2009 Bolivarian Games

XVI Bolivarian Games
Host city Sucre, Chuquisaca
Country  Bolivia
Nations participating 6
Athletes participating 2377
Events 30 sports
Opening ceremony November 14, 2009
Closing ceremony November 26, 2009
Officially opened by Evo Morales
Athlete's Oath Lupita Rojas
Torch Lighter Héctor Medina
Main venue Estadio Patria
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The XVI Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held in 2009 in Sucre, Bolivia. The competitions in Sucre took place from 15–26 November. A number of Bolivian cities hosted some of the sporting events, including Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Tarija. Also, events were held outside of Bolivia, with Guayaquil, Lima, Quito and Salinas hosting a number of competitions. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).

The opening ceremony took place on November 14, 2009, at the Estadio Patria in Sucre, Bolivia. The Games were officially opened by Bolivian president Evo Morales. Torch lighter was swimmer Héctor Medina. The athlete's oath was sworn by sprinter Lupita Rojas.[1][2]

Deficits in Organization and Criticism

A number of organizational deficits was reported. Initially, the games were scheduled between September 12–24, 2009. On July 1, 2009, the games were postponed to the new date because of "technical problems". The construction works on the sports facilities did not proceed fast enough. The infrastructure was not yet finished even when the games were already officially opened. Some sports like cycling and baseball had to be relocated to secondary venues like Cochabamba at short notice. Other sports like athletics, billiards, fencing, table tennis, taekwondo, or volleyball were experiencing problems because of the lack of equipment. Some sports like roller sports were cancelled completely. Weightlifting competitions had to start already on October 30, 2009, because the world championships would have been contemporaneously else. In equestrianism, the transfer of the horses to Bolivia could not be guaranteed. In shooting, the shotgun competitions (Clay pigeon shooting) were relocated to Lima, Perú, because the equipment and munition did not arrive in time, and they were held until December 6, 2009, ten days after the official closing ceremony of the games. As a consequence, criticism emerged, and restructuring of the games as well as far-reaching reforms were requested to guarantee their future.[3][4][5]

Venues

Sucre, Bolivia, hosted the following competitions:[6] athletics (Estadio Olímpico Patria), basketball (Polideportivo Garcilazo), beach volleyball (Polideportivo Garcilazo), billiards (Salón Club de la Unión), boxing (Coliseo Universitario), BMX racing (Pista de Bicicross del Complejo Deportivo Garcilazo), mountain biking (Circuito Donwhill Sagrado Corazón de Jesús), diving (piscina de la zona de El Rollo),† fencing (Polideportivo Complejo Patria), football (Estadio Patria), futsal (Complejo Deportivo Garcilazo), artistic gymnastics (Coliseo "Max Toledo"), rhythmic gymnastics (Poligimnasio Max Toledo), karate (Estadio Edgar Cojintos), racquetball (Polideportivo Complejo Patria), roller speed skating road,† roller speed skating track,† swimming (piscina de la zona de El Rollo), table tennis (Coliseo Jorge Revilla), taekwondo (Coliseo de Combates Poligimnasio Max Toledo), tennis (Complejo Deportivo La Madona), volleyball (Coliseo Jorge Revilla Aldana), water polo (piscina de la zona de El Rollo),† weightlifting (Coliseo Universitario), wrestling (Coliseo Cerrado “Edgar Cojinto”)
†: Event initially scheduled, but cancelled at short notice. [7]

Cochabamba, Bolivia:[8] baseball (Estadio de Laguna Alalay), track cycling (Velódromo “Mariscal Santa Cruz”), road cycling, equestrianism (Country Club Cochabamba)

Santa Cruz, Bolivia:[9] bowling (Bolera: Cosmic Bowling), shooting (Polígono de Villa Victoria “Abraham Telchi”)

Tarija, Bolivia:[10] canoeing (el embalse de San Jacinto), triathlon (Represa de San Jacinto)

Guayaquil, Ecuador:[11] softball (Estadio Liga del Sur), water skiing (Samborondón Mocoli Island)†
†: Event initially scheduled, but cancelled at short notice.[7]

Quito, Ecuador:[11] archery (Estadio de la Universidad Politécnica), squash (Concentración Deportiva de Pichinca)

Salinas, Ecuador:[11][12] sailing (Salinas Yacht Club), surfing

Lima, La Punta, Perú:[13] badminton (Club Regatas), judo (Coliseo de Basquetbol del Club Regatas Lima de Chorrillos), rowing (Yacht Club de la Punta), clay pigeon shooting (Polígono Quiñónez de la Base Aérea de Las Palmas)

Participation

About 2377 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:[3]

Sports

In March 2009, three disciplines were already cancelled because the required minimum number of member federations was not reached, namely women's futsal, artistic roller skating, and waterskiing.[19] Moreover, 91 events in 11 sports were cancelled at short notice,[7] among them completely the diving,[20] water polo,[5] and roller speed skating[21] competitions.

The following 30 sports were explicitly mentioned:[22]

‡: The competition was reserved to youth representatives (U-17).

Medal count

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. A slightly different number of medals was published elsewhere.[23] This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.

2009 Bolivarian Games Medal Count
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Venezuela19317292457
2 Colombia14312590358
3 Ecuador4778149274
4 Peru303679145
5 Bolivia201984123
6 Panama261725
Total4354365111382

External links

References

  1. ↑ Representación nacional encabezó el desfile inaugural (in Spanish), November 15, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  2. ↑ Inaugurado XVI Juegos Bolivarianos (in Spanish), El Diario, La Paz, Bolivia, November 15, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pomier F., Roxana; Chávez B., Eduardo (December 17, 2009), Los Bolivarianos, entre el éxito, las sorpresas y los imprevistos (in Spanish), Radio Continental, Argentina, retrieved January 21, 2013
  4. ↑ Bolivia suma dos oros en tiro deportivo, Ecuador y Venezuela uno por cabeza (in Spanish), November 25, 2009, retrieved January 25, 2013
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Yo creo que los Juegos Bolivarianos hicieron crisis" :Presidente del C.O.C. (in Spanish), Terra Networks, November 10, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  6. ↑ Los XVI Juegos Bolivarianos Sucre'2009 (in Spanish), Confederación Latina de Natación, November 10, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Eliminadas pruebas de Bolivarianos (in Spanish), El Universo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 12, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  8. ↑ SEMANA DEPORTIVA Del 16 al 22-XI-2009 (in Spanish), Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, Bolivia, November 16, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  9. ↑ Santa Cruz espera a los Bolivarianos - Los escenarios para bowling y tiro deportivo se ponen a punto para el sábado. (in Spanish), El Día, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, November 12, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  10. ↑ Se inaugura subsede de los Juegos Bolivarianos (in Spanish), Jornada, La Paz, Bolivia, November 12, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Juegos Bolivarianos se prenden este jueves en subsede de Ecuador (in Spanish), El Morlaco, Cuenca, Ecuador, November 12, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  12. ↑ Juegos Bolivarianos 2009 (in Spanish), March 19, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  13. ↑ Distrito chalaco recibirá a remadores de cinco países de la región. La Punta presente en Bolivarianos (in Spanish), Diario la Primera, Callao, Perú, retrieved January 21, 2013
  14. ↑ Taylor Gómez, Elizabeth (November 17, 2009), Atletas que van por las de oro a los XVI Juegos Bolivarianos en Bolivia (in Spanish), El Tiempo, retrieved January 24, 2013
  15. ↑ Ecuador apunta a varias medallas en Juegos Bolivarianos (in Spanish), El Universo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 13, 2009, retrieved January 24, 2013
  16. ↑ Sierra, Luis Alberto (October 31, 2009), Crespo no teme a la altura para Bolivarianos (in Spanish), La Estrella de Panamá, Panamá
  17. ↑ Delegación peruana de 227 Deportistas a Bolivarianos (in Spanish), La Patria, Oruro, Bolivia, November 9, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  18. ↑ Chávez condecoró a participantes en Juegos Bolivarianos 2009 (in Spanish), Diariocrítico, November 28, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  19. ↑ Juegos Bolivarianos: Retiran tres disciplinas por falta de quórum (in Spanish), March 8, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  20. ↑ Noticias de Los Juegos Bolivarianos 2009 - NO HABRÁ CLAVADOS (in Spanish), October 31, 2009, retrieved January 24, 2013
  21. ↑ Sin patinaje en los Bolivarianos, Venezuela no inscribió su equipo. (in Spanish), PatínColombia, October 31, 2009, retrieved January 24, 2013
  22. ↑ XVI Juegos Bolivarianos 2009 (in Spanish), Ministerio del Poder Popular Para el Deporte, Caracas, Venezuela, November 26, 2009, retrieved January 21, 2013
  23. ↑ Venezuela mantuvo hegemonía en Juegos Bolivarianos Sucre 2009 (in Spanish), December 21, 2009, retrieved January 24, 2013