Paraguay is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Paraguay's 17th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games except 1959 and 1963.
On 4 October 2023, the Paraguayan Olympic Committee officially named the team of 117 athletes (41 men and 76 women) competing in 22 sports.
Athlete Derlis Ayala and cyclist Agua Marina Espínola were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Athletics
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (six men and two women) for the games.
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Badminton
Paraguay qualified one male athlete.
Men
Boxing
Paraguay qualified two boxers (one per gender).
Canoeing
Slalom
Paraguay qualified a total of two slalom athletes (one man and one woman).
Sprint
Paraguay qualified a female sprint canoist.
Cycling
Paraguay qualified two female cyclists.
BMX
Freestyle
Racing
Road
Paraguay qualified 1 cyclist at the Pan American Championships.
Track
Argentina qualified a team of 12 cyclists (8 men and 4 women).
Sprint
Keirin
Equestrian
Paraguay qualified two equestrians in Jumping.
Jumping
Fencing
Paraguay qualified one female fencer through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay.
Individual
Football
Summary
Paraguay qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing fourth at the 2022 Copa América Femenina in Colombia.
Roster
Cristina Cabañas
Limpia Cáceres
Lorena Ortíz
Daisy Martínez
Hilda Izquierdo
María Segóvia
Celsa Barrientos
Deisy González
Rebeca Valiente
Jessica Villagra
Fany Caballero
Glória López
Dahiana Giménez
Camila Doerzbacher
Fanny Duarte
Ramona Martínez
María Auxiliadora Vecca
Camila Gómez
Golf
Paraguay qualified a team of four golfers (two men and two women).
Handball
Summary
Women's tournament
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games.
Roster
Fátima Morel
María Cristina Espinoza
Delyne Morlas
Ana Giuliana Vera
María Paula Estigarribia
Camila Krussel
Fernanda Mora
Kamila Ledesma
Maggie Lara
Karina Rodríguez
Ada Lugo
Jazmín Peralta
Kiara Martínez
Fátima Insfrán
Group B
Karate
Paraguay qualified a team of two karatekas (one man and one woman) at the 2022 South American Games.
Kumite
Roller sports
Figure
Paraguay qualified a team of two athletes in figure skating (one man and one woman).
Speed
Paraguay qualified two male athletes in speed skating.
Rowing
Paraguay qualified 14 athletes (six men and eight women).
Rugby sevens
Women's tournament
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games.
Roster
Ingrid Aquino
Cinthia Santander
María Villalba
Romina Ocampos
Sofia Flores
Liz Salinas
Araceli Franco
Lucero Martinez
Maira Cristaldo
Chiara Gaete
Kiara Gomez
Gladys López
Summary
Shooting
Paraguay qualified a total of two shooters.
Men
Pistol and rifle
Women
Shotgun
Swimming
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (four per gender).
Men
Benjamin Hockin
Matheo Mateos
Charles Daniel Hockin
Matias Chaparro
Women
Luana Méndez
Maria Villagra
Astrid Genes
Ayelet Coronel
Table tennis
Paraguay qualified a team of four athletes (three men and one woman) through the 2023 South American Championship and the Special Qualification Event.
Men
Women
Mixed
Tennis
Paraguay qualified a total of four tennis players (three men and one woman).
Men
Women
Volleyball
Beach
Paraguay qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.