1951 Pan American Games 1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 25 February-9 March 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where officials representing the National Olympic Committees of the Americas discussed the staging of an Olympic-style regional athletic competition for the athletes of the Americas. During the Pan American Exposition at Dallas in 1937, a limited sports program was staged. These included Athletics, Boxing, and Wrestling among others. This program was considered a success and a meeting
Buenos Aires Football Club (1886) which would become today's Argentine Rugby Union. Buenos Aires would also open the first season of the recently created championship, playing Lomas, which defeated Buenos Aires by 11-4. Lomas would finally win the first title at the end of the season. Buenos Aires later became one of the most successful clubs of Argentina, winning eight championships of 16 contested (five of them consecutively between 1900 and 1904). After a fire that destroyed the facilities both clubs shared, Buenos Aires FC merged with Buenos Aires Cricket Club in 1951 to form Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club. Due to there were