Juegos Bolivarianos

The Juegos Bolivarianos are multisport events in honor of the South American independence fighter Simón Bolívar . They currently take place every four years. The first event was in 1938. Participating countries are Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , Panama , Peru and Venezuela , which joined forces in 1938 to form the Organización Deportiva Bolivariana (ODEBO).

Venues

year	Games	place	country	date	Nations	Most of the medals
1938	I.	Bogotá	Colombia	August 6th - August 22nd	6th	Peru
1947-48	II	Lima	Peru	December 25th - January 8th	6th	Peru
1951	III	Caracas	Venezuela	December 5th - December 21st	6th	Peru
1961	IV	Barranquilla	Colombia	December 3rd - December 16th	5	Venezuela
1965	V	Quito , Guayaquil	Ecuador	November 20th - December 6th	6th	Venezuela
1970	VI	Maracaibo	Venezuela	August 23 - September 6	6th	Venezuela
1973	VII	Panama City	Panama	February 17th - March 3rd	5	Venezuela
1977	VIII	La Paz	Bolivia	October 15 - October 29	6th	Venezuela
1981	IX	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	December 4th - December 14th	6th	Venezuela
1985	X	Cuenca , Ambato , Portoviejo	Ecuador	November 9th - November 18th	6th	Venezuela
1989	XI	Maracaibo	Venezuela	January 14th - January 25th	6th	Venezuela
1993	XII	Cochabamba , Santa Cruz	Bolivia	April 24th - May 2nd	6th	Venezuela
1997	XIII	Arequipa	Peru	October 17th - October 26th	6th	Venezuela
2001	XIV	Ambato	Ecuador	September 7th - September 16th	6th	Venezuela
2005	XV	Armenia , Pereira	Colombia	August 12th - August 21st	6th	Venezuela
2009	XVI	Sucre	Bolivia	November 15 - November 26	6th	Venezuela
2013	XVII	Trujillo	Peru	November 16 - November 30	11	Colombia
2017	XVIII	Santa Marta	Colombia	November 11th - November 25th	11	Colombia

Web links

• http://www.eabolivia.com/deportes/2456-historia-de-los-juegos-deportivos-bolivarianos.html