Panamerican Games - Mascots

More than 6,000 athletes from 42 countries competed in the 361 sporting events from 36 sports of the XVI Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 which were held between 14-30 October 2011.O Organizing Committee of the Pan American Games Guadalajara (COPAG) released on November 28, 2009 the mascots for the Pan American Games and Parapan American Games 2011. The mascots were presented officially on 10 February 2010.As 2011 Games mascots are three: Gavo (a blue agave plant), Huichi (a deer) and Leo (a lion). The creators received cash prize for the 2011 Pan mascots. Jose Luis Andrade has created the lion, Angel Barrera Beard created the deer and Fernando Sanchez created the blue agave.