South American Youth Games

The South American Youth Olympic Games (Spanish: Juegos Suramericanos de la Juventud; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos da Juventude) is a regional multi-sport event organized by the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR). The games are held every four years consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The first edition was held in Lima, Peru, from 20 to 29 September 2013. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.^[1]

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Start date	End date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top placed team	Ref.
1	2013	Lima	Peru	20 September	29 September	14	1,200	19	178	Brazil	[citation needed]
2	2017	Santiago	Chile	29 September	8 October	14	1,279	20	209	Brazil	[2]
3	2022	Rosario	Argentina	28 April	8 May	15	2,500	26	205	Brazil	[3]
4	2025	Guayaquil	Ecuador

2013

2017

2022

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Host cities of the South American Youth Games

All-time Medal count as of 2022.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	197	123	120	440
2	Colombia (COL)	110	87	85	282
3	Argentina (ARG)	81	75	123	279
4	Venezuela (VEN)	58	74	86	218
5	Chile (CHL)	44	63	82	189
6	Ecuador (ECU)	41	69	79	189
7	Peru (PER)	27	48	75	150
8	Paraguay (PAR)	10	9	16	35
9	Uruguay (URU)	9	15	21	45
10	Panama (PAN)	8	9	13	30
11	Bolivia (BOL)	4	10	10	24
12	Aruba (ARU)	2	2	6	10
13	Guyana (GUY)	1	4	6	11
14	Suriname (SUR)	0	1	8	9
15	Curaçao (CUR)	0	1	0	1
Totals (15 entries)		592	590	730	1,912

• Youth Olympic Games
• Under-18 athletics

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