2017 South American Youth Games

II South American Youth GamesHost city| Santiago

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Country| Chile
Nations| 14
Athletes| 1279
Events| 210 in 20 sports
Opening| 29 September
Closing| 8 October
Opened by| Michelle Bachelet
Main venue| Estadio Nacional
Website| santiago2017.com

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The 2017 South American Youth Games, also known as the II South American Youth Games, were a multi-sport event celebrated in Santiago, Chile.[1] All 14 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the ODESUR were expected to compete.

## Bids

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The election of the host for the South American Youth Games of 2017 was announced during the General Assembly of ODESUR between the 23 and 27 of March 2015.[2]

* Santiago: Chile postulated for the Youth Games with a sports program that contemplates 20 sports and that would take place between the 21 and the 30 of October 2017. As established in the Manual of Candidature of the South American Sports Organization - ODESUR, the COCh sent the dossier of candidacy that expired on January 16, accompanied by the letter of President Michelle Bachelet, the Minister of Sports, Natalia Riffo, the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region, Claudio Orrego and the head of the Chilean Olympic Committee, Neven Ilic. The same venues and the infrastructure of the 2014 South American Games will be used.[3]
* Asunción: The Paraguayan Olympic Committee proposed the organization of the II South American Youth Games.[4]

> We want this event to take place in Asunción, now we'll start the fight.

— Camilo Pérez - President of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee

* La Paz: The Director of Sports of La Paz announced the nomination to organize the South American Youth Games.[5]
* Popayán or Tunja: The Colombian Olympic Committee proposed the organization of the II South American Youth Games. For this, two cities were launched as candidates to host the event.[6]

## Sports

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* Aquatics
* Diving (7) (details)
* Swimming (36) (details)
* Athletics (37) (details)
* Badminton (5) (details)
* 3-on-3 basketball (3) (details)
* Boxing (8) (details)
* Canoeing (4) (details)
* Cycling (details)
* BMX racing (2)
* Mountain biking (4)
* Cycling (4)
* Track cycling (6)
* Fencing (7) (details)
* Artistic gymnastics (14) (details)
* Golf (3) (details)
* Judo (8) (details)
* Karate (6) (details)
* Rowing (4) (details)
* Table tennis (7) (details)
* Taekwondo (8) (details)
* Tennis (5) (details)
* Triathlon (3) (details)
* Beach volleyball (2) (details)
* Weightlifting (12) (details)
* Wrestling (15) (details)
* Freestyle (10)
* Greco-Roman (5)

## Participating teams

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All 15 nations of the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) are expected to compete in these Youth Games.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos_Suramericanos_de_la_Juventud_de_2017

* Argentina (150)
* Aruba (11)
* Bolivia (50)
* Brazil (149)
* Chile (208)
* Colombia (137)
* Curaçao (129)
* Ecuador ()
* Guyana
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Medal table

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Key

* Host nation (Chile)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Brazil (BRA)| 61| 45| 45| 151
2|  Colombia (COL)| 45| 35| 39| 119
3|  Argentina (ARG)| 38| 29| 35| 102
4|  Chile (CHI)*| 21| 29| 38| 88
5|  Venezuela (VEN)| 15| 27| 32| 74
6|  Ecuador (ECU)| 13| 19| 28| 60
7|  Peru (PER)| 7| 10| 23| 40
8|  Uruguay (URU)| 3| 5| 6| 14
9|  Paraguay (PAR)| 2| 2| 7| 11
10|  Bolivia (BOL)| 1| 4| 3| 8
11|  Guyana (GUY)| 1| 3| 0| 4
12|  Panama (PAN)| 1| 2| 3| 6
13|  Aruba (ARU)| 1| 1| 1| 3
14|  Suriname (SUR)| 0| 0| 4| 4
Totals (14 entries)| 209| 211| 264| 684

## References

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1. ^ "Santiago albergará a los II Juegos Suramericanos de la Juventud". Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
2. ^ "Odesur se alegra por avance organizativo". Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
3. ^ "Santiago postuló para ser sede de los II JJ. SS. de la Juventud 2017". Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
4. ^ Los JSJ 2017 en Asunción, el gran objetivo del COP
5. ^ La Paz quiere recibir los Juegos de la Juventud
6. ^ Colombia quiere los JSJ

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Events of the ODESUR

South American
Games|

* La Paz 1978
* Rosario 1982
* Santiago 1986
* Lima 1990
* Valencia 1994
* Cuenca 1998
* Brazil 2002
* Buenos Aires 2006
* Medellín 2010
* Santiago 2014
* Cochabamba 2018
* Asunción 2022
* Santa Fe 2026

Beach Games|

* Uruguay 2009
* Manta 2011
* Vargas 2014
* Rosario 2019
* Santa Marta 2023

Youth Games|

* Lima 2013
* Santiago 2017
* Rosario 2022

Para Games|

* Santiago 2014

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