2014 South American Games

The 2014 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Santiago, Chile. It was the 10th edition of the ODESUR South American Games. Santiago hosted this event for the second time, the first being in 1986. Most of the events took place in and around the National Stadium. The games were held between March 7 to 18.

X South American Games
Host citySantiago
CountryChile
Nations14 NOCs
Athletes3499
Events317 in 33 sports
OpeningMarch 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)
ClosingMarch 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Opened bySebastián Piñera
Main venueEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Participating nations

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14 countries competed at the games.[1] One fewer that one 2010 South American Games, the Netherlands Antilles did not participate after the Dissolution of their country

In 2006 Medellin won the bid for the 2010 edition 8 votes to 6, and the runner up Santiago will be organizing the next edition.[citation needed]

The Chilean government said they would invest US$800,000 for the games.[citation needed]

Sports

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Venues

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Mascot

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The mascot for this edition of South American Games is Chago, which is based on an Andean condor. According to the organizers, the mascot symbolizes values of effort, dedication and teamwork.[3]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Chile)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil1106979258
2  Colombia534964166
3  Venezuela474063150
4  Argentina465756159
5  Chile*275250129
6  Ecuador14223773
7  Peru9131840
8  Panama43815
9  Paraguay35210
10  Uruguay34512
11  Suriname1045
12  Bolivia0044
13  Aruba0011
14  Guyana0000
Totals (14 entries)3173143911,022

References

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  1. ^ Countries and their athletes from the official website Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Passi Olivares, Felipe (13 September 2010). "El Nacional será para 70 mil personas". La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Chago, mascota oficial" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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