In November 2016, Panam Sports added the sport to the Pan American Games sport program, which meant the sport made its debut at the games.[2] A total of two events will be contested: one for men (classic bodybuilding) and one for women (bikini fitness). A total of 32 bodybuilders (16 per gender) competed.[3]
A total of 32 athletes qualified. The top 15 athletes (one per nation) after reallocation and the host nation Peru, qualified in each event. Qualification was done at the 2018 Pan American Championships held in Antigua, Guatemala in November.[3]
References
^"Pan American Schedule"(PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.