The Bolivarian Games are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization. The event is open to athletes from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. In 2010, ODEBO decided to include Chile as seventh member of ODEBO.
Underwater sports is a group of competitive sports using one or a combination of the following underwater diving techniques - breath-hold, snorkelling or scuba including the use of equipment such as diving masks and fins. These sports are conducted in the natural environment at sites such as open water and sheltered or confined water such as lakes and in artificial aquatic environments such as swimming pools. Underwater sports include the following - aquathlon, finswimming, freediving, spearfishing, sport diving, underwater football, underwater hockey, underwater ice hockey, underwater orienteering, underwater photography, underwater rugby, underwater target shooting and underwater video.
Archery, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, started on 25 November and ended on 29 November 2013.
Artistic gymnastics, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 19 November to 22 November 2013.
Basque pelota, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 18 November to 25 November 2013.
Cycling, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 26 November 2013.
Bowling, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 23 November to 28 November 2013.
Canoeing, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 19 November 2013.
The chess competitions for the 2013 Bolivarian Games took place in Chiclayo from 19 November to 25 November 2013. Only a women's team event and a mixed team event were contested for medals at these Games.
Fencing, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 18 November to 23 November 2013.
Inline speed skating, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 24 November to 26 November 2013. The events, for this sport, were held in an indoor track venue.
Swimming (Spanish:Natación), for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 20 November 2013.
Underwater sports, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 29 November 2013. The three sports chosen for these Games were finswimming, free-diving and spearfishing. The two free-diving events was contested at the Sports complex Mansiche's pool. The long distance finswimming was held at Salaverry. Spearfishing events were held in waters north of the island of San Lorenzo located to the west of Callao.
Baseball, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 24 November 2013.
Basketball (Spanish:Baloncesto), for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 29 November 2013.
Handball, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 21 November 2013.
Futsal, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 21 November to 26 November 2013.
Rugby sevens, for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 19 November 2013.
The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11-25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia.
