) 100 Princes Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C :30 a.m. P P 11:00 a.m. P P 11:30 a.m. P P P P P P 5:30 p.m. M M 6:00 p.m. P P 6:30 p.m. P P P P P P * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Fans who are new to handball will recognize elements of soccer, basketball and even lacrosse in a sport which is contested on a 40-metre by 20-metre floor by teams of seven players who pass and dribble a small ball with their hands. The game is physical and fast moving, with goals often coming in rapid succession and players regularly sacrificing their bodies to create or disrupt scoring opportunities. With no stoppage of play after goals, teams usually counterattack quickly on their way to final scores that can easily see 50 goals or more in the final tally. Men s and women s teams each pursue medals in a sport where Pan American nations, South American nations in particular, have been making great progress recently, with the Brazilian women s team capturing its first world championship in Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

38 38 Judo Mississauga Sports Centre (MIS) 5500 Rose Cherry Place, Mississauga, ON L4Z 4B6 Start Time :00 p.m. P P 3:30 p.m. P P 8:00 p.m. M M M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Judo may mean the gentle way, but this is a sport of sudden throws and quick reflexes combined with tests to the limits of balance, flexibility, strategy and mental preparation. Judoka the competitors take to the mat (tatami) in search of victory by any of the available means. Ippon is an instant victory that comes from achieving perfection in an aggressive move such as a throw, armlock or stranglehold. More common among evenly matched judoka, victory is the result of an accumulation of points throughout the bout. Judo was founded in Japan in 1882 as an evolutionary form of jiu-jitsu and was designed to be not just a martial art, but a way of teaching values like co-operation, respect, discipline and determination. Today, men and women compete in one of seven different weight classes.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

39 Start Time 7 Karate Mississauga Sports Centre (MIS) 5500 Rose Cherry Place, Mississauga, ON L4Z 4B :00 p.m. P 2:00 p.m. P P 8:00 p.m. M M M * P=preliminaries; M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Karate, the legendary empty hand martial art developed in Okinawa in the 17th century, offers two distinct forms of competition at TORONTO Kumite puts the athletes into a series of oneon-one bouts to reach the podium. During three-minute bouts for men and two-minute bouts for women, competitors receive points for successful kicks, strikes and punches to the opponent. Judges award points when a technique meets strict standards of performance that include good form, timing, vigour and awareness. Both men and women compete in six weight classes. Kata is a judged competition featuring individual and team disciplines. Competitors perform without a direct opponent and display a series of choreographed karate techniques that judges score for timing, distance, power, balance and speed.. Tickets from $20 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $20 ($10), $30 $35 ($17.50), $45 Limit: 20 tickets per session

40 40 Modern Pentathlon CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House (PAC) 875 Morningside Avenue, Toronto, ON M1C 0C7 Start Time :45 a.m. M 11:15 a.m. M * M=medals For further information, see the detailed schedule beginning on page 68. Modern pentathlon was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, to simulate the experiences and skills of a 19th century cavalry officer, so this unique sport demands diverse talents of its competitors as it challenges them with fencing, swimming, equestrian, running and shooting events. Modern pentathlon s distinctive competitive structure also provides great theatre as the first athlete across the finish line of the final event wins, with the earlier events establishing a time handicap for the final element of the sport a race that combines a series of 800-metre runs with pistol shooting. Modern pentathlon offers a distinctive fan experience with indoor events followed by outdoor events, with equipment that includes swords and laser pistols and, of course, with horses.. Tickets from $35 Preliminary Sessions Medal Sessions $35 ($17.50) Limit: 20 tickets per session