2002 South American Games

VII South American Games
	2002 South American Games logo
Host city	Belém, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
Country	Brazil
Nations	14
Athletes	2,069
Events	24 sports
Opening	August 1, 2002
Closing	August 11, 2002
Opened by	Almir Gabriel
Torch lighter	Dayse Silva
Main venue	Estádio do Mangueirão
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The VII South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Belém; all in Brazil. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).^[1] ^[2]

In Belém, the games were officially opened by the governor of the state of Pará, Almir Gabriel. Torch lighter was bowler Dayse Silva.^[3]^[4]

Originally awarded to Córdoba, Argentina, the Games were moved to Bogotá, Colombia, following an economic crisis in Argentina. Later, violence between the Colombian government and guerrillas caused Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela to threaten to leave the Games, which resulted in the relocation to Brazil. Colombia boycoted the games in a protest of this decision.

Participants

13 ODESUR members participated on the games. Netherlands Antilles returned to the games, while Colombia boycotted the games as a response of the country being stripped of its hosting rights.

Medal count

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.

* Host nation (Brazil)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)*	148	95	90	333
2	Venezuela (VEN)	97	70	64	231
3	Argentina (ARG)	76	89	80	245
4	Chile (CHI)	24	41	46	111
5	Ecuador (ECU)	23	32	37	92
6	Peru (PER)	6	28	30	64
7	Netherlands Antilles (AHO)	3	2	7	12
8	Uruguay (URU)	2	8	21	31
9	Panama (PAN)	1	5	6	12
10	Paraguay (PAR)	0	1	8	9
11	Guyana (GUY)	0	1	7	8
12	Aruba (ARU)	0	1	2	3
13	Bolivia (BOL)	0	0	9	9
Totals (13 entries)		380	373	407	1,160

Sports

Notes

^†: The competition was contested by junior representatives (U-20).

^‡: The competition was contested by youth representatives (U-18).

Venues

Belem

Estádio do Mangueirão - Athletics
Ginásio da Escola Superior de Educação Física - Aquatics, Boxing and Wrestling

Curitiba

Iguaçu Park - Canoeing
Curitba-Paranagua Highway - Cycling (road)
Barigui Park - Cycling (Mountain Bike)
Botanical Garden Velodrome - Cycling (track)
Tarumã Gymnasium - Gymnastics

Rio de Janeiro

Botafogo Gymnasium - Fencing
Maracanazinho Gymnasium - Futsal
Tijuca Tennis Club - Judo, Taekwondo
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas - Rowing
CEFAN - Archery
AMAN, Resende - Shooting
Posto 6 - Triathlon
Iate Clube - Sailing

São Paulo

Lago Alpha Village, Itu - Aquatic Skiing
Paradise Golf Club, Mogi das Cruzes - Golf
Municipal Gymnasium, São Bernardo do Campo - Handball
Ibirapuera Gymnasium - Karate
Olympic Training and Research Centre - Weightlifting and Table Tennis.
Banco do Brasil Athletic Association - Figure Skating
Sambodromo do Anhembi - Speed Skating
Bom Retiro Stadium - Softball
Clube Atlético Monte Líbano - Tennis
Funstation Bowling Shopping Analia Franco - Bowling

References

^ BRAZIL 2002, BRAZIL - VII SOUTH AMERICAN GAMES - Opening date: 01 August 2002 - Closing date: 11 August 2002 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-17, retrieved August 25, 2012
^ Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1st ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 2, 2012
^ Comenzaron los VII Juegos ODESUR (in Spanish), EL DIARIO S.A., La Paz, Bolivia, July 31, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012
^ Los Odesur comenzaron bajo torrencial aguacero (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, August 2, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012

External links

Brasil 2002 ODESUR page
Official site (from web.archive.org, many links are dead as results etc.)

[odesur-1] BRAZIL 2002, BRAZIL - VII SOUTH AMERICAN GAMES - Opening date: 01 August 2002 - Closing date: 11 August 2002 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-17, retrieved August 25, 2012

[cada-2] Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1st ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 2, 2012

[eldiario_1-3] Comenzaron los VII Juegos ODESUR (in Spanish), EL DIARIO S.A., La Paz, Bolivia, July 31, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012

[explored_1-4] Los Odesur comenzaron bajo torrencial aguacero (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, August 2, 2002, retrieved August 24, 2012

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