The Argentine Olympic Committee held a celebration event for athletes ©COA

The Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) held an event to celebrate the performances of their athletes at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

The event was held at the Fresno Hall of Parque Norte in Buenos Aires.

It was organised in collaboration with Argentina's National High Performance Sports Agency and the National Sports Agency.

The organisations say the success has come after years of collaborative work between the three bodies.

Argentina finished sixth on the overall medals table at the Games in Peru's capital city, which concluded earlier this month.

They claimed 32 gold, 35 silver and 34 bronze medals at the Games.

It represented a significant improvement from Toronto 2015, when Argentina ended seventh on the medals table with 15 gold, 29 silver and 30 bronze.

COA President Gerardo Werthein congratulated the athletes on their performances at the Games.

Argentina enjoyed victories in several team events at the Games ©Getty Images
Argentina enjoyed victories in several team events at the Games ©Getty Images

The celebration event featured montages of competitions from Lima.

Argentina enjoyed success in several team events at the Games, with the men's basketball, handball, softball and volleyball teams all earning gold medals.

Their men's football and rugby sevens teams were also victorious, along with the women's hockey team.

Argentina's women's basketball team, however, made headlines after being eliminated from the competition in the group stage after arriving at a match against Colombia with the wrong kit.