TORONTO — After years of disappointments, Toronto has finally won a major international sporting event, beating two South American cities to host the 2015 Pan Am Games.

Read more here; Toronto wins bid to host 2015 Pan Am Games.

Mississauga’s Morgane Echardour (left) shares her reaction with the media, after news of the bid’s success was announced. Echardour along with Peter Doucet were on hand at the Hosting Decision Announcement event at Toronto’s Labatt House