Toronto begins the XVI Pan American Games, in multi-sport event from July 10 to 26, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. The event has attracted 6,000 athletes from 41 countries, competing in 36 different sports. It is the largest multi-sport event hosted by Canada with the presence of athletes, twice as many as for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
The track and field events will be held at York Stadium, on Mondo track surface , already supplier of the surface to the athletics track in seven other editions of the Pan American Games. Athletes can warm up and compete on Mondotrack surfaces. "It was important from our point of view to have a track of this level, to be made available to athletes who are preparing to compete in future events such as the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016," said Allen Vansen, executive vice president organizing Committee of Toronto in 2015.