2023 ALBA Games

V ALBA Games

Host city	Caracas, Venezuela
Nations	11
Athletes	~3,500
Events	23 in 35 sports
Opening	21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)
Closing	29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
Opened by	Nicolás Maduro [1]
Main venue	Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium [1]
←  2011 Barquisimeto 2025 Roseau  →

The 2023 ALBA Games (Spanish: Juegos del ALBA Bicentenario) was a multi-sport event held between 21 and 29 April 2023 in ten different states of Venezuela. ^{[2] [3] [4] [1]} The games are organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).

Participating nations

The following countries are expected to compete. The number of competitors qualified by each delegation is indicated in parentheses. ^[5]

Amid the international isolation Russia is facing due to the invasion of Ukraine, ALBA invited Russia to participate at the 2023 Games. ^{[6] [7]} Russia sent 48 athletes to the 2023 ALBA Games and competed under its national flag.

•   Antigua and Barbuda
•   Bolivia (157)
•   Cuba (368)
•   Dominica
•   Grenada
•   Nicaragua (134)
•   Saint Kitts and Nevis
•   Saint Lucia
•   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•   Russia (48)
•   Venezuela (806)

Sports

•   Archery ( details )
•   Athletics ( details )
•   Badminton ( details )
•   Basketball ( details )
•   Baseball ( details )
•   Basque Pelota ( details )
•   Beach volleyball ( details )
•   Boxing ( details )
•   Canoeing ( details )
• Cycling
  •   BMX racing ( details )
  •   Mountain biking ( details )
  •   Road cycling ( details )
  •   Track cycling ( details )
•   Diving ( details )
•   Fencing ( details )
•   Football ( details )
• Gymnastics
  •   Artistic gymnastics ( details )
  •   Rhythmic gymnastics ( details )
•   Handball ( details )
•   Judo ( details )
•   Karate ( details )
•   Racquetball ( details )
•   Rowing ( details )
•   Shooting ( details )
•   Softball ( details )
•   Speed skating ( details )
•   Swimming ( details )
•   Taekwondo ( details )
•   Tennis ( details )
•   Table tennis ( details )
•   Triathlon ( details )
•   Volleyball ( details )
•   Water polo ( details )
•   Weightlifting ( details )
•   Wrestling ( details )

Medal table

^[5]

  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Venezuela  (VEN)*	255	254	226	735
2	Cuba  (CUB)	76	65	53	194
3	Russia  (RUS)	36	24	10	70
4	Nicaragua  (NCA)	7	25	113	145
5	Bolivia  (BOL)	6	5	8	19
6	Dominica  (DMA)	2	2	5	9
7	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (VCT)	1	0	4	5
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis  (SKN)	0	1	2	3
9	Antigua and Barbuda  (ATG)	0	1	0	1
10	Grenada  (GRN)	0	0	0	0
	Saint Lucia  (LCA)	0	0	0	0
Totals (11 entries)		383	377	421	1,181

References

1. "Nicolás Maduro inaugura los Juegos del Alba 2023". expreso.ec. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
2. "Venezuela hosts event of sports, table games and geopolitics". El País . April 23, 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
3. Vázquez, Luis Guillermo (21 April 2023). "Juegos del Alba Venezuela 2023: ¿qué es, cuántas disciplinas hay y qué países participan? (Alba Games Venezuela 2023: what is it, how many disciplines are there and which countries are participating?)". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
4. "Bolivia va cuarta en los Juegos del ALBA 2023". Los Tiempos . 25 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
5. "Sitio Web Oficial de los V Juegos Alba Venezuela 2023". JuegosALBAvenezuela2023.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
6. Lloyd, Owen (24 February 2023). "Venezuela invite Russia to compete at ALBA Games in April". Inside the Games . Retrieved 8 November 2023.
7. Kuznetsov, Dmitry (23 February 2023). "Россию пригласили на самые антиамериканские старты мира. Что это такое?" [Russia is invited to the most anti-American sporting event in the world. What is it about?]. Sport Express (in Russian).

External links

• ALBA Games 2023. ^{[ usurped ]}