South American Beach Games
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The South American Beach Games (Spanish: Juegos Suramericanos de Playa;Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos de Praia) is a biennial multi-sport event in beach sports between athletes representing nations from South America. It is organised by ODESUR (the South American Sports Organization). The first event was held in 2009.
Editions
| Year | Games | Host city | Country | Dates | Athletes | Nations | Sports | Top medalling nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | I | Punta del Este/Montevideo |  Uruguay |
3-13 December | 12 | 9 |  Brazil |
|
| 2011 | II | Manta |  Ecuador |
2-12 December | 13 | 10 | 675 | Brazil |
| 2014 | III | Vargas |  Venezuela |
14–24 May | 12 | 10 | Venezuela |
|
| 2015 | IV | Pimentel |  Peru |
4–13 December | 14 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | V | TBD | TBD |
Sports
- Beach football ()
- Beach handball ()
- Sailing ()
- Surfing ()
- Open water swimming ()
- Beach rugby ()
- Beach tennis ()
- Triathlon ()
- Beach volleyball ()
- Water skiing ()
All-time medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
30 | 18 | 16 | 64 |
| 2 |  Argentina |
22 | 25 | 25 | 72 |
| 3 | Ecuador |
13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Venezuela |
12 | 23 | 13 | 48 |
| 5 | Peru |
8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 |  Colombia |
6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Uruguay |
1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 |  Chile |
1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 |  Paraguay |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 54 | 54 | 54 | 162 | |
