The 2019 Pan American Games started on July 26 in Lima, Peru, and will continue until August 11. More than 6,500 athletes from all over North and South America have gathered to compete in 419 events in 39 sports. Many photographers are on the scene as well, capturing the drama of the games, as competitors give their all in pursuit of a place on the podium during the medal ceremonies. Gathered here, images of some of the joy, effort, concentration, frustration, and exhaustion made apparent on the faces of the athletes.
Faces of the 2019 Pan American Games
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Read moreEcuador's Angie Palacios competes in the women's 64-kilogram weightlifting event during the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreBeatriz Briones of Mexico, photographed after winning the gold medal in the women's canoe-sprint K1 500-meter final on day three of the 2019 Pan American Games on the Río Cañete in Lunahuaná, Peru, on July 29, 2019 #
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Read moreCaio Souza of Brazil competes in the rings event during the men's gymnastics subdivision 1 qualification at Villa El Salvador Sports Center in Lima, Peru, on July 28, 2019. #
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Read moreBrazil's Flávia Saraiva competes in floor during the women's artistic-gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2019 Pan-Am Games on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreAugustus Maiyo of the United States, photographed during the men's marathon in Lima's Kennedy Park on July 27, 2019 #
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Read moreMorgan Hurd of the United States competes in uneven bars during the women's gymnastics qualification and team final at Villa El Salvador Sports Center on day one. #
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Read moreThe U.S. basketball players Kareem Maddox (top left), Jonathan Octeus (far left), Sheldon Jeter (top right), and Dominique Jones (far right) celebrate their victory over Puerto Rico after their men's basketball 3x3 final match on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreBrianda Cruz of Mexico reacts during the women's welterweight quarterfinals at Miguel Grau Coliseum in Lima on July 27, 2019. #
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Read moreThe gold medalist Crisanto Grajales of Mexico celebrates on the podium after the men's triathlon on July 27, 2019. #
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Read moreBrazil's Caio Souza celebrates after completing his vault routine during the men's artistic-gymnastics individual all-around final on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreGladys Tejeda of Peru reacts after crossing the finish line during the women's marathon final in Lima's Kennedy Park on July 27, 2019. #
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Read moreThe gold medalist Genesis Rodriguez cries during the medal ceremony for the women's 55-kilogram weightlifting event on July 28, 2019. #
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Read moreCosta Rica's Noe Mar McGonagle competes in the men's open-surfing main round 1 during the Pan American Games on Punta Rocas Beach in Lima on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreRosa Alva Chacha Chacha of Ecuador runs in the women's marathon on July 27, 2019. #
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Read moreMaría Luján Urrutia of Argentina, photographed during the women's marathon on day one #
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Read moreJeyson Arias of Venezuela competes in the men's snatch 96-kilogram weightlifting event on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreCanada's Elsabeth Ann Black smiles after winning gold in the women's gymnastics individual all-around competition on day three at Villa El Salvador Sports Center on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreHonduras's José Antonio Garcia (left) and Jamaica's Omar Woodbine jump for a header during their men's first-round Group B soccer match at the 2019 Pan American Games at San Marcos Stadium in Lima on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreArthur Nory Mariano of Brazil reacts after competing on the high bar during the men's gymnastics individual all-around competition on day three. #
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Read moreMexico's Carlos Sansores (right) spars with Cuba's Rafael Alba in their men's over-80-kilograms tae kwon do semifinal on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreNeisi Dajomes of Ecuador celebrates winning the gold in women's clean and jerk 76-kilogram weightlifting on July 29, 2019. #
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Read moreThe winner Luisa Baptista (right) of Brazil and the second-place finisher Vittoria Lopes (left) of Brazil greet their teammate Beatriz Neres following the women's triathlon on day one of the 2019 Pan American Games at Playa Agua Dulce. #
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Read moreCaio Souza of Brazil performs on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics individual all-around competition on day three. #
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Read moreA fan of Mexico, photographed during the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pan-Am Games at Estádio Nacional in Lima, Peru, on July 26, 2019 #
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