The 2013 Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos), officially the XVII Bolivarian Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from November 16–30, 2013, in Trujillo, Peru, with some events held in Lima and Chiclayo. Approximately 4,500 athletes from 11 nations participated in 44 sports.[1] These Games was the third Bolivarian Games that was hosted by Peru. Previously, Peru hosted the 1947–48 Bolivarian Games and the 1997 Bolivarian Games. Since 2011, Trujillo was preparing the sport buildings for the Bolivarian Games.[2]

XVII Bolivarian Games
Logo for the 2013 Bolivarian Games
Host cityTrujillo, La Libertad
Country Peru
Nations11
Athletes4,380
Events561 in 44 sports
OpeningNovember 16, 2013 (2013-11-16)
ClosingNovember 30, 2013 (2013-11-30)
Opened byOllanta Humala Tasso
Torch lighterNatalia Málaga
Websitewww.bolivarianos2013.pe

The 2013 Bolivarian Games was the first one to have athletes from 11 countries, instead of the usual 6 members of the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).[3]

Host city election

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Trujillo
Location of Trujillo in Peru.

The Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO) selected initially Panama City as the host for the 17th Bolivarian Games on May 5, 2010. ODEBO selected the city, after both opposing bids from Venezuela and Ecuador were dismissed. Venezuela's bid fell through, due to not getting general support from then Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. Ecuador's bid was just not handed in on time, in order to be an official one.[4]

On October 20, 2010, ODEBO decided to withdraw Panama City as host, .ODEBO explained that Panama's Olympic Committee has actually two committees with two co-presidents in conflict, Miguel Vanegas and Miguel Sánchiz, one recognized by Panama's Supreme Court of Justice and the other one recognized by IOC.[5] Ricardo Martinelli, Panama's president, commented: "I'm going to kill both of them... I will publicly ask both of them to hand over their resignations for the good of this country and stop with their petty personal interests.[5]

Early 2011, Trujillo began to bid, to replace Panama City, as host of the 2013 Bolivarian Games. ODEBO's Games commission traveled to the Peruvian city to make a visual inspection of its facilities. The review found that Trujillo is capable of hosting the Games and unofficially stated that the city will host the 2013 Bolivarian Games. The official announcement was given on February 7, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro.[6] Trujillo city will house about 4000 athletes from 11 countries in a modern sports complex.[7]

Sport venues

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Participating teams

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All 6 nations of ODEBO competed in these Games. For the first time in Games' history, five non-ODEBO teams was given permission to participate as well.[3] Number in parentheses represents number of athletes for each team.

Note: ** denotes non-ODEBO team.

Sports

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For the 2013 Bolivarian Games, 561 events in 44 sports was contested here. These Games was the first time that rugby was played at the Bolivarian Games.[9] Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.[10]

Calendar

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 OC  Opening ceremony  ●   Event competitions   Event finals  CC  Closing ceremony
November 2013 16th
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Ceremonies OC CC
Archery 4 8 10 22
Artistic gymnastics 2 2 5 5 14
Athletics 14 7 12 12 2 47
Badminton 1 5 6
Baseball 1 1
Basketball 1 1 2
Basque pelota 5 4 9
Beach volleyball 2 2
Bowling 2 2 3 8 15
Boxing 13 13
Canoeing 6 5 11 22
Chess 2 2
Climbing 2 2 4 8
Cue sports 4 4 1 5 14
Cycling 4 3 5 6 2 2 1 2 2 2 29
Diving 2 2 2 2 2 10
Equestrian 2 1 1 1 1 6
Fencing 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Field hockey 2 2
Football 2 2
Futsal 1 1
Golf 2 2
Handball 1 1 2
Inline speed skating 4 2 2 8
Judo 8 6 6 2 22
Karate 7 7 4 18
Open water swimming 2 2 4
Racquetball 4 2 6
Rhythmic gymnastics 3 6 9
Rowing 7 7 14
Rugby sevens 2 2
Sailing 3 5 8
Shooting 4 8 6 6 10 34
Softball 1 1
Squash 5 2 7
Surfing 1 10 11
Swimming 10 10 10 10 40
Synchronized swimming 1 1 1 1 4
Table tennis 2 3 2 7
Taekwondo 6 5 6 4 21
Tennis 5 2 7
Triathlon 2 1 3
Underwater sports 2 4 2 2 2 12
Volleyball 1 1 2
Water polo 1 1
Water skiing 6 4 10
Weightlifting 9 9 9 18 45
Wrestling 7 7 7 21
Wushu 4 11 15
Total gold medals 42 45 73 58 40 45 42 22 35 45 34 27 60 7 575
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Medal table

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Key:

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Final medal tally.[11]

  *   Host nation (Peru)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Colombia (COL)166135113414
2  Venezuela (VEN)161168128457
3  Ecuador (ECU)667192229
4  Peru (PER)*6161104226
5  Chile (CHI)445779180
6  Guatemala (GUA)18233576
7  Dominican Republic (DOM)18174479
8  Paraguay (PAR)97824
9  Bolivia (BOL)771832
10  El Salvador (ESA)691126
11  Panama (PAN)662234
Totals (11 entries)5625616541,777

See also

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References

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  1. ^ El Peruano: Trujillo 2013 en marcha. (In Spanish)
  2. ^ Bolivarian Games Trujillo 2013 Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine(Spanish)
  3. ^ a b "Descriptions of 11 countries participating in the 2013 Bolivarian Games (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  4. ^ Panamá será sede de los XVII Juegos Bolivarianos (In Spanish)
  5. ^ a b Panamá pierde la sede de los Juegos Bolivarianos del 2013 (In Spanish)
  6. ^ "(Spanish)Trujillo a un paso de ser la sede de los Juegos Bolivarianos 2013".
  7. ^ RPP (ed.). "(Spanish)Trujillo: Construirán villa deportiva para los Juegos Bolivarianos". Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  8. ^ "(Spanish)La Esperanza Sports Center" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ IRB.com, Historic first Bolivarian Games for Rugby, http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2069447.html#historic+first+bolivarian+games+rugby Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "2013 Bolivarian Games Calendar (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  11. ^ "2013 Bolivarian Games Medal Tally by Country". Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
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