South American Games

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South American Games
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Games
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South American Games
AbbreviationJJSS
First event 1978 in La Paz, Bolivia
Occur everyfour years
Last event 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay
Next event2026 in Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Purpose Multi-sport event
for South America
Website odesur.org

The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: Juegos Suramericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: Juegos Cruz del Sur) is a regional multi-sport event held between nations from South America, organized by the ODESUR (acronym for "Organización Deportiva Suramericana" – South American Sports Organization. [1]

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The first Games were held in 1978 in La Paz, Bolivia. They have since been held every four years, with the most recent edition in 2022 in Asuncion, Paraguay. The Games have had an equivalent to the Olympic Flame since their inception: the South American Flame, which is relayed from Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, to the host city. [2]

For the XI edition in 2018 there were two bids: Cochabamba, Bolivia, and Barquisimeto, Venezuela, with the final hosting decision in favour of Cochabamba in 2011. Starting with the 2014 edition, the South American Para Games are held for South American Paralympic athletes. Just like the Olympic Games, the host city for the South American Games is also the host for Para-South American Games.

The detailed history of the South American Games together with an extensive list of medal winners was published in a book written (in Spanish) by Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee under the auspices of the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Sports Secretary of Argentina. [3]

Participants

15 ODESUR members along to the code COI of each one

Games

YearGamesHost CityHost CountryOpened byDatesAthletesNationsSportsTop medalling
nation
1978 1 La Paz Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Juan Pereda 3 – 12 November480816Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1982 2 Rosario Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Reynaldo Bignone 26 November – 5 December9611019Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1986 3 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Augusto Pinochet 28 November – 8 December9691017Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1990 4 Lima Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Alberto Fujimori 1 – 10 December1,0701016Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1994 5 Valencia Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Rafael Caldera 19 – 28 November1,5991419Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1998 6 Cuenca Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Gustavo Noboa 21 – 31 October1,5251424Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2002 7 Belém, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Almir Gabriel, Fernando Henrique Cardoso and others (each city had its own opening ceremonies)1 – 11 August2,0691324Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2006 8 Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Daniel Scioli 9 – 19 November2,9381528Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2010 9 Medellín Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Álvaro Uribe 19 – 30 March3,7511531Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2014 10 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Sebastián Piñera 7 – 18 March3,4991433Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2018 11 Cochabamba Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Evo Morales 26 May – 8 June4,0101435Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2022 12 Asunción Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Diego Galeano Harrison 1 – 15 October4,4761534Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2026 13 Rosario, Santa Fe and Rafaela Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Javier Milei (expected)12 – 26 September

Para Games

YearGamesHost CityHost CountryOpened byDatesAthletesNationsSportsTop medalling
nation
2014 1 Santiago [5] Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Michelle Bachelet 26 – 30 March600+87Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2018– Cochabamba [6] Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Cancelled
2026 2 Valledupar [7] Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Gustavo Petro 800+

Youth Games

YearGamesHost CityHost CountryOpened byDatesAthletesNationsSportsTop medalling
nation
2013 1 Lima Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Ollanta Humala 20 – 29 September12001419Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2017 2 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Michelle Bachelet 29 September – 8 October12791420Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2022 3 Rosario Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Omar Perotti 28 April – 8 May25001526Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Beach Games

YearGamesHost CityHost CountryOpened byDatesAthletesNationsSportsTop medalling
nation
2009 1 Punta del Este/Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3 – 13 December129Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2011 2 Manta Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2 – 12 December6751310Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2014 3 Vargas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 14 – 24 May1210Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
2017– Pimentel Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Cancelled
2019 4 Rosario Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Mauricio Macri 14 – 23 March1413Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2023 5 Santa Marta Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 14 – 21 July8001514Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Masters Games

YearGamesHost CityHost CountryOpened byDatesAthletesNationsSportsTop medalling
nation
2021– Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Cancelled [8]

School Games

The South American School Games have been held since 1991. 27th was held in Santiago, Chile. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Medals (1978–2022)

The total medal count for all the Games until 2022 is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.

South American Games medal count
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9408268022568
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8737006372210
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 5825014981581
4Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5665125571635
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3924875971476
6Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 213265403881
7Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 209289399897
8Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 76129164369
9Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 3586163284
10Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 277075172
11Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 16193772
12Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 931224
13Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 771731
14Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 371424
15Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 251522
16Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 0101
Total39503907438912246

Sports

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:

  Aquatics –   Cycling –   Football –   Gymnastics –   Roller sports –   Volleyball

Sport (discipline) Body 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22
WorldSouth America
 
Diving Diving pictogram.svg AQUA ASUA X X X X X X
Open water swimming Open water swimming pictogram.svg X X X X X
Swimming Swimming pictogram.svg X X X X X X X X X X X
Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg X X X X X X
Water polo Water polo pictogram.svg X X X
 
Archery Archery pictogram.svg WA AAF X X X X X X X
Athletics Athletics pictogram.svg World Athletics CONSUDATLE X X X X X X X X X X X X
Badminton Badminton pictogram.svg BWF BPA X X X X
Baseball Baseball pictogram.svg WBSC WBSC Americas X X X X X
Softball Softball pictogram.svg X X X
Basketball Basketball pictogram.svg FIBA ABASU X X X X X X X
Basque pelota Basque pelota pictogram.svg FIPV X
Bocce Bocce pictogram.svg WPBF X X
Bodybuilding Bodybuilding pictogram.svg IFBB IFBBSud America X X
Bowling Bowling pictogram.svg IBF PABCON X X X X X X X X X X
Boxing Boxing pictogram.svg AIBA AMBC X X X X X X X X X X X X
Canoeing Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg ICF COPAC X X X X X X X X
 
BMX racing Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg UCI COPACI X X X X X
Mountain biking Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg X X X X X X X
Road cycling Cycling (road) pictogram.svg X X X X X X X X X X X X
Track cycling Cycling (track) pictogram.svg X X X X X X X X X X X
 
Equestrian Equestrian pictogram.svg FEI PAEC X X X X X X X
Fencing Fencing pictogram.svg FIE CPE X X X X X X X X X X X X
Field hockey Field hockey pictogram.svg FIH PAHF X X X X
 
Football Football pictogram.svg FIFA CONMEBOL X X X X X X X X
Futsal Futsal pictogram.svg X X X X X X X
Beach soccer Beach soccer pictogram.svg X
 
Golf Golf pictogram.svg IGF FSG X X X X
 
Artistic gymnastics Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg FIG CONSUGI X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rhythmic gymnastics Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg X X X X X X X X X
Trampoline Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg X X
 
Handball Handball pictogram.svg IHF PATHF X X X X X X
Judo Judo pictogram.svg IJF PJC X X X X X X X X X X X X
Karate Karate pictogram.svg WKF PKF X X X X X X X X
Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg UIPM X X
Racquetball Racquets pictogram.svg IRF PARC X X
 
Artistic roller skating Artistic roller skating pictogram.svg WS CPRS X X X X X X X X
Roller hockey Roller hockey pictogram.svg X X
Roller speed skating Speed rolling pictogram.jpg X X X X X X X
 
Rowing Rowing pictogram.svg FISA X X X X X X X X
Rugby sevens Rugby union pictogram.svg WR SAR X X X
Sailing Sailing pictogram.svg World Sailing SASC X X X X X X X X X X
Scuba diving Scuba.png X
Shooting Shooting pictogram.svg ISSF CAT X X X X X X X X X X X X
Squash Squash pictogram.svg WSF FPS X X X
Table tennis Table tennis pictogram.svg ITTF LATTU X X X X X X X X X X
Taekwondo Taekwondo pictogram.svg WTF PATU X X X X X X X X X X
Tennis Tennis pictogram.svg ITF COSAT X X X X X X X X X X X X
Triathlon Triathlon pictogram.svg TRI PATCO X X X X X X X
 
Beach volleyball Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg FIVB CSV X X X X
Indoor volleyball Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg X X X X X X
 
Water skiing Water skiing pictogram.svg IWWF IWWF Pan Am X X X X X
Weightlifting Weightlifting pictogram.svg IWF PAWC X X X X X X X X X X X X
Wrestling Wrestling pictogram.svg UWW CPLA X X X X X X X X X X X X
 
Total events171249193260296357380463486317373


See also

References

  1. ↑ Ediciones de los Juegos (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 16 June 2012, retrieved 5 June 2012
  2. ↑ Llama Suramericana (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 18 August 2012, retrieved 5 June 2012
  3. ↑ Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN   978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 4 January 2012, retrieved 3 June 2012
  4. ↑ Full ODESUR member but not an International Olympic Committee member
  5. ↑ "Para-South American Games to open in Santiago". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "South American Paralympics Cancelled". Around the Rings. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "En Valledupar se firmó el convenio de ciudad sede para la realización de los II Juegos Parasuramericanos 2026" [In Valledupar the host city agreement was signed for the holding of the II Para-South American Games 2026]. www.mindeporte.gov.co (in Spanish). Ministry of Sports (Colombia). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Madariaga, Carlos (2021-10-14). "ODESUR volvió a suspender los Juegos Sudamericanos Máster Santiago 2022". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  9. ↑ "South American School Games: The first event that will enjoy the infrastructure legacy of Santiago 2023".
  10. ↑ "Brazilian School Games : A record-breaking numbers in participation and engagement mark the success of the 2023 JEB's | International School Sport Federation".
  11. ↑ "10 Classic Schoolyard Games Kids Play in Latin America". 3 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games of Latin American origin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-23.
  13. ↑ "Traditional South American Games for National Play Outside Day".
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