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The Pan American Sports Organization (acronym: PASO); ((スペイン語:Organización Deportiva Panamericana), (ポルトガル語:Organização Desportiva Pan-Americana) ODEPA; (フランス語:Organisation Sportive Pan-Américaine) OSPA) is an international organization which represents the current 41 National Olympic Committees of the North American and South American continents. It is affiliated with the International Olympic Committee and its affiliated bodies, including ANOC, the Association of National Olympic Committees, and serves as the continental association of the Americas. The organization's foremost event is the quadrennial Pan American Games, held since 1951. The Parapan American Games was inaugurated in 1999 for disabled athletes and is held alongside the able-bodied Pan American Games. The Pan American Winter Games, for winter sports, was held only once in 1990. The Pan American Sports Festival was inaugurated in 2014 as a developmental event for the region's athletes. ==Affiliated organizations== There are four other organisations affiliated to the Pan American Sports Organization, they are: * ODESUR – organisers of the South American Games * CASCO – organisers of the Central American and Caribbean Games * ORDECA – organisers of the Central American Games * ODEBO – organisers of the Bolivarian Games 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pan American Sports Organization」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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