Canada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games
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| Canada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Cali–Valle, Colombia 25 November–5 December, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 31 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Brian Yang Aurélie Tran |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Remi Aubin Yamina Lahyanssa |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Junior Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali–Valle, Colombia from November 25 to December 5, 2021.[1][2]
Canada's full team of 31 athletes (13 men and 18 women) competing in ten sports was announced on November 19, 2021.[3] Along with the announcement, artistic gymnast Aurélie Tran and badminton athlete Brian Yang were named as co-flag bearers during the opening ceremony.[3]
Trampolinist Remi Aubin and gold medal winning karateka Yamina Lahyanssa were named as co-flag bearers during the closing ceremony.[4] Canadian athletes won a total of ten medals in six sports.[4]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Diving | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Karate | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Squash | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 18 | 31 |
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Brian Yang Rachel Chan | Badminton | Mixed doubles | November 29 |
| Gold | Rachel Chan | Badminton | Women's singles | November 29 |
| Gold | Brian Yang | Badminton | Men's singles | November 29 |
| Gold | Yamina Lahyanssa | Karate | Women's 50 kg | December 5 |
 Silver | Aurélie Tran | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | November 28 |
 Bronze | Nicholas Hoefling | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | November 26 |
| Bronze | Aurélie Tran | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | November 27 |
| Bronze | Hannah Blatt Sydney Maxwell Iman Shaheen | Squash | Women's team | November 30 |
| Bronze | Jeremy Hazin Sophie Gauthier | Table tennis | Mixed doubles | December 1 |
| Bronze | Jeremy Hazin | Table tennis | Men's singles | December 2 |
Badminton
Canada qualified two badminton athletes (one male and one female).[5] Canada went on to sweep all three gold medals.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Brian Yang | Men's singles | Bye |  Huebla (ECU)W 2–0 (21–5, 21–6) |
 Roque (PER)W 2–0 (21–8, 21–15) |
 Averia (USA)W 2–0 (21–12, 21–4) |
 Matias (BRA)W 2–1 (14–21, 21–16, 21–18) |
 Canjura (ESA)W 2–0 (21–8, 21–6) |
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| Rachel Chan | Women's singles | N/a | Hernandez (ESA) W 2–0 (21–2, 21–5) |
 Acosta (DOM)W 2–0 (21–5, 21–7) |
Gai (USA) W 2–0 (21–19, 21–15) |
Vieira (BRA) W 2–0 (21–8, 21–9) |
Chi (USA) W 2–1 (14–21, 21–5, 21–15) |
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| Brian Yang Rachel Chan |
Mixed doubles | N/a | Bye |  Jiménez / Vega (CRC)W 2–0 (21–5, 21–3) |
 Martínez / Paiz (GUA)W 2–0 (21–12, 21–12) |
Matias / Lima (BRA) W 2–0 (21–15, 21–12) |
Canjura / Centeno (ESA) W 2–0 (21–13, 21–14) |
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