The ALBA Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Deportivos del ALBA'') are a
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 ...
organized by the
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). The games are held once every two years. It was originally intended only for athletes of the
ALBA member states but it has expanded to other countries in the
Americas
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.
The first edition was held in 2005 in
Havana
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. Since then it was decided that Cuba and
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
will be switching editions every two years. However, there is a possibility that other countries may host the games in future editions.
Amid the international isolation Russia is facing due to the
invasion of Ukraine, ALBA invited Russia to participate at the
2023 Games. Russia sent 48 athletes to the 2023 ALBA Games and competed under its national flag.
Nations
ALBA's 10 member states are Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela.
Observer members
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Former members
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Guests
Games
* Not held in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
2023
The athletes marched on behalf of their respective delegations representing Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Nicaragua, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela. Russia was due to take part in boxing, beach volleyball, karate, table tennis, trampolining, weightlifting and rhythmic gymnastics. The Games were set to see approximately 3,500 athletes from 11 countries compete in 35 sports. Russian athletes were invited as special guests thanks to an agreement signed by Russia and Venezuela in October 2021. Russia sent 48 athletes to the 2023 ALBA Games and competed under its national flag. Athletes from host nation Venezuela won the most medals.
Medal table
All-time medal table
As of 2011 – note that records for the 2005 Games are incomplete.
The
2023 ALBA Games medal table.
See also
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Athletics at the ALBA Games
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Pan American Games
The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...
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South American Games
References
External links
ALBA Sports Games*
{{Multi-sport events
Multi-sport events in North America
Multi-sport events in South America
Recurring sporting events established in 2005