2017 South American Badminton Championships
The 2017 South American Badminton Championships () was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the South American Badminton Confederation and Badminton Pan America. The individual and mixed team events were held from 5 to 11 December 2017. The tournament was held at Carioca Arena 1 located at the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Five countries took part in the tournament. Suriname national badminton team, Suriname withdrew from the tournament. In the team event, Peru national badminton team, Peru finished in first place. Chile national badminton team, Chile finished in second place after defeating Argentina national badminton team, Argentina 5–0 and upsetting the hosts 3–2 in the group tie. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Team event Round robin References

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Carioca Arena 1
Carioca Arena 1 (Portuguese: ''Arena Carioca 1'') is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in the Barra Olympic Park, Carioca Arena 1 was transformed after the games to become part of the Olympic Training Centre. Construction Construction on the arena began in July 2013. The arena covers 38 thousand square meters. The arena's capacity for the 2016 Summer Olympics was 16,000 spectators. However, it was lowered to 6,000 after the Olympics. The facade has a height of 33 meters, and its shape is inspired by the mountainous landscape of the city. The track was built with two types of wood, one for a different track and to the surrounding area, as well as a system for absorbing blows of the sport. The arena has 282 rooms, 49 bathrooms, eight dressing rooms and six lifts ...
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