South American Games
Multi-sport athletic event in South America
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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 Asunción, 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.
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 Argentine 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.
Participants
15 ODESUR members along to the code COI of each one
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Games
Para Games
Youth Games
Beach Games
Masters Games
School Games
The South American School Games have been held since 1991. 27th was held in Santiago, Chile.
Medals (1978–2026)
The total medal count for all the Games until 2026 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.
Sports
Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Aquatics – Cycling – Football – Gymnastics – Roller sports – Volleyball