TheSouth American Youth Olympic Games (Spanish:Juegos Suramericanos de la Juventud; Portuguese:Jogos Sul-Americanos da Juventude) is a regionalmulti-sport event organized by theOrganización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR). The games are held every four years consistent with the currentOlympic Games format. Thefirst edition was held inLima,Peru, from 20 to 29 September 2013. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.[1]
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Start date | End date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top placed team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Lima |  Peru | 20 September | 29 September | 14 | 1,200 | 19 | 178 |  Brazil | [citation needed] |
| 2 | 2017 | Santiago |  Chile | 29 September | 8 October | 14 | 1,279 | 20 | 209 | Brazil | [2] |
| 3 | 2022 | Rosario |  Argentina | 28 April | 8 May | 15 | 2,500 | 26 | 205 | Brazil | [3] |
| 4 | 2025 | Guayaquil |  Ecuador |
All-time Medal count as of 2022.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 197 | 123 | 120 | 440 |
| 2 |  Colombia (COL) | 110 | 87 | 85 | 282 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 81 | 75 | 123 | 279 |
| 4 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 58 | 74 | 86 | 218 |
| 5 | Chile (CHL) | 44 | 63 | 82 | 189 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 41 | 69 | 79 | 189 |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | 27 | 48 | 75 | 150 |
| 8 |  Paraguay (PAR) | 10 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| 9 |  Uruguay (URU) | 9 | 15 | 21 | 45 |
| 10 |  Panama (PAN) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 11 |  Bolivia (BOL) | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
| 12 |  Aruba (ARU) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 13 |  Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 |  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 15 |  Curaçao (CUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 592 | 590 | 730 | 1,912 | |
