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The South American Youth Olympic Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos de la Juventud''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos da Juventude'') is a regional
multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of interna ...
organized by the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR). The games are held every four years consistent with the current
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
format. The first edition was held in
Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
, Perú, from 20 to 29 September 2013. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.Santiago albergará a los II Juegos Suramericanos de la Juventud


South American Youth Olympic Games editions


Medal count

All-time Medal count as of 2017.


Medal count

All-time Medal count as of Medals (2013-2017)


See also

*
Youth Olympic Games The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consiste ...
* Youth (athletics)


References


External links

* {{Portal bar, Olympics Youth multi-sport events Multi-sport events in South America