2014 Para-South American Games

The 2014 South American Para Games, officially known as the 1st Para-South American Games, was a multi-sport event held from 26 to 30 March 2014 in Santiago, Chile.

1st Para-South American Games

Nations participating	8[1]
Athletes participating	approx. 600
Events	174 in 7 sports[1]
Opening ceremony	26 March 2014
Closing ceremony	30 March 2014
Officially opened by	Michelle Bachelet President of Chile[2]
Torch lighter	Juan Carlos Garrido (weightlifting)[2]
Main venue	Estadio Nacional[2]
Website	parasuramericanos.santiago2014.cl

Participating nations

Eight nations competed in this edition of Para-South American Games. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of athletes competing.

Argentina (102)[3] Brazil (81)[4] Chile (103)[5] Colombia (87)[6]

Ecuador (17)[7] Peru (25)[8] Uruguay Venezuela (118)[9]

Sports

Seven sports were contested in this edition of Para-South American Games.

• Athletics (92) ()
• Boccia (7) ()
• Powerlifting (9) ()
• Swimming (54) ()
• Table tennis (4) ()
• Wheelchair basketball (2) ()
• Wheelchair tennis (6) ()

Medal table

Argentina topped the medal table in the first edition of the Para-South American Games with 112 medals. The host nation, Chile, got 43 medals and finished in fifth place.[10]

  *   Host nation (Chile)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina (ARG)	49	37	26	112
2	Brazil (BRA)	47	35	22	104
3	Venezuela (VEN)	34	24	21	79
4	Colombia (COL)	33	43	37	113
5	Chile (CHI)*	10	16	27	53
6	Ecuador (ECU)	1	5	2	8
7	Uruguay (URU)	0	2	0	2
8	Peru (PER)	0	0	5	5
Totals (8 nations)		174	162	140	476

References

1. "Para-South American Games to open in Santiago". paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
2. "PRESIDENTA BACHELET INAUGURA LOS JUEGOS PARASURAMERICANOS DE SANTIAGO 2014". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
3. "Empiezan los primeros Juegos parasudamericanos". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
4. "Brasil terá 81 atletas nos Jogos Parasul-Americanos". brasil.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2016.
5. "Chile confirma delegación de 103 atletas para Juegos Parasuramericanos 'Santiago 2014'". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 23 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
6. "Colombia con 87 deportistas en los Juegos Parasuramericanos 2014" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
7. "Ecuador con 17 deportistas en Parasuramericanos". La Hora. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
8. "A dejar en alto al Perú". Diario Uno (in Spanish). 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
9. "Criollos a los parasuramericanos con muchas ganas de triunfar". zonadeportiva.net (in Spanish). 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
10. "Juegos Parasuramericanos: Chile finalizó quinto en el medallero con 10 preseas de oro". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.