2022 South American Games Explained

XII South American Games
Host City:	Asunción
Nations:	15
Athletes:	4476
Events:	404 in 34 sports 8 in 2 demonstration sports
Stadium:	Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Previous:	2018 Cochabamba
Next:	2026 Santa Fé

The XII South American Games (Spanish: XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022) was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, the government of the Republic of Paraguay and the local National Secretary of Sports.

Bidding process

The city of Asunción, capital of Paraguay, announced its interest in hosting the 2022 South American Games. In September 2017, Camilo Pérez López Moreira, president of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, reported that he had the endorsement of then-President Horacio Cartes to be able to present the Asunción 2022 candidacy. According to López, an investment of USD 25 million was required.^[1] Meanwhile, it was speculated that the Argentine city of Rosario would also present its candidacy.

Asunción was finally the only city that officially presented its candidacy for the 2022 South American Games before the nominations deadline, on November 17, 2019. At the Odesur assembly on December 11, 2017, it was unanimously designated as the host city.^[2] Rosario, meanwhile, was assigned as the venue for the 2021 South American Youth Games (now the 2022 South American Youth Games).

Among the venues that were designed for the event were the Paraguayan Olympic Park, the Sportivo Luqueño Club (both located in Luque), the bay of Asunción and Rakiura, while the South American Village was built in the city of Mariano Roque Alonso in an area of 17.5 hectares (although it was initially indicated that it would be in Costanera Norte).

However, the local National Secretary of Sports (SND) announced on July 27, 2019 that the country was renouncing the organization of the event. The reason given by the government was that the resources committed in the Games were destined to the construction of a new hospital in Barrio Obrero and other health projects.

On October 8, the president of Odesur and also of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Camilo Pérez, announced that Asunción will finally organize this edition of the South American Games.^[3]

Budget

The capital budget of the games was cut to 180 million USD, due to budget cuts by the government. This amount was further reduced to 80 million USD.^[4]

Participating nations

The number of athletes entered by a NOC is in parentheses, Curaçao debuted on the games for the first time

(592)^[5]
(12)^[6]
(296)^[7]
(464)^[5]
(539)^[5]
(500)^[5]
(27) (Debut)
(225)^[8]
(16)^[9]
(86)^[10]
(576)^[11] (hosts)
(374)^[12]
(27)^[13]
(322)^[14]
(420)

Sports

A total of 34 sports are scheduled to be contested.29 of them are in the program of the 2023 Pan American Games scheduled for Santiago, Chile and will give nominal places for the event. The Organizing Committee chose as optional sports: bocce, bodybuilding, futsal and beach soccer.Along this 34 sports,they chose chess and padel are being contested as exhibition/demonstration sports.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events to be contested in each sport/discipline.

Aquatics
- - - - Volleyball

Calendar

The schedule was as follows:^[15]

Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

Gold medal events

Closing ceremony

Daily medal events			38	46	29	37	15	17	18	9	9	19	52	44	47	24	404
style=width:23%; colspan=2 rowspan=2	Sports	October															style=width:7%; rowspan=2	Events
style=width:4%;	1st Sat	style=width:4%;	2nd Sun	style=width:4%;	3rd Mon	style=width:4%;	4th Tue	style=width:4%;	5th Wed	style=width:4%;	6th Thu	style=width:4%;	7th Fri	style=width:4%;	8th Sat	style=width:4%;	9th Sun	style=width:4%;	10th Mon	style=width:4%;	11th Tue	style=width:4%;	12th Wed	style=width:4%;	13th Thu	style=width:4%;	14th Fri	style=width:4%;	15th Sat
Ceremonies		OC														CC
align=left rowspan=5	Aquatics	Artistic swimming<	--1-->							●<	--8-->	1<	--9-->	1<	--10-->							2
Diving<	--1-->		2<	--3-->	2<	--4-->	2 <	--5-->	2<	--6-->											8
Open water swimming<	--1-->											2<	--12 -->					2
Swimming<	--1-->		12<	--3-->	12<	--4-->	10 <	--5-->	8<	--6-->											42
Water polo<	--1-->											●<	--12 -->	●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	●<	--15 -->	2	2
Archery<	--1-->		2<	--3-->	4<	--4-->	●<	--5-->	2<	--6-->											10
Athletics<	--1-->												8<	--13 -->	13<	--14 -->	17<	--15 -->	11	49
Badminton<	--1-->		●<	--3-->	1<	--4-->	●<	--5-->	●<	--6-->	5<	--7-->										6
align=left rowspan=2	Basketball	Basketball<	--1-->					●<	--6-->	●<	--7-->	●<	--8-->	●<	--9-->	1<	--10-->		●<	--12 -->	●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	●<	--15 -->	1	2
3x3 basketball<	--1-->		●<	--3-->	2<	--4-->													2
Bocce<	--1-->												●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	3<	--15 -->		3
Bodybuilding<	--1-->		6<	--3-->														6
Bowling<	--1-->									●<	--10-->	2<	--11 -->	●<	--12 -->	2<	--13 -->				4
Boxing<	--1-->								●<	--9-->	●<	--10-->	●<	--11 -->	●<	--12 -->	6<	--13 -->	7<	--14 -->			13
Canoeing	Canoe sprint<	--1-->											2<	--12 -->	7<	--13 -->	3<	--14 -->			12
Canoe slalom<	--1-->												2<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	4<	--15 -->		6
Chess (demonstration sport) <	--1-->								●<	--9-->	6<	--10-->							6
Cycling	BMX freestyle<	--1-->							●<	--8-->	2<	--9-->								2
BMX racing <	--1-->													●<	--14 -->	2<	--15 -->		2
Mountain biking <	--1-->		2<	--3-->														2
Road cycling <	--1-->			2<	--4-->		2<	--6-->											4
Track cycling <	--1-->												3<	--13 -->	3<	--14 -->	3<	--15 -->	3	12
Equestrian<	--1-->		●<	--3-->	1<	--4-->		1<	--6-->			●<	--9-->	1<	--10-->		1<	--12 -->					4
Fencing<	--1-->		2<	--3-->	2<	--4-->	2<	--5-->	2<	--6-->	2<	--7-->	2<	--8-->									12
Field hockey<	--1-->			●<	--4-->	●<	--5-->	●<	--6-->	●<	--7-->	●<	--8-->	●<	--9-->	●<	--10-->	●<	--11 -->	1<	--12 -->	1<	--13 -->				2
Football	Beach soccer<	--1-->		●<	--3-->	●<	--4-->	●<	--5-->	●<	--6-->	1<	--7-->										1
Football<	--1-->				●<	--5-->	●<	--6-->	●<	--7-->	●<	--8-->	●<	--9-->	●<	--10-->	●<	--11 -->	1<	--12 -->	1<	--13 -->				2
Futsal<	--1-->										●<	--11 -->	●<	--12 -->	●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	2<	--15 -->		2
Golf<	--1-->					●<	--6-->	●<	--7-->	●<	--8-->	3<	--9-->								3
Gymnastics	Artistic gymnastics<	--1-->					2<	--6-->	2<	--7-->	5<	--8-->	5<	--9-->								14
Rhythmic gymnastics<	--1-->											2<	--12 -->	3<	--13 -->	3<	--14 -->			8
Trampoline<	--1-->												●<	--13 -->	2<	--14 -->			2
Handball<	--1-->						●<	--7-->	●<	--8-->	●<	--9-->	●<	--10-->	1<	--11 -->	●<	--12 -->	●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	●<	--15 -->	1	2
Judo<	--1-->											7<	--12 -->	7<	--13 -->	1<	--14 -->			15
Karate<	--1-->			4<	--4-->	4<	--5-->	4<	--6-->											12
Padel (demonstration sport) <	--1-->						●<	--7-->	●<	--8-->	●<	--9-->	2<	--10-->							2
Roller sports	Artistic<	--1-->		●<	--3-->	4<	--4-->													4
Skateboarding<	--1-->	●<	--2-->	2<	--3-->														2
Speed <	--1-->		4<	--3-->	4<	--4-->	2<	--5-->												10
Rowing<	--1-->		●<	--3-->	5<	--4-->	5<	--5-->	4<	--6-->											14
Rugby sevens<	--1-->							●<	--8-->	●<	--9-->	2<	--10-->							2
Sailing<	--1-->		●<	--3-->	●<	--4-->	●<	--5-->	●<	--6-->	7<	--7-->										7
Shooting<	--1-->									●<	--10-->	5<	--11 -->	1<	--12 -->	2<	--13 -->	3<	--14 -->	4<	--15 -->		15
Squash<	--1-->										●<	--11 -->	●<	--12 -->	2<	--13 -->	3<	--14 -->	●<	--15 -->	2	7
Table tennis<	--1-->									●<	--10-->	1<	--11 -->	2<	--12 -->	2<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	2<	--15 -->		7
Taekwondo<	--1-->					4<	--6-->	3<	--7-->	5<	--8-->									12
Tennis<	--1-->										●<	--11 -->	●<	--12 -->	●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	3<	--15 -->	2	5
Triathlon<	--1-->		2<	--3-->		1<	--5-->												3
Volleyball	Beach volleyball<	--1-->											●<	--12 -->	●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	●<	--15 -->	2	2
Volleyball<	--1-->				●<	--5-->	●<	--6-->	●<	--7-->	●<	--8-->	1<	--9-->		●<	--11 -->	●<	--12 -->	●<	--13 -->	●<	--14 -->	1<	--15 -->		2
Water skiing<	--1-->							●<	--8-->	6<	--9-->	4<	--10-->							10
Weightlifting<	--1-->		4<	--3-->	3<	--4-->	3<	--5-->	3<	--6-->											14
Wrestling<	--1-->												6<	--13 -->	6<	--14 -->	6<	--15 -->		14
Cumulative total			38	84	113	150	165	182	200	209	218	237	289	333	380	404	404
style=width:23%; colspan=2 rowspan=2	Sports	style=width:4%;	1st Sat	style=width:4%;	2nd Sun	style=width:4%;	3rd Mon	style=width:4%;	4th Tue	style=width:4%;	5th Wed	style=width:4%;	6th Thu	style=width:4%;	7th Fri	style=width:4%;	8th Sat	style=width:4%;	9th Sun	style=width:4%;	10th Mon	style=width:4%;	11th Tue	style=width:4%;	12th Wed	style=width:4%;	13th Thu	style=width:4%;	14th Fri	style=width:4%;	15th Sat	Total events
October																																Total events

Venues

These are some of the venues confirmed to host the games:^[16]

Anfiteatro José Asunción Flores – Mountain biking.
Asunción Golf Club – Golf.
Bahía de Asunción – Canoeing; Road cycling; Rowing.
Bloque 1 del SND – Weightlifting; Boxing.
Bloque 2 del SND – Judo.
Bloque 3 del SND – Karate; Wrestling; Taekwondo.
Bochódromo del Parque Olímpico – Boules.
Centro Nacional de Squash – Squash.
Club Internacional de Tenis – Tenis.
Estadio Héroes de Curupayty – Rugby.
Federación Paraguaya de Tenis de Mesa – Table tennis; Fencing.
Hotel Guaraní Asunción – Bodybuilding.
Canal de Piracema – Canoe slalom
Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium – Beach soccer; Beach volleyball.
Pabellón de Gimnasia del SND – Artistic gymnastic; Rhythmic gymnastic; Trampoline gymnastic.
Pista BMX – BMX freestyle; BMX racing.
Pista de Atletismo del COP – Athletics.
Polideportivo de las Fuerzas Armadas – TBA.
Saltos del Monday – Canoe sprint.
SND Arena – Artistic skating.
Stand de Tiro del COP – Shooting.
Strike Bowling – Bowling.
Terminal Occidental – Open water swimming; Water skiing; Triathlon.
Velódromo del COP – Track cycling.

External links

- "Teqball impresses as demonstration sport at South American Games in Paraguay", FITEQ (November 8, 2022)

Notes and References

Web site: La Nación / Paraguay también quiere ser sede de los Juegos Odesur 2022. www.lanacion.com.py. 24 March 2023.
Web site: Juegos Odesur en casa, la ilusión - Deportes - ABC Color. www.abc.com.py. 24 March 2023.
Web site: Odesur 2022: Paraguay recupera la sede - Polideportivo - ABC Color. www.abc.com.py. 24 March 2023.
Web site: Against all odds Asunción inaugurates the XII South American Games. Hernández. Miguel. 30 September 2022. www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/. Around the Rings. 30 September 2022.
Web site: Stage set for record-breaking XII Asuncion 2022 South American Games : ANOC .
Web site: Ceremonia di Despedida pa delegacion di Aruba. 24 March 2023.
Web site: Asunción: Team Bolivia recibe la Tricolor y va con "histórica cifra". Asunción: Team Bolivia receives the Tricolor and goes with "historic figure". Spanish. 30 September 2022. www.opinion.com.bo. Opinion. 30 September 2022.
Web site: Ecuador irá fortalecido a los Juegos de Asunción - El Comercio. 24 March 2023.
News: 23 September 2022. South American Games 2022 in Asuncion, Paraguay: 16 athletes across four disciplines to represent Guyana in Paraguay. Guyana Times. Georgetown, Guyana. 30 September 2022.
Web site: Juegos Suramericanos 2022: Conoce la delegación completa de Panamá. www.rpctv.com. 24 March 2023.
Web site: 576 athletes in competition | XII South American Games Asunción 2022. 24 March 2023.
Web site: Perú busca ratificar ascenso deportivo en Asunción 2022. Redacción. Líbero. Diario Líbero. 24 March 2023.
News: 27 September 2022. 27 Surinaamse sporters op Zuid-Amerikaanse Spelen. 27 Surinamese athletes at South American Games. Dutch. Star Nieuws. Paramaribo, Suriname. 30 September 2022.
Web site: Uruguay viaja a Asunción 2022 con una delegación histórica y premios en efectivo para los medallistas. Uruguay travels to Asunción 2022 with a historic delegation and cash prizes for the medalists. Spanish. 27 September 2022. www.elobservador.com.uy/. El Oservador. 30 September 2022.
Web site: Competition Schedule. 30 September 2022.
Web site: Escenarios | XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022. 24 March 2023.