2014 Para-South American Games

1st Para-South American Games
Nations8[1]
Athletesapprox. 600
Events174 in 7 sports[1]
Opening26 March 2014
Closing30 March 2014
Opened byMichelle Bachelet
President of Chile[2]
Torch lighterJuan Carlos Garrido (weightlifting)[2]
Main venueEstadio Nacional[2]
Websiteparasuramericanos.santiago2014.cl

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.

Participating nations

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

Sports

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

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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina (ARG)493726112
2 Brazil (BRA)473522104
3 Venezuela (VEN)34242179
4 Colombia (COL)334337113
5 Chile (CHI)*10162753
6 Ecuador (ECU)1528
7 Uruguay (URU)0202
8 Peru (PER)0055
Totals (8 entries)174162140476

References

  1. ^ a b "Para-South American Games to open in Santiago". paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "PRESIDENTA BACHELET INAUGURA LOS JUEGOS PARASURAMERICANOS DE SANTIAGO 2014". Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. 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.


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