2014 South American Games
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| Host city | Santiago | ||
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| Country | Chile | ||
| Nations participating | 14 NOCs | ||
| Athletes participating | 3499 | ||
| Events | 317 in 33 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | March 7, 2014 | ||
| Closing ceremony | March 18, 2014 | ||
| Officially opened by | Sebastián Piñera | ||
| Main venue | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | ||
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The 2014 South American Games was a multi-sport event that took place in Santiago, Chile. It was the 10th edition of the ODESUR South American Games. Santiago hosted this event for the second time, the first being in 1986. Most of the events took place in and around the National Stadium. The games were held between March 7 to 18.
14 countries competed at the games, with the amount of athletes each country sent in parentheses.
In 2006 Medellin won the bid for the 2010 edition 8 votes to 6, and the runner up Santiago will be organizing the next edition.
The Chilean government said they would invest US$800,000 for the games.
The mascot for this edition of South American Games is Chago, which is based on an Andean condor. According to the organizers, the mascot symbolizes values of effort, dedication and teamwork.
* Host nation (Chile)
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