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]
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Host city | Cochabamba |
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Country | ![]() |
Nations | 14 NOCs |
Athletes | 4010 |
Events | 373 |
Opening | 26 May |
Closing | 8 June |
Opened by | Evo Morales |
Main venue | Estadio Félix Capriles |
A total of 373 sporting events are scheduled to be contested across a variety of sports.[citation needed]
Background
editBolivia, 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
edit14 countries competed at the games.
Sports
edit- Aquatics
- Diving (7) ( )
- Open water swimming (2) ( )
- Swimming (32) ( )
- Synchronized swimming (2) ( )
- Water polo (1) ( )
- Archery (10) ( )
- Athletics (45) ( )
- Badminton (6) ( )
- Basketball ( )
- Basketball (2)
- 3x3 Basketball (2)
- Basque pelota (5) ( )
- Bowling (4) ( )
- Boxing (13) ( )
- Canoeing (12) ( )
- Cycling ( )
- BMX racing (2)
- Mountain biking (2)
- Road (4)
- Track (12)
- Equestrian (2) ( )
- Fencing (12) ( )
- Field hockey (2) ( )
- Football (2) ( )
- Futsal (2) ( )
- Golf (3) ( )
- Gymnastics ( )
- Artistic gymnastics (14)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
- Trampoline (2)
- Handball (2) ( )
- Judo (14) ( )
- Karate (12) ( )
- Modern pentathlon (3) ( )
- Racquetball (6) ( )
- Roller sports ( )
- Figure Skating (2)
- Speed Skating (10)
- Rowing (14) ( )
- Rugby sevens (2) ( )
- Sailing (5) ( )
- Shooting (15) ( )
- Squash (7) ( )
- Table tennis (7) ( )
- Taekwondo (8) ( )
- Tennis (5) ( )
- Triathlon (3) ( )
- Volleyball
- Beach volleyball (2) ( )
- Volleyball (2) ( )
- Water skiing (10) ( )
- Weightlifting (16) ( )
- Wrestling ( )
- Freestyle (12)
- Greco-Roman (6)
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Host nation)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Colombia (COL) | 94 | 74 | 71 | 239 |
2 | Brazil (BRA) | 90 | 58 | 56 | 204 |
3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 43 | 59 | 55 | 157 |
4 | Argentina (ARG) | 42 | 60 | 63 | 165 |
5 | Chile (CHI) | 38 | 34 | 60 | 132 |
6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 25 | 17 | 52 | 94 |
7 | Peru (PER) | 22 | 29 | 41 | 92 |
8 | Paraguay (PAR) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
9 | Uruguay (URU) | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 |
10 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 4 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
11 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
12 | Suriname (SUR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
13 | Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
14 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Totals (14 entries) | 373 | 373 | 454 | 1,200 |
References
edit- ^ "Bolivia speeds up preparations for 2018 South American Games". EFE. Madrid, Spain. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ El Tiempo, Casa Editorial. "Cochabamba realizará los Juegos Suramericanos del 2018". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-26.