Meet Shawn Johnson of the USA Gymnastics Team, who also happens to be an Olympic hopeful.

Here’s a quick look on the discussions here at Light the Torch on the recently concluded 2007 Pan American Games held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
XV Pan American Games Rio 2007
Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals Chart
Check out the Rio 2007 Pan American Games Medals
Rundown of the Sports Disciplines @ Rio 2007
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Just to give you guys an idea — esp if you’re relatively new to this world sporting event — on the kinds of sports/disciplines/events that are played during the 2007 Pan American Games, which is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Archery

Artistic Gymnastics

Athletics

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Beach Volleyball

Bowling

Boxing

Canoe Flatwater

Cycling BMX

Cycling Mountain Bike

Cycling Road

Cycling Track

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Field Hockey

Football

Futsal

Handball

Judo

Karate

Modern Pentathlon

Here’s a glimpse on how the medals for Rio 2007 Pan American Games look like.
From left to right: Bronze medal (bronze frente), Gold medal (ouro frente), and Silver medal (prata frente).

I reckon the shape plays a major role in how they wanted to brand their Games this year. It certainly looks different, yeah? What do you think?
I guess it doesn’t really matter how it looks like (or does it?) since bringing home a medal signifies excellence in your sport. Congratulations to all the winners!

The PanAm Games is just about ready to wrap up but before they do, here’s a quick look on the Medals Chart for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Top 10 Countries are:

USA – 80 Gold (188 medals in total)
Cuba – 38 Gold (94 medals in total)
Brazil – 36 Gold (121 medals in total)
Canada – 27 Gold (105 medals in total)
Colombia – 12 Gold (39 medals in total)
Mexico – 11 Gold (39 medals in total)
Venezuela – 9 Gold (58 medals in total)
Argentina – 9 Gold (47 medals in total)
Chile – 5 Gold (17 medals in total)
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It’s going to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 15 July 2007. Their Torch Relay is even underway.
According to articles I’ve come across, the US are sending American Triathletes to the Pan American Games.