XVII Pan American Games – Toronto 2015 CITY: Toronto, Canada SITE: Atos Markham Centre PLAYERS: 40 men 40 women 80 total COUNTRIES: 16 MEDIA CONTACT: ITTF Promotion Manager Matt Pound:
[email protected] Introduction Welcome to the XVII Pan American Games – Toronto 2015. The XVII Pan American Games is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, once every 4 years. The last edition in 2011 was held in Guadalajara, Mexico. There are four gold medals on offer: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s team and women’s team. The winners of the Men’s and Women’s Singles will qualify to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. This media kit is designed to provide an update on the XVII Pan American Games. Enclosed are statistics and notes that will be of assistance during the tournament. Players’ biographies as well as statistical, historical and personal data can be found on ITTF.com. Please make player interview requests through a member of the ITTF and OC media staff located in the press room. Key Dates/Times 19 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Preliminaries 20 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Preliminaries 20 July 2015, 05:00pm @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Quarter Finals 21 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Semi Finals 21 July 2015, 05:00pm/07:10pm @ Atos Markham Centre – WT Final/MT Final 22 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Singles Event Preliminaries 23 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Singles Event Preliminaries 24 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham