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The contests I saw at the 15th PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro 2007: 16 July Women's indoor volleyball US lost to Cuba in three games (16-25, 23-25, 15-25); Dominican Republic won the first game against Peru before I left 17 July beach volleyball men: Canada beat Chile in two games; Mexico beat Guatemala in two games women: US (Angela Akers and Brooke Niles) beat El Salvador in two games (21-11, 21-7) 18 July women's soccer US beat Argentina 3-0 Brazil beat Ecuador 10-0 women's indoor volleyball US lost to Brazil in three games (13-25, 20-25, 20-25) 19 July beach volleyball men: Brazil beat Costa Rica in two games; Argentina beat Columbia in two games; Venezuela beat Ecuador in two games; US (Ty Loomis and Hans Stolfus) lost to Puerto Rico in three games (21-23, 21-15, 8-15) women: Canada beat Ecuador in two games; Cuba beat Columbia in the first game - then I left 20 July equestrian eventing: The vast majority of the riders were from the US, Argentina, Brazil, and Canada. Chile's entry rode into the ring and withdrew from the competition. I think it was Jamaica and Uruguay that had riders up as I was leaving. Also, the only female riders I noticed were those from the United States. Go red, white, and blue! women's basketball US beat Columbia 95-41