The 2017
Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international
multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of intern ...
that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in
Santa Marta
Santa Marta (), officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (), is a port List of cities in Colombia, city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena Department and the fou ...
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
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Host city selection
Ciudad Bolivar
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* La Ciudad, district of Durango City
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(Venezuela) and
Santa Marta
Santa Marta (), officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (), is a port List of cities in Colombia, city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena Department and the fou ...
(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.
Mascot
The mascot for these games was Ajaytuké, a
sea urchin
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. The reason behind the choice of the mascot by the organizer is to convey the message to protect the animal and coral reefs.
Sports
The game featured 469 events from 54 disciplines and 34 sports in this edition of Bolivarian Games.
* Aquatics
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BMX racing
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Mountain biking
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Road racing
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Track cycling
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History
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Artistic gymnastics
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Rhythmic gymnastics
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Trampoline
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Medal table
Final medal tally:
Medalists
Archery
;Recurve
;Compound
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
;Men
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Football
Futsal
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Karate
Racquetball
Roller sports
;Artistic skating
;Speed skating
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Shooting
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;Women
Softball
Squash
Swimming
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Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Water skiing
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
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Pan American Games
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Central American and Caribbean Games
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Central American Games
The Central American Games () are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial (every 4 years), typically in the first year after Summer Olympics. The Games are open for member federations of the Central American Sports Organ ...
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South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nat ...
References
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