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Fireworks at the Omnilife stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 30.
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Actors perform during the closing ceremony.
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Athletes take photos of singer Ricky Martin as he performs during the closing ceremony.
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Exterior view of the Omnilife stadium during the closing ceremony.
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Players of the United States celebrate at the end of the women's hockey final against Argentina at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The United States won 4-2.
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Chile's players celebrate at the end of the women's hockey final bronze medal game against Canada at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.
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Canada's Dylan Armstrong competes during the shot put at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 25. Amstrong won the gold medal and set a new Pan American record with 21.30m.
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Noah Bryant, of the United States, applies chock on his neck during the shot put competition at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 25.
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Lerone Clarke of Jamaica reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 100m final during Day 11 of the XVI Pan American Games at Telmex Stadium on October 25 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Christopher Devon Brown of the Bahamas leaves the starting block to compete in the men's 400m semifinal during Day 11 of the XVI Pan American Games at Telmex Stadium on October 25 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Cuban left fielder Alfredo Despaigne breaks his bat during the bronze medal baseball game against Mexico at the Pan American Games in Lagos De Moreno, Jalisco October 25.
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Cuba's Yowlys Bonne, left, wrestles with Puerto Rico's Franklin Gomez during the wrestling men's freestyle 60kg semifinals at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011.
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Yowlys Bonne (blue) of Cuba pins Canada's Ryley Walker during their men's freestyle 60kg wrestling quarter-final at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara Oct. 24, 2011.
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Mexico's Guillermo Torres (red) pins Fernando Iglesias of Argentina during their men's freestyle 60kg wrestling semi-final at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara Oct. 24, 2011.
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Colombia's Yesid Meneses, bottom throws Venezuela's Luis Liendo during their Men's 60 kg wrestling match at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Oct. 21, 2011. The Games run through Oct. 30.
The U.S. team leads the medal count at the Pan Am Games even though, as AP reports, many of the country’s best athletes aren’t competing.
"At the end of the day, I think the scheduling of these games was a little bit more challenging than normal just because it was October instead of the summer," United States Olympic Committee secretary general Scott Blackmun said a day before the opening ceremony in Guadalajara.
"Much of our team historically is comprised of collegiate athletes who are in their college seasons or otherwise in school right now," Blackmun added. "In other cases we had some scheduling challenges. The best example of that I think is the gymnastics championships in Tokyo. We had athletes competing there up until a couple of days ago. It is not safe for them to go straight from one competition to another." Read more…
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Canada's Samantha Cornett, left, plays against Colombia's Catalina Pelaez for the gold medal in the Women's team squash event on Oct. 21. Canada won gold.
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Colombia's synchronized swimming team performs during the free routine finals on Friday.
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Panamanin Eliecer Navarro pitches during his team's game against the U.S. on Friday. The U.S. won 9-5.
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A canoeist trains in the early morning light at the Pan American Games in Ciudad Guzman October 18. Canoeing competition begins October 26.
This almost looks like an ad for a famous sporting goods company, but it's actually a real athlete training at the Pan Am Games. Pan Am coverage.
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Mexican dancers perform at the Omnilife Stadium during the opening ceremony of the XVI Pan-American Games Guadalajara 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 14, 2011.
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A view of the Omnilife Stadium at the start of the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games in Guadalajara Oct. 14, 2011. The Games run through October 30
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Omnilife stadium lights up during the opening ceremonies for the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011.
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Fireworks explode over the Omnilife Stadium during the Pan American Games opening ceremony in Guadalajara, Mexico, Friday, Oct.14, 2011.
Ap reports:
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - The sound of Mexico's famous mariachis filled the air Friday at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games, signaling the start of the 2½-week competition — Mexico's biggest day on the international sports stage since the 1986 World Cup.
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