2009 Bolivarian Games

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.{{ Citation

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|first = Roxana

|last2 = Chávez B.

|first2 = Eduardo

|date = December 17, 2009

|title = Los Bolivarianos, entre el éxito, las sorpresas y los imprevistos

|url = http://www.continental.com.ar/noticia/los-bolivarianos-entre-el-exito-las-sorpresas-y-los-imprevistos/20091217/nota/926259.aspx

|publisher = Radio Continental, Argentina

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| date = November 25, 2009

| title = Bolivia suma dos oros en tiro deportivo, Ecuador y Venezuela uno por cabeza

| url = http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox1165732.htm

| page =

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| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 25, 2013

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{{ Citation

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| date = November 10, 2009

| title = "Yo creo que los Juegos Bolivarianos hicieron crisis" :Presidente del C.O.C.

| url = http://www.colombia.com/deportes/autonoticias/Noticias/2009/11/10/DetalleNoticia27529.asp

| page =

| publisher = Terra Networks

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

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Sucre, Bolivia, hosted the following competitions:{{ Citation

|date = November 10, 2009

|title = Los XVI Juegos Bolivarianos Sucre'2009

|url = http://www.natacionlatina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=31

|publisher = Confederación Latina de Natación

|language = Spanish

|accessdate = January 21, 2013

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130415090838/http://www.natacionlatina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=31

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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.

{{ Citation

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| date = November 12, 2009

| title = Eliminadas pruebas de Bolivarianos

| url = http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/11/12/1/1442/eliminadas-pruebas-bolivarianos.html

| page =

| publisher = El Universo, Guayaquil, Ecuador

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

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Cochabamba, Bolivia:{{ Citation

|date = November 16, 2009

|title = SEMANA DEPORTIVA Del 16 al 22-XI-2009

|url = http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/deportes/20091116/semana-deportiva-del-16-al-22-xi-2009_45425_78481.html

|publisher = Los Tiempos, Cochabamba, Bolivia

|language = Spanish

|accessdate = January 21, 2013

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212524/http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/deportes/20091116/semana-deportiva-del-16-al-22-xi-2009_45425_78481.html

|archive-date = 2016-03-03

|url-status = dead

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

Santa Cruz, Bolivia:

{{ Citation

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| date = November 12, 2009

| title = Santa Cruz espera a los Bolivarianos - Los escenarios para bowling y tiro deportivo se ponen a punto para el sábado.

| url = http://www.eldia.com.bo/index.php?cat=1&pla=3&id_articulo=19247

| page =

| publisher = El Día, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

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bowling (Bolera: Cosmic Bowling), shooting (Polígono de Villa Victoria “Abraham Telchi”)

Tarija, Bolivia:

{{ Citation

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| date = November 12, 2009

| title = Se inaugura subsede de los Juegos Bolivarianos

| url = http://www.jornadanet.com/Hemeroteca/n.php?a=39616-1&f=20091112

| page =

| publisher = Jornada, La Paz, Bolivia

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

}}

canoeing (el embalse de San Jacinto), triathlon (Represa de San Jacinto)

Guayaquil, Ecuador:{{ Citation

|date = November 12, 2009

|title = Juegos Bolivarianos se prenden este jueves en subsede de Ecuador

|url = http://www.elmorlaco.com.ec/noticiaslocales.aspx?cod=1387

|publisher = El Morlaco, Cuenca, Ecuador

|language = Spanish

|accessdate = January 21, 2013

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130217093010/http://www.elmorlaco.com.ec/noticiaslocales.aspx?cod=1387

|archive-date = 2013-02-17

|url-status = dead

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softball (Estadio Liga del Sur), water skiing (Samborondón Mocoli Island)^†

^†: Event initially scheduled, but cancelled at short notice.

Quito, Ecuador:

archery (Estadio de la Universidad Politécnica), squash (Concentración Deportiva de Pichinca)

Salinas, Ecuador:

{{ Citation

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| date = March 19, 2009

| title = Juegos Bolivarianos 2009

| url = http://www.sailingperu.org/2009/03/juegos-bolivarianos-2009.html

| page =

| publisher =

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

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sailing (Salinas Yacht Club), surfing

Lima, La Punta, Perú:

{{ Citation

| title =Distrito chalaco recibirá a remadores de cinco países de la región. La Punta presente en Bolivarianos

| url =http://www.diariolaprimeraperu.com/online/callao/noticia.php?IDnoticia=579

| publisher =Diario la Primera, Callao, Perú

| language =Spanish

| accessdate =January 21, 2013

| archive-url =https://archive.today/20130215194355/http://www.diariolaprimeraperu.com/online/callao/noticia.php?IDnoticia=579

| archive-date =February 15, 2013

| url-status =dead

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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)

About 2377 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:

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• {{flag|Bolivia}} (493)
• {{flag|Colombia}} (520)

{{ Citation

| last = Taylor Gómez

| first = Elizabeth

| date = November 17, 2009

| title = Atletas que van por las de oro a los XVI Juegos Bolivarianos en Bolivia

| url = http://www.eltiempo.com/blogs/afrocolombianidad/2009/11/atletas-que-van-por-las-de-oro.php

| page =

| publisher = El Tiempo

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 24, 2013

}}

• {{flag|Ecuador}} (438)

{{ Citation

| last =

| first =

| date = November 13, 2009

| title = Ecuador apunta a varias medallas en Juegos Bolivarianos

| url = http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/11/13/1/1442/ecuador-apunta-varias-medallas-juegos-bolivarianos.html

| page =

| publisher = El Universo, Guayaquil, Ecuador

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 24, 2013

}}

• {{flag|Panama}} (94)

{{ Citation

| last = Sierra

| first = Luis Alberto

| date = October 31, 2009

| title = Crespo no teme a la altura para Bolivarianos

| url =

| page =

| publisher = La Estrella de Panamá, Panamá

| language = Spanish

}}

• {{flag|Peru}} (277)

{{ Citation

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| first =

| date = November 9, 2009

| title = Delegación peruana de 227 Deportistas a Bolivarianos

| url = http://www.lapatriaenlinea.com/?t=delegacion-peruana-de-227-deportistas-a-bolivarianos¬a=7718

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110233148/http://lapatriaenlinea.com/?t=delegacion-peruana-de-227-deportistas-a-bolivarianos¬a=7718

| url-status = usurped

| archive-date = November 10, 2012

| page =

| publisher = La Patria, Oruro, Bolivia

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

}}

• {{flag|Venezuela}} (555)

{{ Citation

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| first =

| date = November 28, 2009

| title = Chávez condecoró a participantes en Juegos Bolivarianos 2009

| url = http://www.diariocritico.com/noticias/184333

| page =

| publisher = Diariocrítico

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

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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.

{{ Citation

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| date = March 8, 2009

| title = Juegos Bolivarianos: Retiran tres disciplinas por falta de quórum

| url = http://deportesbolivia.blogspot.de/2009/03/juegos-bolivarianos-retiran-tres.html

| page =

| publisher =

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 21, 2013

}}

Moreover, 91 events in 11 sports were cancelled at short notice,

name=eluniverso_01/> among them completely the diving,

{{ Citation

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| first =

| date = October 31, 2009

| title = Noticias de Los Juegos Bolivarianos 2009 - NO HABRÁ CLAVADOS

| url = http://www.peruvoley.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=54

| page =

| publisher =

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 24, 2013

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water polo, and roller speed skating

{{ Citation

| last =

| first =

| date = October 31, 2009

| title = Sin patinaje en los Bolivarianos, Venezuela no inscribió su equipo.

| url = http://patincolombia.com/wppatin/?p=828

| page =

| publisher = PatínColombia

| language = Spanish

| accessdate = January 24, 2013

}}

competitions.

The following 30 sports were explicitly mentioned:{{ Citation

|date = November 26, 2009

|title = XVI Juegos Bolivarianos 2009

|url = http://www.mindeporte.gob.ve/bolivarianos2009/

|publisher = Ministerio del Poder Popular Para el Deporte, Caracas, Venezuela

|language = Spanish

|accessdate = January 21, 2013

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121101023631/http://www.mindeporte.gob.ve/bolivarianos2009/

|archive-date = 2012-11-01

|url-status = dead

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• Aquatic sports
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• 30px Archery ({{detailslink|Archery at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Athletics ({{detailslink|Athletics at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Baseball ({{detailslink|Baseball at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Basketball ({{detailslink|Basketball at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Billiards ({{detailslink|Billiards at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Bowling ({{detailslink|Bowling at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Boxing ({{detailslink|Boxing at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Canoeing ({{detailslink|Canoeing at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• Cycling
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• 30px Road cycling ({{detailslink|Cycling at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
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• 30px Equestrian ({{detailslink|Equestrian at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Fencing ({{detailslink|Fencing at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• Football
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• 30px Futsal ({{detailslink|Football at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• Gymnastics
• 30px Artistic gymnastics ({{detailslink|Gymnastics at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Rhythmic gymnastics ({{detailslink|Gymnastics at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Judo ({{detailslink|Judo at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Karate ({{detailslink|Karate at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Racquetball ({{detailslink|Racquetball at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Rowing ({{detailslink|Rowing at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Sailing ({{detailslink|Sailing at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Shooting ({{detailslink|Shooting at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Softball ({{detailslink|Softball at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Squash ({{detailslink|Squash at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Surfing ({{detailslink|Surfing at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Table tennis ({{detailslink|Table tennis at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Taekwondo ({{detailslink|Taekwondo at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Tennis ({{detailslink|Tennis at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Triathlon ({{detailslink|Triathlon at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• Volleyball
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• 30px Volleyball ({{detailslink|Volleyball at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Weightlifting ({{detailslink|Weightlifting at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})
• 30px Wrestling ({{detailslink|Wrestling at the 2009 Bolivarian Games}})

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

The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.juegosbolivarianos2017.com/item/articulo/22155/categoria_cms/1285/editor/1/ |title = Tabla de medallería histórica - XVIII Juegos Bolivarianos |access-date=2017-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045903/https://www.juegosbolivarianos2017.com/item/articulo/22155/categoria_cms/1285/editor/1/ |archive-date=2017-12-01 |url-status=dead }}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20091102082201/http://juegos.bolivarianos2009.org/ Official website] {{in lang|es}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121101023631/http://www.mindeporte.gob.ve/bolivarianos2009/ Coverage of the Games by the Venezuelan Sports ministry (Ministerio del Poder Popular Para el Deporte)] {{in lang|es}}

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