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Para Pan American Championships offer first qualifying spots for Lima 2027

19 October 2026

Lima (Peru)

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The Americas’ leading para archers are heading to Peru for the Lima 2026 Para Pan American Championships, where qualifying places for next year’s Lima 2027 Para Pan American Games are up for grabs.

A total of 38 places will be awarded across the compound, recurve and W1 events. The allocation includes nine places each in compound men and recurve men, seven each in compound women and recurve women, and three in W1 across men and women.

The championships feature doubles competition, which will award the first qualifying places in compound and recurve. The top three pairs in each discipline – 12 men and 12 women in total – will earn places, with the remaining quotas allocated according to the final rankings in the individual medal events.

Four additional places earned at the 2026 Para South American Games in Valledupar will also be allocated after this event, alongside four for the Central American and Caribbean region.

The competition follows the Santiago 2026 Hyundai World Archery Para Series in Chile, with many archers travelling north to compete in both events.

Peru’s Daniela Cecilia Campos Marzano arrives after making history in Santiago, where she became the first archer from her country to win gold on the World Para Series circuit. The recurve archer also won at the Santiago 2023 Para Pan American Games and will be looking to carry that form into the continental championships.

Other recent winners from Santiago, including the USA’s Kevin Polish and Jason Tabansky and Brazil’s Thiago Pinheiro da Silva, will be looking to secure qualifying places early. Mexico’s Samuel Molina is another leading contender.

The event also features under-21 and visually impaired (VI) divisions.

With the Asian Para Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 taking place at the same time, the Americas’ leading archers will be looking to make their mark in Lima and take an important step towards next year’s continental Games.

Key information

What’s happening? The Para Pan American Championships are being held in Lima, Peru, from 22 to 25 October.

What’s at stake? Qualifying places for the Lima 2027 Para Pan American Games, which will take place in the same city.

Who’s competing? 91 athletes representing 13 nations across compound, recurve, W1 and visually impaired divisions.

What’s the story? With qualifying places for next year’s Games up for grabs, archers will be looking to secure their places early. Friday’s dedicated qualifier event is expected to bring fierce competition.