South American Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the South American Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

13editions

59sports & disciplines

1978–2026years

42most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1978	1978	1982	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Editions
Athletics														13
Judo														13
Gymnastics														10
Handball														7
Volleyball														7
Boxing														6
Competitive swimming														6
Table tennis														6
Archery														5
Association football														5
Beach volleyball														5
Bowling														5
Diving														5
Fencing														5
Field hockey														5
Karate														5
Rowing														5
Shooting sports														5
Synchronized swimming														5
Taekwondo														5
Tennis														5
Triathlon														5
Water skiing														5
Weightlifting														5
Badminton														4
Basketball														4
Cycle sport														4
Equestrian sport														4
Futsal														4
Golf														4
Road bicycle racing														4
Roller sport														4
Rugby sevens														4
Squash														4
Wrestling														4
Canoeing														3
Modern pentathlon														3
Water polo														3
Basque pelota														2
Artistic roller skating														2
Baseball														2
Canoeing and kayaking														2
Open water swimming														2
Padel														2
Racquetball														2
Softball														2
BMX														1
Artistic gymnastics														1
Beach soccer														1
Bocce														1
Bodybuilding														1
Cycling														1
Esports														1
Inline speed skating														1
Mountain biking														1
Rugby union														1
Sport climbing														1
Surfing														1
Track cycling														1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2026	2026 South American Games	Santa Fe Province	42	10
2022	2022 South American Games	Asunción	33	21
2018	2018 South American Games	Cochabamba	39	12
2014	2014 South American Games	Santiago	40	184
2010	2010 South American Games	Medellín	39	320
2006	2006 South American Games	Buenos Aires	11	5
2002	2002 South American Games	São Paulo, Curitiba	7	—
1998	1998 South American Games	Cuenca	3	—
1994	1994 South American Games	Valencia	3	—
1990	1990 South American Games	Lima	3	—
1982	1982 Southern Cross Games	Rosario	4	—
1978	1986 South American Games	Santiago	2	—
1978	1978 Southern Cross Games	La Paz	4	—