2018 South American Games

The 2018 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It was the 11th edition of the ODESUR South American Games.[1][2]

XI South American Games
Host cityCochabamba
CountryBolivia
Nations participating14 NOCs
Athletes participating4010
Events373
Opening ceremony26 May
Closing ceremony8 June
Officially opened byEvo Morales
Main venueEstadio Félix Capriles

A total of 373 sporting events are scheduled to be contested across a variety of sports.

Background

Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru submitted a bid to ODESUR to become host. Following a unanimous decision, the organization awarded it to the city of Cochabamba, as the other cities Lima and Puerto La Cruz withdrew their candidacies.[3]

Participating nations

14 countries competed at the games, with the number of athletes each country sent in parentheses.

Sports

Medal table

  *   Host nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Colombia (COL)947471239
2 Brazil (BRA)905856204
3 Venezuela (VEN)435955157
4 Argentina (ARG)426063165
5 Chile (CHI)373460131
6 Ecuador (ECU)25175294
7 Peru (PER)22294192
8 Paraguay (PAR)6101430
9 Uruguay (URU)5101732
10 Bolivia (BOL)*4151534
11 Panama (PAN)24410
12 Suriname (SUR)2013
13 Aruba (ARU)0213
14 Guyana (GUY)0145
Totals (14 nations)3723734541199

References

  1. "Bolivia speeds up preparations for 2018 South American Games". EFE. Madrid, Spain. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. Mora Pedraza, Constanza (29 March 2018). "Bolivia's Cochabamba all set to stage the 2018 South American Games". Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. El Tiempo, Casa Editorial. "Cochabamba realizará los Juegos Suramericanos del 2018". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-26.
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