2023 ALBA Games

{{Short description|Multi-sport event for countries of the ALBA community}}

{{Infobox games

| name = V ALBA Games

| logo = Caracas2023logo.png

| size = 200px

| Slogan =

| host_city = Caracas, Venezuela

| nations = 11

| athletes = ~3,500

| events = 23 in 35 sports

| opening = {{Start date|2023|04|21|df=y}}

| closing = {{End date|2023|04|29|df=y}}

| opened_by = Nicolás Maduro

| athlete_oath =

| judge_oath =

| stadium = Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium

| previous = 2011 Barquisimeto

| next = 2025 Roseau

}}

The 2023 ALBA Games (Spanish: Juegos del ALBA Bicentenario) was a multi-sport event held between 21 and 29 April 2023 in ten different states of Venezuela.{{cite web |title=Venezuela hosts event of sports, table games and geopolitics |url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-04-23/venezuela-hosts-event-of-sports-table-games-and-geopolitics.html |website=El País |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=April 23, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Vázquez |first1=Luis Guillermo |title=Juegos del Alba Venezuela 2023: ¿qué es, cuántas disciplinas hay y qué países participan? (Alba Games Venezuela 2023: what is it, how many disciplines are there and which countries are participating?) |url=https://us.as.com/masdeporte/juegos-del-alba-venezuela-2023-que-es-cuantas-disciplinas-hay-y-que-paises-participan-n/ |website=as.com |access-date=23 October 2023 |language=Spanish |date=21 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Bolivia va cuarta en los Juegos del ALBA 2023 |url=https://www.lostiempos.com/deportes/multideportivo/20230425/bolivia-va-cuarta-juegos-del-alba-2023 |website=Los Tiempos |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=25 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Nicolás Maduro inaugura los Juegos del Alba 2023 |url=https://www.expreso.ec/deportes/nicolas-maduro-inaugura-juegos-alba-2023-158040.html |website=expreso.ec |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=21 April 2023}} The games are organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).

Participating nations

The following countries are expected to compete. The number of competitors qualified by each delegation is indicated in parentheses.

Amid the international isolation Russia is facing due to the invasion of Ukraine, ALBA invited Russia to participate at the 2023 Games.{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Owen |title=Venezuela invite Russia to compete at ALBA Games in April |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1134040/venezuela-russia-alba-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=24 February 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Kuznetsov |first=Dmitry |date=23 February 2023 |title=Россию пригласили на самые антиамериканские старты мира. Что это такое? |trans-title=Russia is invited to the most anti-American sporting event in the world. What is it about? |url=https://www.sport-express.ru/others/reviews/gde-sorevnuetsya-rossiya-v-usloviyah-izolyacii-chto-takoe-igry-bolivarianskogo-alyansa-kuda-ee-priglasili-2041301/ |access-date= |website=Sport Express |language=ru}} Russia sent 48 athletes to the 2023 ALBA Games and competed under its national flag.

{{ATG}}
{{BOL}} (157)
{{CUB}} (368)
{{DMA}}
{{GRN}}
{{NCA}} (134)
{{SKN}}
{{LCA}}
{{VCT}}
{{RUS}} (48)
{{VEN}} (806)

Sports

{{GamesSport|Archery}}
{{GamesSport|Athletics}}
{{GamesSport|Badminton}}
{{GamesSport|Basketball}}
{{GamesSport|Baseball}}
{{GamesSport|Basque Pelota}}
{{GamesSport|Beach volleyball}}
{{GamesSport|Boxing}}
{{GamesSport|Canoeing}}
Cycling
{{GamesSport|BMX}}
{{GamesSport|Mountain biking}}
{{GamesSport|Road cycling}}
{{GamesSport|Track cycling}}
{{GamesSport|Diving}}
{{GamesSport|Fencing}}
{{GamesSport|Football}}
Gymnastics
{{GamesSport|Artistic gymnastics}}
{{GamesSport|Rhythmic gymnastics}}
{{GamesSport|Handball}}
{{GamesSport|Judo}}
{{GamesSport|Karate}}
{{GamesSport|Racquetball}}
{{GamesSport|Rowing}}
{{GamesSport|Shooting}}
{{GamesSport|Softball}}
{{GamesSport|Speed skating}}
{{GamesSport|Swimming}}
{{GamesSport|Taekwondo}}
{{GamesSport|Tennis}}
{{GamesSport|Table tennis}}
{{GamesSport|Triathlon}}
{{GamesSport|Volleyball}}
{{GamesSport|Water polo}}
{{GamesSport|Weightlifting}}
{{GamesSport|Wrestling}}

Medal table

{{Cite web|url=https://juegosalbavenezuela2023.org/#medallas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405161556/https://juegosalbavenezuela2023.org/#medallas|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 5, 2023|title=Sitio Web Oficial de los V Juegos Alba Venezuela 2023|website=JuegosALBAvenezuela2023.org|access-date=2023-04-30|lang=es}}

{{Medals table

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| host = VEN

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| event =

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| gold_VEN = 255 | silver_VEN = 254 | bronze_VEN = 226 | host_VEN = yes

| gold_CUB = 76 | silver_CUB = 65 | bronze_CUB = 53

| gold_RUS = 36 | silver_RUS = 24 | bronze_RUS = 10

| gold_NCA = 7 | silver_NCA = 25 | bronze_NCA = 113

| gold_BOL = 6 | silver_BOL = 5 | bronze_BOL = 8

| gold_DMA = 2 | silver_DMA = 2 | bronze_DMA = 5