2017 Bolivarian Games

The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia.

XVIII Bolivarian Games

Host city	Santa Marta
Country	Colombia
Nations participating	11
Events	54
Opening ceremony	November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11)
Closing ceremony	November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25)
Officially opened by	Clara Luz Roldán
Torch lighter	Paulo Villar
Main venue	Estadio Sierra Nevada
Website	juegosbolivarianos2017.com

Host city selection

Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) and Santa Marta (Colombia) were the cities which decided to bid for hosting the Games. However, only Santa Marta submitted the official candidacy and later selected by ODEBO to host the 2017 Bolivarian Games.[1]

Mascot

The mascot for these games was Ajaytuké, a sea urchin. The reason behind the choice of the mascot by the organizer is to convey the message to protect the animal and coral reefs.[2]

Sports

The game featured 469 events from 54 disciplines and 34 sports in this edition of Bolivarian Games.[3][4]

Aquatics Diving () Open water swimming () Swimming () Synchronized swimming () Water polo () Archery () Athletics () Badminton () Baseball () Basketball () Bowling () Boxing () Canoeing () Cycling ()   BMX racing   Mountain biking   Road racing   Track cycling

Equestrian () Fencing () Football () Futsal () Golf () Gymnastics ()   Artistic gymnastics   Rhythmic gymnastics   Trampoline Handball () Judo () Karate () Racquetball () Roller sports () Rowing () Rugby sevens () Sailing () Shooting () Softball ()

Squash () Table tennis () Taekwondo () Tennis () Triathlon () Volleyball Beach volleyball () Volleyball () Water skiing () Weightlifting () Wrestling ()

Medal table

Key:

  The host country (Colombia) is highlighted in lavender blue

Final medal tally.[5]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia (COL)*	213	136	111	460
2	Venezuela (VEN)	94	96	102	292
3	Chile (CHI)	43	40	71	154
4	Ecuador (ECU)	32	72	89	193
5	Peru (PER)	32	53	69	154
6	Guatemala (GUA)	20	22	30	72
7	Dominican Republic (DOM)	18	16	34	68
8	Paraguay (PAR)	7	10	13	30
9	Bolivia (BOL)	5	10	17	32
10	El Salvador (ESA)	3	6	6	15
11	Panama (PAN)	2	7	19	28
Totals (11 nations)		469	468	561	1498

See also

• Pan American Games
• South American Games
• Central American and Caribbean Games

References

1. "Santa Marta será la sede de los Juegos Bolivarianos 2017". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 15 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
2. Ferez Boneth, Saith Daniel (2017-03-09). "Ajaytuké, la mascota de los Juegos Bolivarianos 2017" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. "Dos medallistas olímpicos liderarán a Venezuela en Santa Marta 2017" (in Spanish). Caracas: EFE. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
4. Cabeza Jabba, Edson (2017-11-12). "Santa Marta se luce en la inauguración de los Juegos Bolivarianos 2017" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)