Pan American Games Aires in 1940, the participants decided that the first games should be held in Buenos Aires in 1942. The plans had to be postponed because of World War II. A second Pan American Sports Congress held in London during the 1948 Summer Olympics reconfirmed Buenos Aires as the choice of host city for the inaugural games, which were held in 1951. The games offered 18 sports. Countries that were part of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Canada did not compete at the first Pan American Games. The second games were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Competitions started on March
Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground Colts South. In 1951, after much of the club had been destroyed in a fire which also destroyed its archives, Buenos Aires Cricket Club merged with Buenos Aires Football Club to form the Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club and the club built its new cricket field in the San Fernando district of Greater Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground was a cricket ground in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The ground, located in the Palermo district, gained historic relevance because the first football (in 1867) and rugby union (in 1873) matches in Argentina were played