2018 South American Games
# 2018 South American Games

The 2018 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It was the 11th edition of the ODESUR South American Games.

A total of 373 sporting events are scheduled to be contested across a variety of sports.

## Background

Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru submitted a bid to ODESUR to become host. Following a unanimous decision, the organization awarded it to the city of Cochabamba, as the other cities Lima and Puerto La Cruz withdrew their candidacies.

## Participating nations

14 countries competed at the games.

* Argentina (534 athletes)
* Aruba (10)
* Bolivia (617) (hosts)
* Brazil (316)
* Chile (449)
* Colombia (461)
* Ecuador (234)
* Guyana (11)
* Panama (55)
* Paraguay (252)
* Peru (447)
* Suriname (13)
* Uruguay (217)
* Venezuela (394)

## Sports

* Aquatics
   * Diving (7) (details)
   * Open water swimming (2) (details)
   * Swimming (32) (details)
   * Synchronized swimming (2) (details)
   * Water polo (1) (details)
* Archery (10) (details)
* Athletics (45) (details)
* Badminton (6) (details)
* Basketball (details)
   * Basketball (2)
   * 3x3 Basketball (2)
* Basque pelota (5) (details)
* Bowling (4) (details)
* Boxing (13) (details)
* Canoeing (12) (details)
* Cycling (details)
   * BMX (2)
   * Mountain biking (2)
   * Road (4)
   * Track (12)
* Equestrian (2) (details)
* Fencing (12) (details)
* Field hockey (2) (details)
* Football (2) (details)
* Futsal (2) (details)
* Golf (3) (details)
* Gymnastics (details)
   * Artistic gymnastics (14)
   * Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
   * Trampoline (2)
* Handball (2) (details)
* Judo (14) (details)
* Karate (12) (details)
* Modern pentathlon (3) (details)
* Racquetball (6) (details)
* Roller sports (details)
   * Figure Skating (2)
   * Speed Skating (10)
* Rowing (14) (details)
* Rugby sevens (2) (details)
* Sailing (5) (details)
* Shooting (15) (details)
* Squash (7) (details)
* Table tennis (7) (details)
* Taekwondo (8) (details)
* Tennis (5) (details)
* Triathlon (3) (details)
* Volleyball
   * Beach volleyball (2) (details)
   * Volleyball (2) (details)
* Water skiing (10) (details)
* Weightlifting (16) (details)
* Wrestling (details)
   * Freestyle (12)
   * Greco-Roman (6)

## Medal table

* Host nation (Host nation)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 94 | 74 | 71 | 239 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 90 | 58 | 56 | 204 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 43 | 59 | 55 | 157 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 42 | 60 | 63 | 165 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 38 | 34 | 60 | 132 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 25 | 17 | 52 | 94 |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | 22 | 29 | 41 | 92 |
| 8 | Paraguay (PAR) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 |
| 10 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 4 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
| 11 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Suriname (SUR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 373 | 373 | 454 | 1200 |
