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.
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Nations | 8[1] |
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Athletes | approx. 600 |
Events | 174 in 7 sports[1] |
Opening | 26 March 2014 |
Closing | 30 March 2014 |
Opened by | Michelle Bachelet President of Chile[2] |
Torch lighter | Juan Carlos Garrido (weightlifting)[2] |
Main venue | Estadio Nacional[2] |
Website | parasuramericanos.santiago2014.cl |
Participating nations
editEight nations competed in this edition of Para-South American Games. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of athletes competing.
Sports
editSeven sports were contested in this edition of Para-South American Games.
- Athletics (92) ( )
- Boccia (7) ( )
- Powerlifting (9) ( )
- Swimming (54) ( )
- Table tennis (4) ( )
- Wheelchair basketball (2) ( )
- Wheelchair tennis (6) ( )
Medal table
editArgentina 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)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Argentina (ARG) | 49 | 37 | 26 | 112 |
2 | Brazil (BRA) | 47 | 35 | 22 | 104 |
3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 34 | 24 | 21 | 79 |
4 | Colombia (COL) | 33 | 43 | 37 | 113 |
5 | Chile (CHI)* | 10 | 16 | 27 | 53 |
6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
7 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Totals (8 entries) | 174 | 162 | 140 | 476 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Para-South American Games to open in Santiago". paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "PRESIDENTA BACHELET INAUGURA LOS JUEGOS PARASURAMERICANOS DE SANTIAGO 2014". Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Empiezan los primeros Juegos parasudamericanos". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Brasil terá 81 atletas nos Jogos Parasul-Americanos". brasil.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Chile confirma delegación de 103 atletas para Juegos Parasuramericanos 'Santiago 2014'". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 23 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Colombia con 87 deportistas en los Juegos Parasuramericanos 2014" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Ecuador con 17 deportistas en Parasuramericanos". La Hora. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Juegos Parasuramericanos: Chile finalizó quinto en el medallero con 10 preseas de oro". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
External links
edit- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-03-11)