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XI South American Games
Host city Cochabamba
Country Bolivia Bolivia
Nations 14 NOCs
Athletes4010
Events373
Opening26 May
Closing8 June
Opened by Evo Morales
Main venue Estadio Félix Capriles

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]

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

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.

Sports

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Host nation)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Colombia (COL)947471239
2  Brazil (BRA)905856204
3  Venezuela (VEN)435955157
4  Argentina (ARG)426063165
5  Chile (CHI)383460132
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 entries)3733734541200

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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