The South American Youth Games is a multidisciplinary event organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) that is reserved for athletes from 14 to 18 years old. In addition to sports, they have educational and cultural programs that include different activities for the participants.
The third edition will be held in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina, between April 28 and May 8, with the participation of 2,500 athletes from 15 countries who will compete in a sports program of 26 sports. Everything will take place in Parque Independencia, which will become the Parque Único Suramericano.
The national delegation will be made up of 259 athletes between the ages of 14 and 17 who will participate in the 26 sports disciplines that make up the Sports Calendar of the Games. These are: Athletics, Badminton, Beach Handball, 3×3 Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Climbing, Fencing, Futsal, Artistic Gymnastics, Hockey 5, Judo, Karate, Weightlifting, Olympic Wrestling, Swimming, Figure Skating, Speed Skating , Rugby 7, Skateboarding, Taekwondo, Tennis, Table Tennis, Archery, Triathlon and Beach Volleyball.
The Argentine flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony will be the tennis player Luciana Moyano and the basketball player Nicolás Chiaraviglio.
Luciana Moyano won two gold medals at the I Junior Pan American Games Cali 2021, in the women’s singles competition and in mixed doubles. This year she was crowned champion of the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors held in Paraguay and is currently ranked 30th in the ITJ Junior Ranking.
Meanwhile, Nicolás Chiaraviglio became champion of the Sportmagic Junior Cup “Basketland” with the Argentine U15 team, he is part of the Argentine League team at Club Libertad de Sunchales and the national U18 pre-selection.
The hallmark of the third edition of the Games is the Parque Único Suramericano, assembled in Parque Independencia, where all the sports competitions, the different operational centers and the Fan Fest will take place. This makes Rosario 2022 innovative and sustainable Games.
SOURCE: Argentine Olympic Committee
