2012 Bolivarian Beach Games

I Boilivarian Beach Games
Logo of the I Bolivarian Beach Games Official logo of the Lima 2012 Bolivarian Beach Games.
Host city	Lima
Nations participating	10
Athletes participating	1500
Events	15
Opening ceremony	November 1
Closing ceremony	November 11
Officially opened by	Patricia Salas[1]
Athlete's Oath	Cristóbal de Col[2]
Bolivarian Torch	Sofía Mulánovich[2]
Stadium	Manuel Bonilla

The 2012 Bolivarian Beach Games, officially the I Bolivarian Beach Games, is an international multi-sport event that is being held from November 1–11, 2012 in Lima, Peru. With approximately 1,500 athletes from 10 nations participating in 15 sports. The Bolivarian Beach are organized by the ODEBO, the Bolivarian Sports Organization.

The 2012 Bolivarian Beach Games saw the participation of Chile for the first time as a Bolivarian team, Chile had joined ODEBO not long before the games. The event also was the first time ODEBO invited not-bolivarian countries to join the 7 registered countries.[3]

The Games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the games took place on November 1, 2012, at 8:00 pm Peruvian Standard Time (-05:00 UTC) at Manuel Bonilla Stadium.[4]

Participating teams

All 6 members of ODEBO competed at the Games plus the 4 invited members from PASO for a total of 10 countries.[3]

ODEBO Members  Bolivia  Chile  Colombia  Ecuador  Peru (Host)  Venezuela

Invited nations  Dominican Republic  El Salvador  Guatemala  Paraguay

Sports

•  Beach handball (2) (details) [5]
•  Beach rugby (2) (details) [6]
•  Beach soccer (1) (details) [7]
•  Beach tennis (5) (details) [8]
•  Beach volleyball (2) (details) [9]
•  Canoeing (6) (details) [10]
•  Open water swimming (4) (details) [11]
•  Rowing (8) (details) [12]
•  Sailing (8) (details) [13]
• Subaquatic[14]
  •  Freediving (2) (details)
  • Open water swimming with swimfins (2) (details)
  •  Spearfishing (1) (details)
•  Surfing (8) (details) [15]
•  Triathlon (3) (details) [16]
•  Waterskiing (10) (details) [17]

Calendar

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

EG

Exhibition gala

CC

Closing ceremony

November		1st Thu	2nd Fri	3rd Sat	4th Sun	5th Mon	6th Tue	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat	11th Sun	Events
Ceremonies		OC										CC
Beach handball			●	●	2								2
Beach rugby								●	2				2
Beach soccer						●	●	●		●	1		1
Beach tennis				●	●	5							5
Beach volleyball										●	●	2	2
Canoeing					●	3	3						6
Open water swimming		2		2									4
Rowing										●	4	4	8
Sailing							●	3	●	1	4		8
Freediving									2	2	●	1	5
Surf				●	1	1	6						8
Triathlon					3								3
Waterskiing		●	●	6	4								10
Total Events		2	0	8	10	9	9	3	4	3	9	7	64
Cumulative Total		2	2	10	20	29	38	41	45	48	57	64
November		1st Thu	2nd Fri	3rd Sat	4th Sun	5th Mon	6th Tue	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat	11th Sun	Events

Medal table

Final medal tally

^1	Host nation

  *   Host nation (Peru)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Peru (PER)*	21	12	13	46
2	Venezuela (VEN)	19	11	10	40
3	Chile (CHI)	11	16	12	39
4	Ecuador (ECU)	6	13	8	27
5	Colombia (COL)	2	6	6	14
6	Paraguay (PAR)	2	2	5	9
7	Guatemala (GUA)	2	1	4	7
8	El Salvador (ESA)	1	3	3	7
9	Dominican Republic (DOM)	0	0	3	3
10	Bolivia (BOL)	0	0	0	0
Totals (10 entries)		64	64	64	192

Medal table reflecting the final results as of November 11, 2012.[18]

References

1. El Peruano. "Ministra inaugura Juegos Bolivarianos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
2. Expreso. "¡Fiesta deportiva!" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
3. Participantes en los Juegos Bolivarianos de Playa - Lima 2012 Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (In Spanish)
4. "MultideportesInauguración de Bolivarianos de Playa fue un éxito según los dirigentes" (in Spanish). RPP Noticias.
5. "Handball de Playa en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
6. "Rugby de Playa en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
7. "Fútbol Playa en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
8. "Tennis de Playa en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
9. "Voleibol de Playa en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
10. "Canotaje en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
11. "Actividades Subacuaticas en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
12. "Remo en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
13. "Vela en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
14. "Actividades Subacuaticas en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
15. "Surf en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
16. "Triatlón en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
17. "Esquí Nautico en los I Bolivarianos de Playa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
18. "Medallero General | I Juegos de Playa ..:: Peru 2012 ::." Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-11-11.

External links

• Official website