2018 South American Games

XI South American Games

Host city	Cochabamba
Country	Bolivia
Nations	14 NOCs
Athletes	4010
Events	373
Opening	26 May
Closing	8 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.

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

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.

Participating nations

14 countries competed at the games.

• Argentina (534 athletes)
• Aruba (10)
• Bolivia (617) (hosts)
• Brazil (316)
• Chile (449)
• Colombia (461)
• Ecuador (234)
• Guyana (11)
• Panama (55)
• Paraguay (252)
• Peru (447)
• Suriname (13)
• Uruguay (217)
• Venezuela (394)

Sports

• 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

  *   Host nation (Host nation)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

External links

• Official website, in Spanish