The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games.

The most recent Parapan American Games were held between 17 and 26 November 2023, in Santiago, Chile.

The Youth Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 12 to 21 with physical disabilities.

[2] The games were created after the 2003 Pan American Games in order to reduce the large average age gap between countries in the Americas.

[3] The games are held every four years, staggering with the Pan American and Parapan American games, with first of its kind being held in 2005 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.