Paraguay competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
[1][2] The Paraguayan team consisted of 71 athletes (48 women and 23 men) competing in 18 sports.
[citation needed] During the opening ceremony of the games, table tennis athlete Alejandro Toranzos carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.
This marks the country's debut in women's basketball at the Pan American Games.
[12] Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes) by finishing in one of the three qualification spots at the 2018 Copa América Femenina.
[23] Paraguay qualified a men's team of three athletes by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile.