2011 Palanca Awards, English Division
Judges: J. Neil Garcia (Chairman), Benjamin S. Bautista, Criselda Yabes


2011 Palanca Awards, English Division
Judges: Dean Francis Alfar (Chairman), Shirley O. Lua, Esther M. Pacheco


2011 Palanca Awards, English Division
Judges: Beaulah Pedregosa - Taguiwalo (Chairman), Feny Delos Angeles - Bautista, Luis Joaquin M. Katigbak


2011 Palanca Awards, English Division
Judges: Federico M. Macaranas (Chairman), Katrina P. Tuvera - Quimbo, Thelma E. Arambulo


2011 Palanca Awards, English Division
Judges: Mariano 'Marne' L. Kilates (Chairman), Joel M. Toledo, Mikael De Lara Co


2011 Palanca Awards, English Division
Judges: Edgardo B. Maranan (Chairman), Maria Elena Paterno - Locsin, Lina B. Diaz de Rivera


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Reynaldo A. Duque (Chairman), Lilia F. Antonio, Fanny A. Garcia


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Jimmuel C. Naval (Chairman), Fidel Rillo, Jr., Marco Aniano V. Lopez


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Dina Ocampo - Cristobal (Chairman), Virgilio V. Vitug, Felicitas E. Pado


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Pamela C. Constantino (Chairman), Vina P. Paz, Lourd de Veyra


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Rebecca T. Añonuevo (Chairman), Rofel G. Brion, Alfonso S. Mendoza


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Heidi Emily Eusebio - Abad (Chairman), German Villanueva Gervacio, Jesus Manuel Santiago


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Roy C. Iglesias (Chairman), Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr., Maribel Legarda


2011 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division
Judges: Rosauro 'Uro' Q. Dela Cruz (Chairman), Chris B. Millado, Robert Seña


2011 Palanca Awards, Regional Languages Division
Judges: Edgar S. Godin (Chairman), Erlinda Kintanar Alburo, Jaime L. An Lim


2011 Palanca Awards, Regional Languages Division
Judges: Nereo E. Jedeliz, Jr. (Chairman), Resurrección Hidalgo, Genevieve L. Asenjo


2011 Palanca Awards, Regional Languages Division
Judges: Honor Blanco Cabie (Chairman), Roy V. Aragon, Priscilla Supnet Macansantos


2011 Palanca Awards, Kabataan Division
Judges (both categories): Grace Dacanay Chong (Chairman), Perfecto T. Martin, Ruel S. De Vera


2011 Palauan casino referendum
A referendum on legalising casino establishments was held in Palau on 22 June 2011. The proposal was rejected by 75.5% of voters.


2011 Palauan casino referendum, Results
Do you approve of the establishment of casino gaming in the Republic of Palau?


2011 Palmer Cup
The 2011 Palmer Cup was held on June 9–11, 2011 at The Stanwich Club, Greenwich, Connecticut. The United States won 13 to 11.


2011 Palmer Cup, Format
On Thursday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by eight singles matches in the afternoon. Four foursomes matches were played on the Friday morning with a further eight singles in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.


2011 Palmer Cup, Format
Each of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole, each side earned half a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12½ points won the competition.


2011 Palmer Cup, Teams
Eight college golfers from the United States and Europe participated in the event.


2011 Palmer Cup, Michael Carter award
The Michael Carter Award winners were Russell Henley and Nacho Elvira.


2011 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships were held in Yaracuy, Venezuela, August 2–8, 2011.


2011 Pan American Cycling Championships
The 2011 Pan American Cycling Championships took place in Medellin, Colombia on May 1–8, 2011.


2011 Pan American Fencing Championships
The 2011 Pan American Fencing Championships were held in Reno, Nevada, United States from 4 to 10 July at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.


2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa. It was the largest multi-sport event of 2011, with approximately 6,000 athletes from 42 nations participating in 36 sports. Both the Pan American and Parapan American Games were organized by the Guadalajara 2011 Organizing Committee (COPAG).


2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games were the third Pan American Games hosted by Mexico (the first country to do so) and the first held in the state of Jalisco. Previously, Mexico hosted the 1955 Pan American Games and the 1975 Pan American Games, both in Mexico City. The 2011 Parapan American Games were held 20 days after the Pan American Games have ended.


2011 Pan American Games
Following PASO tradition, Jalisco governor Emilio González Márquez and then Guadalajara mayor Alfonso Petersen Farah received the Pan American Sports Organization flag during the closing ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was officially opened by the President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. Brett Fraser, a swimmer from the Cayman Islands, won the first Pan American Games gold medal for his country, while  Saint Kitts and Nevis won its first ever Pan American Games medal of any kind.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Bidding process
PASO selected the city unanimously as the host for 16th Pan American Games on Friday, June 2, 2006, at its 44th general assembly held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Guadalajara was the only city to officially bid for the 2011 Pan American Games. This may have been in part due to no announced and/or open candidature period for the event. Guadalajara initially bid for the 2003 Pan American Games which were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. San Antonio, United States, which bid for the 2007 Games, declined to bid for the 2011 games.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Infrastructure and budget
Inspired by the 2003 Santo Domingo Games, Guadalajara used the Games as a cost-effective way to build sports infrastructure, according to Ivar Sisniega, Guadalajara 2011 international relations and sports director. Guadalajara, a metropolitan area of five million people, is a destination for cultural and business travellers.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Infrastructure and budget
Horacio de la Vega, marketing director for Guadalajara 2011, cited the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as the inspiration for infrastructure improvements. "Barcelona wasn't Barcelona before it got the Olympic Games. In a more modest sense, we are doing the same in Guadalajara", he said. The budget was estimated at US$200 million, of which $180 million was for sports infrastructure. Some of the funding went to general street improvement and public transportation. Dr. Carlos Andrade was the head of the organizing committee.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Infrastructure and budget
However, as the Games drew closer to starting, it was revealed that the costs of building the venues and the athletes' village had more than tripled to US$750 million.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Infrastructure and budget
The city planned to build a new convention center and undertake road improvements. Additional plans called for transit improvements, a performing arts theater (Auditorio Telmex) and a new public library. Guadalajara increased the number of available hotel rooms by 5,000 for the games.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Infrastructure and budget
By April, Guadalajara 2011 had made over US$50 million revenue from television rights and sponsors, which was more than the previous games in Rio de Janeiro. The organizing committee had aimed for a revenue of about $70 million by the end of the Games. The organizing committee also expected to sell about one million tickets, which went on sale on May 13, 2011.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Infrastructure and budget
In June 2011, four months before the games, Carlos Andrade stated that no construction concerns remained for Guadalajara. He said that all 23 stadiums being built would be ready for the start of the games.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Marketing
Marketing for the games began in 2007 at the closing ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro with a handover ceremony to the next host city. The state and national governments arranged for signs and billboards. Two TV networks, Televisa and TV Azteca, signed contracts to broadcast the Games and to advertise them. Famous athletes from Mexico, including diver Fernando Platas and golfer Lorena Ochoa, were also named ambassadors to promote the games. The organizing committee also signed a marketing deal with SKY México, which operates in several countries. The network created a channel dedicated to the games. Classes were suspended in Guadalajara during the games to give students the chance to attend.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Sponsors
There were four official sponsors for the Games: Scotiabank, Telcel, Nissan and Telmex. Accordingly, some of the venues were named after these sponsors, such as the Scotiabank Aquatics Center, Nissan Gymnastics Stadium, Telcel Tennis Complex and the Telmex Athletics Stadium. Children International was also an official benefactor of the Pan American Games. "Second tier" and "third tier" sponsors included Technogym and others.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Mascots
The mascots for the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2011 Parapan American Games were Huichi, Gavo, and Leo. The organizing committee unveiled the mascots at the Plaza Andares Amphitheater in Guadalajara on November 28, 2009, and the mascots were officially named on February 10, 2010.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Mascots
The co-creators of the mascots were José Luis Andrade (Leo), Ángel Barba Barrera (Huichi),  and Fernando Sanchez (Gavo). Each received $2,584. The mascots represented the state of Jalisco and the city of Guadalajara.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Venues
The aquatic centre has two Olympic-size pools and a diving platform. The athletic facility was expanded to 15,000 during the Games and then was converted back to 5,000 seats. Puerto Vallarta hosted sailing, marathon swimming, triathlon, and beach volleyball.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Venues
Other cities that co-hosted the event are Tapalpa (mountain biking), Ciudad Guzmán (rowing and canoeing) and Lagos de Moreno (baseball).


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Venues
The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Omnilife Stadium, which was constructed in 2010 for the Chivas football team. Originally, the bigger and older Jalisco Stadium was scheduled to host the ceremonies, but the organizing committee decided to move to the newer and more technologically advanced Omnilife stadium. By moving the ceremonies to the Omnilife Stadium organizers also allowed for a parade to be held through the streets of Guadalajara and an increase in the use of projections and fireworks. Other venues that already existed in Guadalajara included the Weightlifting Forum and the CODE Dome. Most other venues for the games had to be constructed or expanded temporarily to host the games.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Venues
10 new venues were planned including a volleyball arena, covered velodrome, shooting range, and a basketball arena. The 3,500-seat gymnastics stadium, which cost $5.5 million, opened in March 2008.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Venues
In total about 35 different venues were used, with a majority of them being newly built specifically for the games.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Torch relay
The Pan American Torch Relay brought the torch from Mexico City to the Estadio Omnilife for the Opening Ceremony. The flame arrives just in time for the  opening ceremony.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Torch relay
The relay took the torch through all 32 Mexican states on a 50-day route starting on August 26 at the pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City. About 3,500 runners carried the torch on the 15,000-kilometer route. The torch arrived in Puerto Vallarta on October 9, Ciudad Guzmán on October 11, Tapalpa on October 12, Lagos de Moreno on October 13 and Guadalajara on October 14. The torch relay was sponsored by local nutrition company Grupo Omnilife.


2011 Pan American Games, Organization, Torch relay
The torch design depicted agave leaves protecting the Pan American flame. It was designed by Vatti, the same company that designed the torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The torch relay was organized by the Mexican Olympic Committee.


2011 Pan American Games, The Games, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the games took place on October 14, 2011, at 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC, October 15) at Omnilife Stadium. The opening ceremony was produced by Five Currents, who also produced the 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.


2011 Pan American Games, The Games, Participating teams
All 41 members of PASO competed at the Games. The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee, which had planned to continue functioning after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, had its membership withdrawn by the IOC Executive Committee at the IOC session on July 2011. However, it took steps to allow athletes to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games under the PASO flag.


2011 Pan American Games, The Games, Participating teams
The number of competitors qualified by each delegation is indicated in parentheses.


2011 Pan American Games, The Games, Sports
36 sports were contested in Guadalajara. With sports such as diving, a sub-discipline of aquatics, included, the number goes up to 40 sports. Futsal, which was added a as sport for the 2007 Pan American Games was dropped from the program. Rugby sevens replaced futsal at the games, appearing on the games program for the very first time. Racquetball and basque pelota also returned to the program after missing the last games in Rio de Janeiro. There were 361 medal events in total. The 2011 Pan American Games had qualification standards for every sport just like the Olympic Games. 15 out of the 26 current Summer Olympic sports, including canoeing, handball, and modern pentathlon, will use the Pan American Games as a qualifier for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.


2011 Pan American Games, The Games, Sports
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.


2011 Pan American Games, The Games, Medal table
The top ten listed NOCs by number of gold medals are listed below with the host nation, Mexico, being highlighted. The design of the medals is intended to represent the heart of the agave plant and thus represent the Jalisco region.


2011 Pan American Games, The Games, Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony of the games took place on October 30, 2011, beginning at 8:00 pm CST (02:00 UTC, October 31) at Omnilife Stadium. As per tradition, the Pan American Sports Organization flag was handed over to the mayor of the next host city, Rob Ford of Toronto.


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Security
Guadalajara, due to the ongoing Mexican Drug War, has seen escalating violence. Some countries, including the United States and Canada, expressed concerns about the safety and security of the region. Scott Backmun of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) raised concerns about the city's ability to host the games in light of the drug war. Due to the increased safety issues the USOC had its own security plan for the games.


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Security
During a meeting of the USOC in March 2011, chief security officer Larry Buendorf gave a report to the rest of the committee in which he said, "We’re going to prepare for Guadalajara like we would any other Games. A lot of that is just preparing your athletes for the individual environments that they’re going into. Everybody is quite aware of the violence that has happened. We’re obviously concerned about it, and at the end of the day, I think we have a good security plan in place to try to protect our athletes". After grenades were thrown near a nightclub entrance in two separate incidents in February 2011, organizers said they were making security a priority and arranged for police and members of the armed forces to patrol in Guadalajara throughout the games.


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Athletes' village
The athletes' village was behind schedule for the entire time it was under construction, and in May 2011, about five months before the start of the games, the courts ordered work on the village to halt when residents of Zapopan said the construction would adversely affect their drinking water supply. Carlos Andrade Garin, the director of the organizing committee, said even a short delay in construction would mean the games would have to be canceled.


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Athletes' village
According to Garin, "we have some crabs [people who don't want to go forward] who don't like our state to grow, who don't like us having a great event, whose own related interests are more important than those of the community. Unfortunately, you can't do anything against this kind of people, except get on with our own job."


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Athletes' village
After many delays, organizers finally asserted that the athletes' village would be finished no later than September, only a month before the games were to begin. The village was expected to be handed over to COPAG by August 22, 2011.


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Venue delays
Another concern with the Games was that venue construction had fallen behind. In 2009, two years before the start of the games, the athletes' village was still not under construction and the aquatics and athletics stadiums fell way behind schedule. Some venues and the athletes village were finished only a few weeks before the start of the games, including the Telcel Athletics Stadium and the beach volleyball stadium in Puerto Vallarta. This meant that not all disciplines could have a test event before the games began.


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Venue delays
Organizers guaranteed that all the sports venues being built for the games would be ready before September 2011. Many of the venues were scaled down, including the Telmex athletics stadium, which had the number of seats halved. During the election of the host city of the 2015 Pan American Games, PASO president Mario Vázquez Rana said that if Guadalajara did not address the delays, Toronto, the host of the next games, would step in and replace Guadalajara as host. In August 2011, the athletics stadium was further delayed by constant rain which prevented the installation of the track. This development put the test event scheduled for September at risk of being cancelled. Several days before the opening ceremony, the organizing committee announced that they were optimistic that the venues would be ready by the start of the games.


2011 Pan American Games, Concerns and controversies, Allegation of tainted meat
The German National Anti- Doping Agency warned athletes that some meat in Mexico had tested positive for the stimulant clenbuterol. However, Games officials said that food served at the athletes' village would be tested to ensure it contained no drugs or contaminants.


2011 Pan American Games Parade of Nations
During the Parade of Nations at the 2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony, held beginning at 18:00 CDT on February 14, 2011, 42 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into Omnilife Stadium in the host city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.


2011 Pan American Games Parade of Nations
Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by tradition. As the host of the first Pan American Games, Argentina entered first. Mexican delegates entered last, representing the host nation. The delegations entered by Spanish alphabetical order as per Pan American Sports Organization protocols, which also happened to be the official languages of the host nation.


2011 Pan American Games Parade of Nations
The delegation from the Netherlands Antilles marched under the Pan American Sports Organization flag, because their National Olympic Committee had lost official recognition from the International Olympic Committee and the Pan American Sports Organization.


2011 Pan American Games closing ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 30, 2011, beginning at 6:00 pm CST (00:30 UTC, October 31) at Omnilife Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.


2011 Pan American Games closing ceremony
The closing ceremony was originally scheduled to be held at Jalisco Stadium. However, the organizing committee for the Games (COPAG) changed the venue to Omnilife Stadium, because of its superior infrastructure and technological capability to host the event. Also, its proximity to the athletes village helped expedite the transportation of athletes and helped ensure their safety.


2011 Pan American Games closing ceremony
As per tradition, the Pan American Sports Organization flag was presented to the mayor of the next host city, Rob Ford of Toronto.


2011 Pan American Games closing ceremony
Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and The Wailers performed at the ceremony.


2011 Pan American Games medal table
The 2011 Pan American Games medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2011 Pan American Games, held in Guadalajara, capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, from October 14 to October 30, 2011. Approximately 6,000 athletes from 41 NOCs participated in 361 events in 36 sports.


2011 Pan American Games medal table
The Cayman Islands won its first ever gold medal, While the Saint Kitts and Nevis won its first ever Pan American Games medal.


2011 Pan American Games medal table, Medal table
The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) and is consistent with PASO convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.


2011 Pan American Games medal table, Medal table
In badminton, boxing, judo, karate, racquetball, taekwondo, table tennis,  and wrestling two bronze medals will be awarded for each event. Also in bowling, fencing and squash two bronze medals will be awarded in some events. Therefore, the total number of bronze medals will be greater than the total number of gold or silver medals.


2011 Pan American Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
On October 28, 2011, the Pan American Sports Organization announced that Canadian wakeboarder Aaron Rathy had tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine and was stripped of his silver medal he won in the men's wakeboard event. After Rathy was disqualified, the silver medal went to Marcelo Giardi of Brazil, and the bronze medal to Alejo de Palma of Argentina.


2011 Pan American Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
On November 9, 2011, the Venezuelan Athletic Federation announced that Venezuelan athlete Víctor Castillo had tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine and was stripped of his gold medal he won in the men's long jump event. After Castillo was disqualified, the gold medal went to Daniel Pineda of Chile, the silver medal went to David Registe of Dominica, and the bronze medal to Jeremy Hicks of United States.


2011 Pan American Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
On January 6, 2012, the Pan American Sports Organization announced that Argentinian wrestling Fernando Iglesias had tested positive for the banned substances Clenbuterol and Furosemide and was stripped of his bronze medal he won in the Men's Freestyle 60 kg event. After Iglesias was disqualified, the bronze medal went to Luis Portillo of El Salvador.


2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 14, 2011, beginning at 20:00 CDT (1:00 UTC, October 15) at Omnilife Stadium in Zapopan, a suburb of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The opening ceremony was directed and produced by Five Currents, which also produced the ceremonies at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2007 Pan American Games.


2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony, Production
The opening ceremony was originally scheduled to be held at Jalisco Stadium. However, the organizing committee for the Games (COPAG) changed the venue to Omnilife Stadium, because of its superior infrastructure and technological capability to host the event. Also, its proximity to the athletes village helped expedite the transportation of athletes and helped ensure their safety.


2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony, Program
Colombia singer Juanes performed as is Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández who performed the song "El Mismo Sol" the official theme of the Games at the ceremony. His father Vicente Fernández performed the Mexican anthem at the games.


2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony, Program, Parade of the Nations
The participating countries marched in, beginning with Argentina and ending with the host nation, Mexico. Excluding Argentina and Mexico, the delegations entered by Spanish alphabetical order as per Pan American Sports Organization protocols, which also happened to be the official languages of the host nation.


2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony, Reception
An estimated 130 million people across the Americas and the world were expected to watch the opening ceremony.


2011 Pan American Games torch relay
The 2011 Pan American Games torch relay was a 50-day torch run, from August 26–October 14, 2011, held prior to the 2011 Pan American Games. Plans for the relay were originally announced July 6, 2011 by the Guadalajara Organizing Committee for the 2011 Pan American and Parapan American Games (COPAG). The relay brought the torch from Mexico City to the Estadio Omnilife for the Opening Ceremony. The flame arrived just in time for the opening ceremony.


2011 Pan American Games torch relay
The relay took the torch through all 32 Mexican states on a 50-day route starting on August 26, 2011, at the pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City. The Pan American flame was lit in the Pyramid of the Sun, the spot selected by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The relay was organized by the Mexican Olympic Committee and was sponsored by Grupo Omnilife, a nutrition company. The first torch was carried by Pan American Games gold medalist Paola Longoria. The relay began with a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the 2011 Monterrey casino attack. About 3,500 runners carried the torch on the 15,000-kilometer route. The torch arrived in Puerto Vallarta on October 9, Ciudad Guzmán on October 11, Tapalpa on October 12, Lagos de Moreno on October 13 and Guadalajara on October 14 for the opening ceremony at the Estadio Omnilife.


2011 Pan American Games torch relay
The torch was designed by Vatti, the same company that designed the torch for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The design depicted green agave leaves with blue and white accents. The leaves surrounded and protected the flame. Each torch was 70 centimetres (28 in) tall and weighed 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb), including the fuel canister, which contained enough fuel for 12 minutes.


2011 Pan American Judo Championships
The 2011 Pan American Judo Championships was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the CODE II Gymnasium from April 1–2, 2011. The event is being held as a test event for the 2011 Pan American Games. Also this event is one of the qualification event for the judo events at the 2011 Pan American Games.


2011 Pan American Judo Championships, Medal table, Women's events
*Only 4 athletes competed, so only one bronze medal was awarded.


2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
The  16th Pan American Junior Championships were held in Miramar, Florida, United States, at the Ansin Sports Complex on July 22 to 24, 2011. A detailed report on theresults was given.


2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History"website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 341athletes from about 36 countries:


2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)
Antigua and Barbuda (5), Argentina (11), Bahamas (23), Barbados (7), Bermuda(7), Belize (1), Bolivia (1), Brazil (16), British Virgin Islands (5), CaymanIslands (2), Canada (56), Chile (6), Colombia (12), Costa Rica (2), Dominica(1), Dominican Republic (4), Ecuador (1), El Salvador (1), Grenada (1),Guatemala (4), Guyana (2), Haiti (3), Jamaica (33), Mexico (15), Panama (1),Peru (8), Puerto Rico (12), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Saint Vincent and theGrenadines (2), Suriname (2), Trinidad and Tobago (12), Turks and Caicos (1),United States (77), Uruguay (1), U.S. Virgin Islands (1), Venezuela (4).


2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Medal winners are published. Complete results can be found on the Athletics Canada website, on the Half-Mile Timing website, on the USA Track & Field website, and on the World Junior Athletics Historywebsite.


2011 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship
The 2011 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship took place in Brasília from April 17 – April 21. It acts as the American qualifying tournament for the 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.


2011 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship
The 2011 American Handball Men's Youth Championships took place in Barquisimeto from May 1 – 5. It acts as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.


2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup
The 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia on 26–27 March. The track of the Cup runs in the Avenida Las Vegas, Barrio Primavera.


2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup, Participation
The participation of 123 athletes from 17 countries is reported.


2011 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2011 Pan American Qualification Tournament for London Olympic Games was held in Querétaro, Mexico from November 18 to November 20, 2011. Each country may enter maximum 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one in each division and the first three ranked athletes per weight division qualify their NOCs a place each for OlympicGames.


2011 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
The 2011 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the eleventh edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held from 28 June to 2 July 2011, in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The tournament also served as the qualification event for the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top three teams winning the right to participate on the World Championship. However, since Pan American Championship winners Brazil already qualified as the host nation, fourth placed Uruguay was awarded the third spot, that was reserved for the zone.


2011 Pan American Women's Handball Championship, Qualification
Cuba, Venezuela and the United States played a qualification tournament at Havana, Cuba to determine the last 2 participating nations.


2011 Pan Arab Games
The 2011 Pan Arab Games also known as the 12th Pan Arab Games took place in Doha, Qatar from 6 to 23 December 2011. This was the first time that the country had hosted the multi-sport event. Khalifa International Stadium was the main venue for the competition.


2011 Pan Arab Games, Preparation, Host selection
Qatar was awarded rights to organise the games beating Lebanon in the bidding process. Arab Federation for Sports secretary general Othman al-Saad said that Qatar's hosting of the Pan-Arab Games would give the event "more momentum and significance in light of the huge capabilities and world-class sports facilities which Qatar owns."


2011 Pan Arab Games, Preparation, Host selection
Khalifa International Stadium was chosen to be the focal point of the games, hosting the opening ceremonies, while the closing ceremonies were held on Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.


2011 Pan Arab Games, Preparation, Mascot and medals
Wathnan, a graceful yet fun-spirited white Arabian horse was designed as the mascot for the Games. An important animal in Arabian culture, the horse is a symbol of great strength and agility. Pearl and emerald studded Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals were awarded to winning athletes, accompanied by mascot stuffed toy. The medals were measured 70 mm in diameter and 6 mm in thickness with base made out of pewter.


2011 Pan Arab Games, Participating National Olympic Committees
Initially, all twenty-two nations of the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees were scheduled to compete at the games. However, Syria withdrew its team in November 2011 in protest of the Arab League's suspension of the country's membership.


2011 Pan Arab Games, Paralympic Medal Standings
Medals in 30 Para Athletics and 1 Goalball events were awarded to athletes from respective participating nations. However, as demonstration events, they were not counted into the official medal table.


2011 Panasonic Gobel Awards
The 14th Annual Panasonic Gobel Awards was a ceremony held to honoring the favorite in Indonesian television programming/individual/production works, as chosen by the verification team of this ceremony awards. It was held on March 25, 2011, at the Djakarta Theater XXI in Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Menteng, Central Jakarta. This year's edition of the ceremony awards was themed "Bersama Untuk Bumi Indonesia" (en: Together for Indonesian Earth). The ceremony was hosted by presenter Indra Bekti and Sari Nila on the red carpet and by Fanny Febriana for the live event and also introduced as Miss Green.


2011 Panasonic Gobel Awards
The awards featured some of Indonesia's best singers such as Nidji, SM*SH, Vicky Shu, Inul Daratista, Andien, Titi Sjuman, D'Bagindas and many more. The performers, both singers and nominee readers wore formal clothes designed by Indonesia's best designers and the evening peak of this 2011 ceremony awards broadcast live by TV stations under the control of MNC Group, such as RCTI, MNCTV, and Global TV.


2011 Panasonic Gobel Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on February 24, 2011. For this year, the categories added for four new category: "Favorite FTV Program", "Favorite Travel, Hobbies, and Lifestyle Program", "Favorite News Magazine Program" and "Favorite Sport Journal Program". Winners are listed first and highlighted on boldface.


2011 Paradise Jam Tournament
The 2011 Paradise Jam Tournament was a men's and women's preseason college basketball tournament that took place in Saint Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center. Marquette won the men's division while Alabama won the women's Island Division and Michigan won the women's Reef Division.


2011 Paradise Jam Tournament, Men's Tournament
Marquette had an easy path to the final game, then were tested. In the opening round, Marquette took on Winthrop, and won easily 95–73, while Norfolk State beat Drexel by five points, 61–56. In the semifinal round, Marquette again won easily, beating Ole Miss 96–66, while Norfolk State beat TCU 66–53 to set up the final. Marquette had played Norfolk State just a week earlier in Milwaukee, in a game that was never in doubt. Marquette opened up a 6–0 lead, expanded the lead to eleven by halftime, then scored 59 points in the second half to win the game 99–68.


2011 Paradise Jam Tournament, Men's Tournament
When the two teams met in the Paradise Jam final, the game started out similarly to the early game, with Marquette never trailing, and reaching a nine-point lead at halftime. However, instead of scoring 59 points in the second half, they would score only 59 points in the game. The Golden Eagles, ranked 16th in the AP poll, held a 14-point lead at one time, but Norfolk State had two 7–0 runs and tied up the game at 57 points apiece with just over two minutes left. Marquette scored to take a lead; Norfolk State had a chance to tie in the closing seconds but failed to hit the basket, and Marquette won the 2011 Paradise Jam Championship 59–57.


2011 Paradise Jam Tournament, Women's Tournament
The woman's tournament is organized as two divisions of four teams, each playing each other in a round-robin format.


2011 Paradise Jam Tournament, Women's Tournament, Overview, Island Division
Both Alabama and Seton Hall ended with records of 2–1. Based upon the tie breaker, Alabama beat Seton Hall in their match up, so was named the Paradise Jam Championship (Island Division) Alabama's Ericka Russell was named tournament MVP.


2011 Paradise Jam Tournament, Women's Tournament, Overview, Reef Division
Michigan won all three of their games to capture the Paradise Jam Championship (Reef Division). Michigan's Courtney Boylan was named tournament MVP.


2011 Paraguayan Primera División season
The 2011 División Profesional season (officially the 2011 Copa TIGO- Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay.


2011 Paraguayan Primera División season, Torneo Apertura
The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Copa TIGO -Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, is the first championship of the season. It began on January 29 and ended on June 5.


2011 Paraguayan Primera División season, Torneo Clausura
The Campeonato de Clausura, also the Copa TIGO -Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, is the second championship of the season. It began on July 29 and ended on December 11.


2011 Paraguayan Primera División season, Relegation
Relegations is determined at the end of the season by computing an average (Spanish: promedio) of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average is relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.


2011 Paraguayan Segunda División season
The 2011 División Intermedia season (officially the 2011 Copa TIGO- Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season semi-professional football in Paraguay.


2011 Paraguayan Segunda División season
It began on March 19 and ended on September 24.


2011 Paraguayan Segunda División season, Standings, Final
Sportivo Carapeguá and Cerro Porteño PF were ended with a same scores, therefore was made a grand final, to determinate the champion of the tournament. The winner was Cerro Porteño PF.


2011 Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum
A referendum on allowing expatriate citizens to vote was held in Paraguay on 9 October 2011. The measure was approved by 78% of voters, although voter turnout was only 12.5%. If approved by the Congress, the measure would give the right to vote to more than half a million Paraguayans living abroad, mostly in Argentina, Spain and the United States. President Fernando Lugo believed it would strengthen Paraguay's democracy.


2011 Parapan American Games
The 4th Parapan American Games took place from November 12 to 20 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes with a physical disability. The Games were held 20 days after the 2011 Pan American Games began. The opening and closing ceremonies were produced by .


2011 Parapan American Games, Infrastructure and Budget
A Guadalajara reporter said "The area is rough. It's just this side of being on the wrong side of the tracks. But it's not far from the theatre area or the downtown with some of the nicer, old colonial hotels, and the city hopes that the Villa Panamericana can rejuvenate the downtown historical area." The $300 million Guggenheim Guadalajara will also be nearby.


2011 Parapan American Games, Infrastructure and Budget
The city would have 22,000 hotel rooms by 2011, a new bus rapid transit system, Macrobús, that would run through the Calzada Independencia, and the Centro Cultural Metropolitano, an ambitious project of the Universidad de Guadalajara, which includes a 10,000-seat performing arts auditorium (Auditorio Telmex), the new public library of the state of Jalisco, among other buildings.


2011 Parapan American Games, Participating nations
24 nations will be participating in the Games. The number of competitors qualified by each delegation is indicated in parentheses.


2011 Parapan American Games, Sports
13 sports, with sub-disciplines, will be contested at the Games. These are:


2011 Parapan American Games, Venues
Most of the new facilities are modest with temporary seating, intended to be utilized in future as training sites and teaching facilities for elite athletes or for community use.


2011 Paris–Nice
The 2011 Paris–Nice was the 69th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 6 March in Houdan and ended on 13 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including a time trial. It was the second race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.


2011 Paris–Nice
The race was won by HTC–Highroad rider Tony Martin, after holding onto the leader's yellow jersey which came from a time trial stage win on stage six. Martin's winning margin over runner-up and fellow German Andreas Klöden (Team RadioShack) – winner of the fifth stage of the race – was 36 seconds, with Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins completing the podium, 41 seconds down on Martin.


2011 Paris–Nice
In the race's other classifications, Rein Taaramäe of Cofidis won the white jersey for the highest placed rider under the age of 25, and Garmin–Cervélo's Heinrich Haussler took home the green jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. FDJ rider Rémi Pauriol won the King of the Mountains classification, with Team RadioShack finishing at the head of the teams classification.


2011 Paris–Nice, Teams competing
22 teams were invited to the 2011 Paris–Nice. The teams were:


2011 Paris–Roubaix
The 2011 Paris–Roubaix was the 109th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 10 April 2011 over a distance of 258 kilometres (160.3 miles) and was the ninth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.


2011 Paris–Roubaix
Garmin–Cervélo's Johan Vansummeren claimed victory after making a solo breakaway from a four-man group with 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) remaining, holding on to win by 19 seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix. He also held on to victory, despite riding the final 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) with a flat rear tyre. Second place went to Leopard Trek rider and defending race winner Fabian Cancellara who caught the remaining riders from the breakaway – Maarten Tjallingii of Rabobank, Lars Bak of HTC–Highroad and Grégory Rast of Team RadioShack – and outsprinted them in Roubaix. Tjallingii completed the podium in third.


2011 Paris–Tours
The 2011 Paris–Tours was the 105th edition of this single day road bicycle racing event. Greg Van Avermaet outsprinted Marco Marcato in the final meters to stay out of the grip of the chasing group and peloton. Van Avermaet thereby won the biggest race of his career so far.


2011 Paris–Tours, Course
The course saw the introduction of a new finale; the construction of a tram line on the Avenue de Grammont in central Tours led to the organisers shortening the finishing straight by 2.4 km. The new finish led to suggestions that the traditional sprint finish could be hampered, as there would be less time for the peloton to chase down any breakaways after the final climb.


2011 Paris–Tours, Pre-race favourites
Given the race's status as the "Sprinters' Classic", several sprinters were named among the favourites. Among them, Mark Cavendish, fresh off his world road race title in Copenhagen, reigning champion Óscar Freire, 2007 winner Alessandro Petacchi and Romain Feillu were considered favourites. 2008 and 2009 champion Philippe Gilbert was enjoying a successful season, being ranked first in the UCI World Tour rankings and looking to claim his 19th victory of the season.


2011 Paris–Tours, Pre-race favourites
Despite not being a sprinter, the changes to the route were suggested as being to his advantage – the final climb of the Côte de l’Epan seven kilometres from the end, followed by a winding descent from the climb and a shorter run-in on the Avenue de Grammont were mentioned as various factors which could prevent the traditional sprint finish. Other candidates for a breakaway victory were Sylvain Chavanel, Thomas Voeckler and Frédéric Guesdon.


2011 Paris–Tours, Race
The race departed from Voves amid wet and windy conditions, which led to suggestions that the race was less likely to end in a sprint finish. The early breakaway of the day was soon formed, and composed of seven riders: Rubens Bertogliati (Team Type 1–Sanofi), David Boucher (Omega Pharma–Lotto), Will Clarke (Leopard Trek), Sébastien Delfosse (Landbouwkrediet), Jurgen Van Goolen (Veranda's Willems–Accent), Andreas Klier (Garmin–Cervélo) and Rony Martias (Saur–Sojasun). The group were allowed a gap of over 11 minutes before the peloton began working to reduce the gap, and it was caught shortly after the 170 kilometre mark.


2011 Paris–Tours, Race
But no sooner had it been caught than several riders seized the opportunity to attack – a group of 14 including Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team), László Bodrogi (Team Type 1–Sanofi), Mickaël Delage (FDJ), Arnaud Gérard (FDJ), Kasper Klostergaard (Saxo Bank–SunGard), Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil–DCM) and Ian Stannard (Team Sky) managed to create a gap to the peloton. The lead grew to around two minutes before HTC-Highroad began the chase to set up a sprint finish, but the breakaway riders were able to cooperate and keep the peloton at bay. After Cavendish began feeling fatigued, HTC gave up the chase.


2011 Paris–Tours, Race
The gap remained steady until 19 kilometres from the end, when a group led by Philippe Gilbert split from the main pack. Despite creating a small gap, they did not manage to catch up to the leading breakaway of the day and were eventually reeled back in by the peloton. Sylvain Chavanel also tried his luck but struggled to pull away.


2011 Paris–Tours, Race
The first move from the leaders came from Gérard, 14 kilometres out, and he stayed away on his own for a time. Van Avermaet and Marcato made a joint move in the final ten kilometres; working together they caught and passed the Frenchman on the final climb of the Côte de l'Epan. The two pulled away from the rest of their breakaway companions, despite Delage's efforts to bring teammate Gérard back into contact with them.


2011 Paris–Tours, Race
Klostergaard attacked the remainder of the breakaway with two kilometres to go and created a gap, but was unable to catch up with the two leaders. With one kilometre left the group of two held an advantage of 20 seconds, and were left to sprint against each other for the victory. Marcato began his sprint first, with Van Avermaet on his wheel, but quickly slowed after his leg cramped up. Van Avermaet sprinted past him to take the victory, his 4th of the season. Marcato finished two seconds back, with Klostergaard holding off Stannard and Bodrogi for third. The rest of the top ten was rounded out by other members of the telling 14-man breakaway, while the peloton came home over a minute down.


2011 Parramatta Eels season
The 2011 Parramatta Eels season is the 65th in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Nathan Hindmarsh, they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership. The Eels finished the regular season in 14th place, failing to make the finals for the 2nd consecutive year.


2011 Parramatta Eels season, Summary
The Eels made several new player signings for the 2011 season. In the forwards, the Eels added former Queensland centre Carl Webb and former Bulldogs and Cronulla as well as one-time Kangaroo Reni Maitua. To bolster the backs after the retirement of Eric Grothe Jr and the departure of Timana Tahu, the Eels signed the experienced pair of Chris Walker and Chris Hicks.


2011 Parramatta Eels season, Summary
2011 can be considered to have been a year of "almost" for Parramatta, with the team losing over half of their matches by four points or less, many of which were conceded after attaining leads over their opponents. The Eels pushed a record four games into Golden Point during the season, however were unable to win any, resulting in a draw against the St George Illawarra Dragons and one-point losses to the Penrith Panthers, Sydney Roosters and the Canterbury Bulldogs.


2011 Parramatta Eels season, Summary
Throughout the 2011 season, coach Stephen Kearney motioned several reshuffles of the Parramatta side, the most high-profile change being fullback Jarryd Hayne's switch to five-eighth after his ball-playing abilities were considered by several experts including the NSW State of Origin coach Ricky Stuart, as his strongest point. Other switches include the moving of Luke Burt to fullback, second-rower Ben Smith to right centre, and the resting of five-eighth Daniel Mortimer.


2011 Parramatta Eels season, Summary
Before the final match of their season, the Eels had won only five of their 24 games and were in contention for the dreaded wooden spoon. During their final match, the Parramatta side emerged victorious over the Gold Coast Titans who were also direct contenders for last place. The wooden spoon was awarded to the Gold Coast side, finishing 16th on the NRL ladder, the Eels finishing in 14th position.


2011 Parramatta Eels season, Fixtures, Regular season
The 2011 Telstra Premiership season draw for Parramatta is as follows


2011 Pará state division plebiscite
The plebiscite about the division of the state of Pará occurred in the referred state on 11 December 2011, being considered the largest regional plebiscite in the Brazilian history, having as proposal the division of the state in three: Pará, Carajás and Tapajós.


2011 Pará state division plebiscite, Plebiscite development
When it was approved, a doubt has risen about if it would be held only in the regions of Carajás and Tapajós, or in the entire state of Pará. It had occurred due to the question of the constitutionality of Law no. 9709/1998. The law predicts the participation of the statewide population in plebiscites to decide divisions of territories for the creation of other states. On 24 August, it was decided that the whole state of Pará would be consulted. It means that there should be support from the majority of the population of the state for the creation of the new states.


2011 Pará state division plebiscite, Plebiscite development
In the calendar defined by the Superior Electoral Court, the 2 September was the limit date for members of the Legislative Assembly of Pará, the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate to manifest themselves to compose one of the fronts of the plebiscite (for or against the creation of the two states). The registration of the two fronts should be protocoled in the Regional Electoral Court of Pará until 12 September.


2011 Pará state division plebiscite, Plebiscite development
The campaign for the creation of the two new states through the internet, flyers and sound cars began on 13 September. The first opinion polls also could be registered in the Electoral Court of Pará from this date.


2011 Pará state division plebiscite, Plebiscite development
The free campaign on radio and TV began on 11 November. The period of campaign would finish three days before the plebiscite. On 23 November, the electronic polls were sealed and on 10 December the campaign through speakers and sound amplifiers was finished. The distribution of printed materials was also prohibited from this date. The definitive result of the plebiscite was published only two hours after the end of the voting.


2011 Pará state division plebiscite, Plebiscite development
The voters who had the intention to participate in the plebiscite should regulate their situation in the Electoral Justice of Pará until 11 September. In the polls, the residents of Pará answered to two questions: "Are you in favor of the division of the State of Pará for the creation of the State of Carajás?" and "Are you in favor of the division of the State of Pará for the creation of the State of Tapajós?"


2011 Pará state division plebiscite, Plebiscite development
For the creation of the new states, Tapajós would occupy 58% of the current territory of Pará and would have 27 municipalities. Carajás would have 25% of the territory with 39 municipalities. The remaining Pará would keep 17% of the territory.


2011 Pará state division plebiscite, Plebiscite development
According to the Superior Electoral Court, the cost of the plebiscited surpassed R$ 19 million (US$ 11,000,000 in 2011).


2011 Patriot League Baseball Tournament
The 2011 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on consecutive weekends with the semifinals held May 14–15 and the finals May 23–24, 2011 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top four finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Navy won their fifth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Ben Nelson of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.


2011 Patriot League Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four, with the top seed hosting the fourth seed and second seed hosting the third. The visiting team was designated as the home team in the second game of each series. Bucknell hosted Lafayette while Holy Cross visited Army.


2011 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was held in early March 2011, with the quarterfinals occurring March 2, semi-finals on March 6, and the championship game on March 11. The games were played at campus sites for the highest-seeded team playing in the game. In the championship game, Bucknell beat Lafayette at home to win its third Patriot League men's basketball championship. Bucknell also received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where it lost to eventual national champion Connecticut in the first round.


2011 Pavel Roman Memorial
The 2011 Pavel Roman Memorial (Czech: Memoriál Pavla Romana) was the 17th edition of an annual international ice dancing competition held in Olomouc, Czech Republic. The event was held on November 18–20, 2011 at the Zimní Stadion Olomouc. Ice dancers competed on the senior, junior, advanced novice, and basic novice levels.


2011 Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash
On 19 April 2011, a Mil Mi-17 helicopter operated by Pawan Hans crashed near the town of Tawang, India, killing 17 of 23 people on board.


2011 Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash, Accident
The helicopter had taken off at 12:45 pm from Borjhar Airport in Assam on an internal flight to the town of Tawang, in Tawang district, India. On board were 18 passengers and 5 crew. At around 13:50 pm, the helicopter arrived at destination, but while attempting to land at Tawang Civil helipad, which is located on top of a hill, the Mi-17 crashed into a gorge and caught fire.


2011 Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved, a Mil Mi-17, registered VT-PHF, was also involved in a previous emergency landing in the same region.


2011 Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash, Casualties
Seventeen of the 23 on board were killed, including three crew members. Out of the 17, two were minors. Two passengers survived the crash initially, but later died due to injuries from the post-crash fire.


2011 Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash, Investigation
An official in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that as per initial reports the helicopter crash-landed "due to likely wind shear and downdraft while landing and caught fire on impact to the ground".-


2011 Pekao Szczecin Open
The 2011 Pekao Szczecin Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Szczecin, Poland between 12 and 18 September 2011.


2011 Pekao Szczecin Open, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Pekao Szczecin Open, Champions, Doubles
Marcin Gawron /  Andriej Kapaś def. Andrey Golubev /  Yuri Schukin, 6–3, 6–4


2011 Pekao Szczecin Open – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Rogier Wassen were the defending champions but they decided not to participate together. Wassen played alongside Björn Phau, while Brown partnered up with Ken Skupski. They all were eliminated in the quarterfinals.


2011 Pekao Szczecin Open – Doubles
Marcin Gawron and Andriej Kapaś won this tournament. They defeated Andrey Golubev and Yuri Schukin 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Pekao Szczecin Open – Singles
Pablo Cuevas was the defending champion but decided not to participate.


2011 Pekao Szczecin Open – Singles
Rui Machado won the tournament after defeating Éric Prodon 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the final. Due to rain, the final was played on Sunday, 18 September 2011 and Monday, 19 September.


2011 Pendle Borough Council election
The 2011 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2011 Pendle Borough Council election, Background
Before the election there were 17 Conservatives, 16 Liberal Democrats, 13 Labour, 2 British National Party and 1 independent councillors. At the last election in 2010 the Liberal Democrats lost the leadership of the council and an agreement between the Conservative and Labour parties took control of the council, with Conservative Mike Blomeley becoming leader of the council, after attempts at forming an all party cabinet failed. However Labour withdrew from the agreement with the Conservatives in February 2011.


2011 Pendle Borough Council election, Background
17 seats were contested at the election, with 6 sitting councillors standing down, Martin Bell from Craven ward, Carol Belshaw from Foulridge ward, Gary Bird from Clover Hill ward, Allan Buck from Coates ward, Sonia Robinson from Southfield ward and Violet Vaughan from Boulsworth ward.


2011 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result
After having run the council until the 2010 election, the Liberal Democrats fell to third on the council with 12 seats, behind the Conservatives on 18 seats and Labour on 16 seats. The Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats, Craven and Vivary Bridge to the Conservatives, and Clover Hill and Southfield to Labour, with the Liberal Democrat leader on the council John David holding his seat in Old Laund Booth by only 10 votes. Labour picked up 3 seats, taking Reedley from the Conservatives, in addition to the party's 2 gains from the Liberal Democrats, while the Conservatives ended up with 1 extra seat on the council. Overall turnout at the election was 43.7%.


2011 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election, Conservative Mike Blomeley remained as leader of the council with an all Conservative cabinet, meanwhile Liberal Democrat Nadeem Ahmed became the youngest mayor of Pendle at the age of 32.


2011 Penn Quakers football team
The 2011 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Quakers were led by 20th-year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Franklin Field. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 5–5 overall 4–3 in Ivy League play to tie for second place.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno for the first nine games until he was fired in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, with defensive coordinator Tom Bradley taking over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, US. They were members of the Big Ten Conference in the newly formed Leaders Division. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in the Leaders Division to be co–division champions with Wisconsin. Due to the head-to-head loss to Wisconsin, they did not represent the division in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game. They were invited to the TicketCity Bowl where they lost to Houston 14–30.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The team was ranked number one in academic achievement out of the top 25 ranked BCS teams.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Pre-season
The team captains for Penn State's 125th season of football were tackle Quinn Barham, wide receiver Derek Moye, safety Drew Astorino, and defensive tackle Devon Still.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Pre-season
Penn State began the season with an unsettled quarterback situation. Sophomore Rob Bolden and former walk-on junior Matt McGloin split starting duties in the 2010 season. Rob Bolden was named the starter for the season opener against Indiana State.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule
Penn State did not play Michigan, Michigan State, and Minnesota in the 2011 Big Ten football season. The schedule was as follows:


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 3 vs. Indiana State
The Nittany Lions defeated the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Indiana State Sycamores 41–7. Rob Bolden started for the Nittany Lions at quarterback and shared QB duties with Matt McGloin. The game began with a 95-yard kick-off return for touchdown by Chaz Powell. Silas Redd ran for 104 yards on 12 carries scored two touchdowns. and fullbacks Joe Suhey and Michael Zordich each had one running touchdown. Third string quarterback Shane McGregor closed the scoring for Penn State with a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 3 vs. Indiana State
The Sycamores were able to score the final touchdown of the game against Penn State's third and fourth string defense. Head coach Joe Paterno, still recovering from injuries sustained in a practice collision with Devon Smith coached from the press box. TV announcers=Big Ten Network Matt Devlin, Glen Mason & Dionne Miller


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 10 vs. Alabama
The third ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Nick Saban, defeated the Nittany Lions 27–11 at Beaver Stadium. Rob Bolden was once again the starting quarterback and shared playing time with Matt McGloin. Bolden completed 11 of 29 passes for 144 yards and one interception while McGloin was 1 of 10 for 0 yards. Penn State took the opening possession down the field and recorded a 43-yard field goal by Evan Lewis. The Nittany Lions were held scoreless through the second, third, and most of the fourth quarters when Silas Redd scored a one-yard touchdown. Bolden converted the two-point conversion to bring the Penn State total to 11 points.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 10 vs. Alabama
TV announcers ABC: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 17 at Temple
Penn State defeated Temple 14 – 10 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Fullback Michael Zordich scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard dive with 2:42 to play in the game. While the offense, once again led by quarterbacks Rob Bolden and Matt McGloin, struggled the defense was able to keep the game within reach. Derek Moye had 7 receptions for 112 yards with all 7 catches being good for a Penn State first down. Chaz Powell and Michael Mauti each picked off one Temple pass and Nick Sukay recovered a fumble.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 17 at Temple
Mauti's interception set up the Penn State offense at the Temple 44 with 8:46 remaining. Bolden led the game-winning drive that was highlighted by two successful fourth down conversions and a Zordich recovery of a fumbled snap between Bolden and center Matt Stankiewitch. Despite the close score, Temple finished with only 197 yards of offense, their fewest since a 27–13 win over Army in 2009, where they had only 195. It's also only the fourth time since 2008 that Temple has finished with less than 200 yards of offense.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 24 vs. Eastern Michigan
The Nittany Lions defeated the Eagles 34–6. The victory marked the first time in the 2011 season that head coach Joe Paterno coached from the sidelines. He spent the first half on the field and coached the second half from the press box. Rob Bolden and Matt McGloin shared quarterback duties again. McGloin threw three touchdown passes, one to fullback Joe Suhey and two to wide receiver Derek Moye who became the sixth Nittany Lion to have more than 2,000 yards receiving in his career. Bolden threw a 71-yard pass to receiver Devon Smith.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 24 vs. Eastern Michigan
Kickers Anthony Fera and Sam Ficken each kicked a field goal. Fera was the first Penn State player to punt, kick-off, and serve as the place kicker in a single game since 1975 when Chris Bahr did the same. The Penn State defense limited the Eagles offense to just two fourth-quarter field goals and picked up three turnovers including an interception by Nick Sukay. Malcolm Willis blocked an Eastern Michigan punt. Linebacker Michael Mauti and cornerback D'Anton Lynn both left the game with apparently severe injuries.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 24 vs. Eastern Michigan
Mauti injured his knee and is out for the season with an ACL injury to his left knee. Lynn was placed on a backboard as a precautionary measure and was admitted to the local hospital. Post game reports said that Lynn was able to move his arms and legs and may have suffered a stinger, which caused a burning sensation in his extremities.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 1 at Indiana
The game against the Indiana Hoosiers was Joe Paterno's 700th game as a member of the Penn State coaching staff. He has been coaching at Penn State since 1950 when he moved to Penn State from Brown University with his mentor and predecessor Rip Engle. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hoosiers 16–10 for Paterno's 405th career win as head coach. Both offenses struggled throughout most of the game. Rob Bolden started for Penn State at quarterback and shared playing time with Matt McGloin. Derek Moye caught a 74-yard touchdown pass from McGloin in the third quarter.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 1 at Indiana
Kicker Anthony Fera was successful on 3 of 4 field goal attempts. Chaz Powell had one interception and Devon Still recovered a fumble that was forced by Sean Stanley. Silas Redd led the Nittany Lion ground game with 126 yards on 30 carries. Penn State committed two turnovers in the red zone, Bolden threw an interception to Forisse Hardin and Redd fumbled the ball at the three-yard line.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 8 vs. Iowa
Penn State defeated Iowa 13 – 3. The victory over the Hawkeyes was just the second win in the series for the Nittany Lions since 2000. Rob Bolden started the game, but played just two series. Matt McGloin took the rest of the snaps at quarterback and completed a 2-yard touchdown to Kevin Haplea. The Penn State defense produced five sacks and three turnovers, one fumble and two interceptions to help control the game.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 8 vs. Iowa
The running game led by Silas Redd and Curtis Dukes ran up 231 yards on the ground to help control the clock and keep the Iowa offense off the field. Joe Paterno, still recovering from off season injuries spent the first half on the sidelines before moving to the pressbox in the second half. Penn State honored the 1986 National Champions at halftime of the game to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Penn State's upset victory over the Miami Hurricanes in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 15 vs. Purdue
Penn State defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 23 – 18 for a homecoming victory and to go to 6 – 1 on the season and 3 – 0 in the Big Ten. Rob Bolden once again started at quarterback, but Matt McGloin took the great majority of the snaps. He threw one interception that bounced off the feet of receiver Bill Belton and into the arms of the Boilermaker's Albert Evans who returned it 55 yards from the endzone. Silas Redd ran for 131 yards and one touchdown. Backup tailback Curtis Dukes scored his first career touchdown. The Penn State defense came up with three interceptions, two by linebacker Nate Stupar and one by safety Nick Sukay. Starting wide receiver Derek Moye missed the game with a foot injury and coach Joe Paterno, still recovering from off season injuries, spent the entire game in the pressbox.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 22 at Northwestern
Penn State defeated Northwestern 34–24 giving Joe Paterno his 408th career win and tying him with Grambling's legendary Eddie Robinson. Matt McGloin started and played the entire game at quarterback. The first half was an offensive shoot-out and the second a defensive struggle. Despite the fact that McGloin took every snap at quarterback, both Joe and quarterback coach Jay Paterno stated that the competition between McGloin and Rob Bolden to be the starter was still active. The defensive star of the game was linebacker Gerald Hodges.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 22 at Northwestern
He had a career-high 14 tackles and returned an interception thrown by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania native Dan Persa for 63 yards. Anthony Fera kicked two field goals to go with the four touchdowns produced by the Nittany Lions. McGloin threw touchdown passes to Justin Brown and Devon Smith. Silas Redd and Stephon Green both scored one running touchdown.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 29 vs. Illinois
Paterno earned his 409th win and passed Grambling State's Eddie Robinson as Division I's winningest coach in what would unexpectedly become his final game at Penn State. The game at halftime was 0–0, Illinois took a 7–0 lead in the 3rd quarter on a 10-yard pass from quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase to wide receiver Spencer Harris. A blocked punt by Brad Bars set up Penn State's first score of the game, a thirty-yard field goal by Anthony Fera with 7:00 remaining. Matt McGloin led Penn State on the game-winning drive that was sparked by the return from injury of Derek Moye.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 29 vs. Illinois
The Nittany Lions drove 80 yards down the field in the final three minutes of the game. A three-yard touchdown run by running back Silas Redd put the Lions ahead 10–7. Illinois drove into field goal range, and attempted a 42-yard field goal. The field goal hit the right upright, and Penn State won 10–7. Redd topped 1,000 yards for the season while running for 137 yards on 30 carries. Linebacker Gerald Hodges led the defense with 19 tackles, a forced fumble, and two pass break-ups.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 12 vs. Nebraska
This was the first Nittany Lion's game not coached by Joe Paterno in 46 years due to his firing for his involvement in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. Penn State fell behind 10–0 at halftime and trailed 17–0 after a Matt McGloin fumble in the third quarter that led to a Nebraska touchdown. Penn State rallied, however, and even had a chance to win after scoring two touchdowns and narrowing the deficit to 17–14. Had Penn State won the game, they would have been two regular-season wins away from a likely Big Ten championship appearance.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 12 vs. Nebraska
(They went on to beat Ohio State and to lose to Wisconsin.) However, a last gasp play from near mid-field ended hopes of a comeback. This game was marked with much emotion with a blue-out (in contrast to the normal white-out) at Beaver Stadium in support of the alleged victims of Sandusky's crimes. Nebraska and Penn State gathered for a prayer at midfield for the victims and the fans showed the support for their team with a standing ovation at the end of the game despite the loss.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 19 at Ohio State
Penn State defeated Ohio State 20–14. Stephon Green ran for two touchdowns and Anthony Fera kicked two field goals for the Nittany Lions. It was Penn State's first and only win with Tom Bradley as coach. All of the scoring in the game was contained to the first half. Penn State had success running the Wildcat formation with Curtis Drake and Bill Belton taking snaps while quarterback Matt McGloin lined up in the slot. This victory took the show down for the Leaders Division championship to their final regular season game at Wisconsin. Penn State won the game despite being a seven-point underdog according to Las Vegas bookmakers. It was the first time since 2001 against Northwestern that the Nittany Lions were victorious despite being so heavily favored to lose.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 26 at Wisconsin
The winner of this matchup was guaranteed to represent the Leaders division in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis. Penn State lost to Wisconsin 7–45 to close out the regular season. The Nittany Lions took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Matt McGloin to Curtis Drake. Penn State turned the ball over four times, three fumbles and one interception. The Badgers, led by quarterback Russell Wilson and tailback Montee Ball, were able to convert all four turnovers into scores.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, January 2 vs. Houston (2012 TicketCity Bowl)
Penn State lost to Houston 14–30 in the TicketCity Bowl at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas to end the season. Houston quarterback, Case Keenum, was the game MVP completing 45 of 69 passes for 532 yards and three touchdowns. Rob Bolden started at quarterback in place of the injured Matt McGloin for Penn State. Bolden, the offense, and the defense struggled throughout the game.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Awards
Penn State's football players were recognized for outstanding academic performance by the New America Foundation's Academic Bowl Championship Series. The team was ranked number one out of the top 25 ranked BCS teams. The criteria in the rankings include the graduation rate of the team as compared to the rest of university, the difference between the graduation rate of African-American players and the rest of the squad as well as the same statistics for the rest of the students at Penn State, and the graduation rate differences between African American players and students. This marked the second time that the football team at Penn State was ranked number one. Chris White was awarded the Ray Guy Award for the nations best Punter. The 2009 team earned the same honor.


2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Post-season
Seven players were invited to the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine, held February 22 to 28 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana: Jack Crawford, D'Anton Lynn, Derek Moye, Chaz Powell, Devon Still, Nate Stupar, Johnnie Troutman.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections
Pennsylvania held statewide elections on November 8, 2011, to fill judicial positions and allow judicial retention votes. The necessary primary elections were held on May 17, 2011.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Superior Court
There was one vacancy to fill on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. The seat being vacated is currently held by Robert A. Freedberg, who decided not to run in the election because he would face mandatory retirement due to his age in three years.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Superior Court, Primary campaign
Vic Stabile, a partner in a Harrisburg law firm, and Paula A. Patrick, a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, faced off for the Republican nomination. Both candidates received a rating of "recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Stabile won the endorsement of the Republican State Committee. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also endorsed Stabile for the Republican nomination. The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Patrick.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Superior Court, Primary campaign
On the Democratic side, David N. Wecht, currently a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, was the only candidate to file; therefore he ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election. He received a rating of "highly recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Superior Court, Primary campaign
The election was held on May 17, 2011. Stabile won the Republican primary, receiving 378,566 votes (65.3%) against Patrick's 200,856 (34.7%). Wecht received 605,665 votes (100.0%).


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Superior Court, General election
Stabile and Wecht faced each other in the general election. Wecht was endorsed in the general election by the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which both cited his judicial experience. Stabile was endorsed by The Patriot-News, which cited his "down-to-earth approach".


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Superior Court, General election
In the general election on November 8, Wecht won the seat with 1,029,560 votes (54.5%) against Stabile's 859,687 (45.5%).


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Commonwealth Court
There was one vacancy on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The seat to be vacated is currently held by Johnny Butler, who decided not to run in the election.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Commonwealth Court, Primary campaign
Anne Covey, a private attorney, and Paul P. Panepinto, a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, contended for the Republican nomination. They received bar association ratings of "recommended" and "highly recommended", respectively. Covey won the endorsement of the Republican State Committee. Covey was also endorsed for the Republican nomination by both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Commonwealth Court, Primary campaign
Kathryn Boockvar, an attorney who most recently worked for the Advancement Project and had previously spent 11 years in private practice, and Barbara Behrend Ernsberger, who has spent her career in private practice, competed for the Democratic nomination. Boockvar received a rating of "recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association; Ernsberger received a rating of "not recommended" because she did not participate in the bar association evaluation process. Boockvar won the endorsement of the Democratic State Committee. The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also endorsed Boockvar for the Democratic nomination.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Commonwealth Court, Primary campaign
In the election on May 17, 2011, Covey received 406,764 votes (70.3%) and Panepinto received 171,996 (29.7%). The Democratic race was much closer: the initial results showed that Boockvar had received 311,624 votes (50.2%) and Ernsberger had received 309,508 (49.8%). Because the margin was less than half of a percent, these results triggered a recount, mandatory unless waived by the trailing candidate. Ernsberger declined to waive her right to a recount. On June 8, 2011, the Secretary of the Commonwealth announced that the recount had confirmed Boockvar's victory. The figures were nearly the same; in the final tally, Boockvar had 311,732 votes (50.2%) and Ernsberger had 309,680 (49.8%).


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Commonwealth Court, General election
Covey and Boockvar faced each other in the general election. Covey was endorsed in the general election by the Philadelphia Inquirer, which noted her "quasi-judicial experience of having served on the state's labor relations board". Boockvar was endorsed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Patriot-News, which both praised her breadth of experience.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Judge of the Commonwealth Court, General election
In the general election on November 8, Covey won with 978,634 votes (52.4%) against Boockvar's 890,701 (47.6%).


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Retention elections
The following judges were up for retention in the 2011 general election:


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Retention elections
The Pennsylvania Bar Association recommended retention of all six judges.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Retention elections
Eakin actively campaigned for retention, raising $526,000—more than any of the four candidates contending for the open seats on the Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court—and airing television advertisements.


2011 Pennsylvania state elections, Retention elections
In the general election on November 8, voters elected to retain all six judges. All the judges won their retention elections by a wide margin; each of them was favored for retention by over 70% of voters.


2011 Penrith Panthers season
The 2011 Penrith Panthers season is the 45th in the club's history. They are competing in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership. This year saw Phil Gould appointed as the Penrith Panthers' new football operations manager.


2011 Penrith Panthers season, Jersey and Sponsors
In 2011 the Panthers jerseys were again made by ISC. They retained their predominantly black home jerseys from 2010, but instead only was near fully black (Faint claw marks on either sides) with only teal on the collar and sleeves. The teal jersey of last year was to be used as the away jersey again, but was dumped in Round 4, for a white jersey with teal and black stripes and the same claw marks from the home jersey. The heritage jersey used was from their 1991 jersey. The "Pink Panthers" jersey used was based on the new away jersey, except absolutely everything on the jersey was made of different shades of pink.


2011 Penrith Panthers season, Jersey and Sponsors
Sanyo were again the major sponsor of the Panthers in 2011. Titan Warehousing Solutions were dropped as the sleeve sponsor with the club opting to go with no sponsor at all, until 17 April, when the club announced that Onsite Cleaning would be the 2011 sleeve sponsor.


2011 Penrith Panthers season, Fixtures
The Panthers again used Centrebet Stadium as their home ground in 2011, their home ground since they entered the competition in 1967.


2011 Penza Cup
The 2011 Penza Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Penza, Russia between 18 and 24 July 2011.


2011 Penza Cup, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Penza Cup, Champions, Doubles
Arnau Brugués-Davi /  Malek Jaziri def. Sergei Bubka /  Adrián Menéndez 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–8]


2011 Penza Cup – Doubles
Michail Elgin and Nikolaus Moser were the defending champions, but Moser decided not to participate. As a result, Elgin partners up with Alexandre Kudryavtsev, but they withdrew prior to the tournament beginning.


2011 Penza Cup – Doubles
Arnau Brugués-Davi and Malek Jaziri won the title, defeating Sergei Bubka and Adrián Menéndez 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–8] in the final.


2011 Penza Cup – Singles
Mikhail Kukushkin was the defending champion and reached the final. Arnau Brugués-Davi defeated him 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the title.


2011 Perak FA season
The 2011 season was Perak's 8th consecutive season in the Malaysian Super League.


2011 Perak FA season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Perak FA season, Competitions, FA Cup
The 2011 Malaysia Cup, also known as the Astro Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by Astro Arena, involved 30 teams — 16 Super League and 14 Premier League sides.


2011 Perak FA season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2011 Pernambuco Brasil Open Series
The 2011 Pernambuco Brasil Open Series was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Recife, Brazil between 4 and 10 April 2011.


2011 Pernambuco Brasil Open Series, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Pernambuco Brasil Open Series, Champions, Doubles
Giovanni Lapentti /  Fernando Romboli def. André Ghem /  Rodrigo Guidolin, 6–2, 6–1


2011 Pernambuco Brasil Open Series – Doubles
Giovanni Lapentti and Fernando Romboli won the first edition of this tournament, defeating 6–2, 6–1 André Ghem and Rodrigo Guidolin in the final.


2011 Pernambuco Brasil Open Series – Singles
Tiago Fernandes announced that fatigue and back pain forced him to give up playing the final match, which was scheduled for 19:30 against the Japanese Tatsuma Ito. Ito won this tournament.


2011 Peruvian Segunda División
The 2011 Segunda División season was the 66th edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.


2011 Peruvian Segunda División
The season was divided into 2 stages. In the first stage the 10 teams played a round-robin home-and-away round for a total of 18 matches each. In the second stage the 10 teams were divided into 2 groups. The top 5 teams played in the group Liguilla Ascenso and the bottom 5 teams played in Liguilla Descenso. Each team carried on their records from the first stage.


2011 Peruvian Segunda División
On April 5, 2011, Total Chalaco withdrew before the start of the season.


2011 Peruvian general election
General elections were held in Peru on 10 April 2011 to elect the President, the Vice Presidents, 130 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament. As no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round, a second round was held on 5 June to determine the successor of outgoing president Alan García. Former army officer Ollanta Humala narrowly defeated Keiko Fujimori, daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. Humala was sworn in as the 94th President of Peru on 28 July.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background
After the third presidential term of Alberto Fujimori, new rules were established to curtail presidential authority. The outgoing president is now forbidden to run for reelection until five years have elapsed since the end of a presidential term.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background
Peruvian politics adhere to a multi-party system, in which no one political group has a majority in Congress. This has led recent administrations to form loose alliances while in office to govern effectively. Such multi-party system has been in place ever since the administration of President Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000), following his 1992 dissolution of Congress.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background
The elections are organised by three groups. First of all the RENIEC (National Registry of Identification and Civil Status), they are in charge of maintaining the civil records. And by that they define who has to vote and who doesn't. In Peru, all citizens aged 18 to 70 are compelled to vote, elections being discretionary past the age of 70. The real organization of the elections and also of all other referenda is done by the ONPE (National Office of Electoral Processes). The last organisation is the JNE (National Jury of Elections), they are looking into the legality of the elections and the campaign plans.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
The election campaigns started early in the summer of 2010. During most of 2010, polls were led by two right wing political parties: Solidaridad Nacional (National Solidarity), led by former mayor of Lima Luis Castañeda Lossio and Fuerza 2011 (Force 2011), led by ex-president Alberto Fujimori's daughter, Keiko Fujimori. In November 2010, Alianza por el Gran Cambio (Alliance for the Great Change) launched the candidacy of the former prime minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Claiming a more centrist stand are, APRA the ruling party and Peru Posible (Possible Peru), under the leadership of former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
The left-wing politician Ollanta Humala is supported by the Peruvian Nationalist Party.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
The Fuerza Social and Cambio Radical do not have presidential candidates. The incumbent Alan García's American Popular Revolutionary Alliance is also not fielding a candidate in the election.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
Keiko Fujimori campaign ran on support of the status quo free-market policies, however she was seen as hindered because of her ties to her father Alberto Fujimori, who is in prison for corruption and human rights crimes following a crackdown on the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement in the 1990s, following the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in 1996–1997. In addition, her campaign has beencriticized for vote-buying.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a former prime minister, is also known as "El Gringo" because he has U.S. citizenship and is of European descent. His support was seen as limited outside Lima because of his support amongst the country's elite.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
Ollanta Humala, who had once led a military revolt in 2000 that was quickly put down, softened what was seen as his anti-capitalist tone to look more moderate along the lines of Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He told a campaign rally that "We are willing to make many concessions to unite Peru, we are going to talk with all political forces. Social problems must be resolved through dialogue. Let's vote without fear."


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
Voters were seen to vote against Garcia in order to have a "fairer division of Peru's booming economy – backed by rich mineral resources – a key issue for more than a third of the population still living in poverty." The other candidates tried to discredit him by saying he would increase state control over the economy, roll back reforms and jeopardise about $40bn in potential foreign investment over the next decade in mining and energy exploration. Moody's ratings agency also said that Peru's investment-grade credit rating would not be threatened should Humala win. Despite this the sol and the Lima Stock Exchange's flagship index main stock index fell over the two weeks before the first round of the election on speculation that Humala would raise mining taxes, increase state subsidies and/or tighten control of such "strategic" sectors as electricity.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates
Opinion polls conducted in late May 2011 showed Fujimori and Humala in a statistical tie in a runoff vote scheduled for 5 June 2011, with one point separating the two candidates.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates, Support for the second round
Some of the candidates and parties eliminated in second round have expressed their support for one of the contestants in the run-off election.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates, Support for the second round
Alliance for the Great Change candidate P. P. Kuczynski declared that he would vote for Fujimori, as well as his running mate Máximo San Román and ally Humberto Lay (National Restoration), whereas Humanists' leader Yehude Simon declared his support for Humala.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates, Support for the second round
The Possible Peru Alliance and its candidate Alejandro Toledo also announced support for the "Peru Wins"-candidate in exchange for a participation in Humala's aspired government.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates, Support for the second round
National Solidarity leader Luis Castañeda on the other hand uttered his backing for the Force 2011 frontwoman.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates, Support for the second round
APRA does not have a clear party line yet but former Prime minister Javier Velásquez inclined to Keiko Fujimori's side.


2011 Peruvian general election, Background, Presidential candidates, Support for the second round
Nobel laureate writer Mario Vargas Llosa, liberal presidential candidate of 1990 and opponent of Alberto Fujimori, stated that he would "never vote" for Fujimori's daughter and warned the nation of a "return to dictatorship" that came up with a victory of Keiko. He, personally, would vote for Humala, "unhappily and with fear" but as the lesser evil.


2011 Peruvian general election, Reactions
The Lima Stock Exchange index also plunged the following day amid concerns of Humala's economic policies and cabinet ministers.


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
Former president Alejandro Toledo was set to be in talk with Humala to join his government in some form. However, in mid-July he quit the talks, though he said legislators from their two parties would vote together on some issues.


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
About a week before his inauguration Humala introduced a cabinet line-up that was positively received by financial markets and the business community because most appointees were read as "moderate" and "establishment" figures who thus allayed apparent fears of radical change. His cabinet line-up includes:


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
On 18 August, the cabinet authorised the creation of the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion whose function would be to implement the social programmes of the government to promote "social inclusion." The ministry was created to turn the social programmes into productive tools for the benefit of the poor and that one of its objectives would be to create the conditions so that beneficiaries of the Juntos programme use subsidies for "financial leverage" so as to improve their quality of life.


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
As a result of Humala's appointees, which came in contrast to concerns he would introduce changes that could hurt Peru's economic growth, Peru's sol-denominated bonds increased as yields fell from 7.84 percent for maturities in due in August 2020 to 6.12 percent. The bond prices gained 0.29 centimo to 111.78 centimos per sol, the highest since 23 February. Carlos Herrera said that Peru would seek a mining windfall profits tax after consultations with companies.


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
In reaction to the perceived "moderate" appointments the sol held steady at a three-year high. The credit rating agency Fitch also reaffirmed Peru's BBB- credit rating with a positive outlook. The decision to keep Velarde at the Central Bank also resulted in a rise for the Lima Stock Exchange's indices. Roque Benavides, the chief executive officer of Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA, (Peru's largest precious metals producer) said of Humala's ministerial appointees that "there are very, very good ministers who have been called to contribute. What we have now is better than what we expected."


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
Mining companies such as Southern Copper and Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA had previously warned against a tax on sales, which could make the mining industry less competitive and affect the US$42 billion in planned mining investment. Southern Copper said that it expected a "positive result" from consultation talks on the proposed new windfall tax levy on mining companies. Financial Planning Manager Raul Jacob said that the government would continue to support new mining projects like the US$1 billion Tia Maria copper mine. "We think the government will establish the taxation but will maintain the cost-competiveness [sic] of the mining industry. [ The company is] confident that good investment conditions, stability, social inclusion and growth will prevail in Peru."


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
However, his softening stance on regulating and taxing the mining sector caused consternation amongst some of his original supporters. Mario Huaman, the head of the General Workers’ Confederation (the largest labour union in Peru, who also endorsed Humala) said that: "We’re worried. We’ll listen very carefully to what he says in the coming days and see if he shares our views. Then we’ll decide our plan of action, our plan to fight. He promised change."


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
Renee Ramirez, the general secretary of the Education Workers Union said that: "The new government has built up such great hopes that if it doesn’t follow through there’ll be a big divorce. We’re not going to keep quiet. We threw our weight behind Humala but we didn’t write him a blank check."


2011 Peruvian general election, Government formation
Alvaro Vargas Llosa, a senior fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Independent Institute and son of Mario Vargas Llosa said that "He has to find a way to keep the base close while not letting it dictate economic policy." Erasto Almeida, a political analyst at Eurasia Group added that if his opinion rating drops further or the economy slows that Humala "could be tempted later on in his mandate" to adopt less market-friendly policies.