ALBA Games

The ALBA Games (Spanish: Juegos Deportivos del ALBA) are a multi-sport event organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). The games are held once every two years.^[1] It was originally intended only for athletes of the ALBA member states but it has expanded to other countries in the Americas.

The first edition was held in 2005 in Havana, Cuba. Since then it was decided that Cuba and Venezuela will be switching editions every two years. However, there is a possibility that other countries may host the games in future editions.^[2]

Games

Year	Games	Host City	Country	Dates	Athletes	Nations	Sports	Top Medalling Nation
2005	I	Havana	Cuba	17 June – 30 June	441	8	31	Cuba
2007	II	Caracas	Venezuela	27 April – 12 May	1,659	30	38	Cuba
2009	III	Havana	Cuba	15 April – 18 April	691	28	38	Cuba
2011	IV	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	17 July – 30 July	~2,500	~23	35	Venezuela
2013	V	Quito	Ecuador	June – July
2015	VI	Cochabamba	Bolivia	August – September

All time medal table

As of 2011.

1	Venezuela	435	476	472	1.383
2	Cuba	362	178	131	671
3	Colombia	77	125	184	386
4	Ecuador	21	35	49	105
5	Chile	17	25	44	86
6	El Salvador	14	19	37	70
7	Mexico	8	9	12	29
8	Bolivia	7	21	35	63
9	Dominican Republic	7	20	38	65
10	Argentina	7	7	15	29
11	Panama	7	6	4	17
12	Nicaragua	2	7	38	47
13	Peru	1	6	18	25
14	Brazil	1	4	4	9
15	Guyana	1	3	10	14
16	Guatemala	1	3	5	9
17	Russia	1	2	3	6
18	Honduras	1	1	5	7
19	Barbados	0	2	4	6
20	Puerto Rico	0	1	5	6
21	Costa Rica	0	1	1	2
22	España	0	1	0	1
23	Haiti	0	0	2	2
		970	987	1.109	3.066

See also

• Athletics at the ALBA Games
• Pan American Games
• South American Games

References

External links

• ALBA Sports Games