16. Criteria for submitting a candidacy for American Capital / Region / City / Town of Sport.
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A municipality may be a candidate for American Capital of Sport provided it meets one of the following requirements: having a registered population of 500,000 or more inhabitants, or being the capital of a country.
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Two municipalities from the same country may not compete for the American Capital of Sport award.
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A municipality may be a candidate for American City of Sport if it has a registered population of between 25,000 and 499,999 inhabitants.
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A municipality may be a candidate for American Town of Sport if it has between 1 and 24,999 registered inhabitants.
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To bid for the American Community of Sport award, at least three municipalities must join together which, owing to their social, cultural, economic, geographical or historical characteristics, have that possibility.
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Those political structures united for cultural, geographical, economic, historical or social reasons may bid for the American Region of Sport award.