The 2026 South American Youth Games (Spanish: Juegos Suramericanos de la Juventud 2026), officially the IV South American Youth Games, is an international multi-sport event held in Panama City, Panama, from 12 to 25 April 2026.
It is the first time for the event to be held in Panama. Intended for athletes from 14 to 17 years of age, it will include over 2000 athletes from 15 nations.
Background Originally scheduled to be held in San Luis, Argentina, on 15 April 2024, it was announced by Gabriel Rivero, San Luis Sports Secretary, that the city would no longer host neither the South American Youth Games nor the 2026 Basque Pelota World Championships, attributing it to the high economic costs that organizing the events would demand. On 20 February 2025, after months of planning, it was announced by the Panama Olympic Committee that Panama City would take over as the host city for the games.
Venues
Venue Sports Ciudad Deportiva Irving Saladino Rommel Fernández Stadium Opening ceremonyAthletics (track)Football Roberto Durán Arena Closing ceremonyFutsalKarate Emilio Royo Stadium Flag football Campo de Tiro con Arco Archery Centro de Combate TaekwondoJudo Centro de Alto Rendimiento del Deporte Centro Acuático Olímpico Swimming Gimnasio Polideportivo WrestlingWeightlifting Centro de Combates CAR BadmintonTable tennis Pista de Atletismo Athletics (field) Cancha de Fútbol Football Cinta Costera Centro de Convenciones Figali Gymnastics Centro de Tierra de Campeones Atheyna Bylon BoxingFencing Cinta Costera Cycling Mirador del Pacífico Basketball 3x3 Causeway Islands Triathlon Independent venues Club de Golf de Panamá Golf Centro de Tenis Fred Maduro Tennis Venao Beach Surf Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Stadium Baseball
The Games Sports The sports program includes 24 sports. For the 2026 edition, the following disciplines were added: baseball, flag football, football, surf and chess. Sports included for the previous editions but dropped for the present were beach handball, beach volleyball, climbing, field hockey, artistic roller skating, inline speed skating, rugby sevens and skateboarding.
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Participating teams All 15 nations of the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) are expected to compete in these Youth Games.
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Calendar OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
April 12Sun 13Mon 14Tue 15Wed 16Thu 17Fri 18Sat 19Sun 20Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat Medal EventsCeremonies (opening / closing)OC CC 3x3 basketball ● ● 2 2 Archery ● ● ● 10 10 Athletics 7 15 7 10 39 Badminton ● ● ● 5 5 Baseball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 Boxing ● ● ● ● 11 11 Chess (demonstration sport) ● 2 2 4 Cycling 2 2 4 Fencing 3 3 1 7 Flag football ● ● 2 2 Football ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2 Futsal ● ● ● 2 2 Golf ● ● ● 3 3 Gymnastics ● 2 12 14 Judo 2 2 2 2 8 Karate 3 3 2 8 Table tennis ● 2 ● ● 1 3 Taekwondo 3 3 3 4 13 Tennis ● ● ● 2 3 5 Triathlon 2 1 3 Surfing ● ● ● 7 8 Swimming 10 10 9 7 36 Weightlifting 4 3 3 2 12 Wrestling 5 5 4 14Total events 0796211745110314332327215Cumulative total 0716224360105116119122136169192215N/AApril 12Sun 13Mon 14Tue 15Wed 16Thu 17Fri 18Sat 19Sun 20Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat Medal Events
Medal table
Medalists 3x3 basketball Boys' tournament Mateo SansberroLuis ImasFrancisco PereiraBrahian Gomez Alejandro TalaveraAlexis NegretteMauricio EscurraLuis Ortiz Jorge AldeanoOmario BaileyDylan LemonSaúl Guevara Girls' tournament Constanza MellaAmanda GuineoEmilia OlivaAgustina Mella Sol OcampoMaria DragottoGabriela BernalGilda Duarte Josefina PeraltaRosario MenarvinoErnestina SuárezAmparo Arévalo
Archery Boys' individual recurve Girls' individual recurve Boys' team recurve Felipe FogliariniLucas Wudson Thiago BarbieriGabriel Tonina Cristóbal GiraldoNicolás Gómez Girls' team recurve Juana CardonaSalome Duque Sabrina NuñezMatilda Ureta Isabella ChorvatBianca González Mixed team recurve Isabella ChorvatGabriel Tonina Penélope BustamanteSantiago Vásquez Juana CardonaNicolás Gómez Boys' individual compound Girls' individual compound Boys' team compound João FerreiraJoão Venturini Juan GonzálezJeronimo Agudelo Matías ÁvilaJulián Jumbo Girls' team compound Julieta TobónKarina Arango María DavilaDariana Heredia Victoria GálvezJaviera Chacón Mixed team compound Karina ArangoJeronimo Agudelo Dariana HerediaMatías Ávila Avril Santa CruzKenshi Atto
Athletics
Boys 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 110 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 2000 m steeplechase 5 km walk High jump Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw 4 × 100 m relay David WilliamsGordon ThompsonEzekiel MillingtonAde SealyDeuquan Farrell Martin CasaliMateo FernándezTomás PeñalozaFranco StefoniNicolás Valdivia Nicolas da SilvaRafael BriganoGustavo GomesJoao FernandesJohnata MouraPedro de Araujo Girls 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 100 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 2000 m steeplechase High jump Not awarded Pole vault Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw 4 × 100 m relay Emily RománJuliana RodríguezWanda ArizalaDayara Tovar Jimena SostoaHeidi PigischLara GonzálezNaira Wiebe Isabel QuirozCatalina YzagaDomenica CroseRomina Fiol Mixed 4 × 400 m relay Sergio RojasLaura AlcalaJosé Miguel ValenciaMichel Gómez Donny MorquechoTatiana DíazMateus MendezDaniela Castro Jesús ÁlvarezDilany MeloRichard PeñaWaleska Ortiz
Badminton Boys' singles Girls' singles Boys' doubles Fhelipe TeixeiraMarcos de Almeida Fabricio RodríguezJohalbert Laverde Umesh LescanoGuillermo Buendía Thiago AchaMarcos Rotela Girls' doubles Vivian IhaYasmim do Nascimento Paula RodasSofía Rodas Sofía JuncoAnalia Yi Alexmary ZerlinBárbara Lamas Mixed doubles Guillermo BuendíaSofía Junco Jerónimo GiraldoJuliana Castaño Fabricio RodríguezBárbara Lamas Felipe CanarioJosefina Reyes
Baseball Boys' tournament Adrián FuentesEduardo CantoDaniel BrownJonathan RamosLuis AtencioDanel LongOmar OsorioJesús ArosemenaYeremy de LeónJaffeth FlorezEdward DelgadoAnderson CousinsSantiago MendozaLuis ArandaAlejandro FanovichLucas LopezAbel RodríguezJohan CamarenaEddie MillerAlexis Govea Dylan JarabaLuis SarabiaJulián FlorezJeddy RobinsobSebastián SolanoEmmanuel CavadiaJosé BulaNicolás CorderoSteven CardoziHenry CarrilloLuis GarridoSebastián BarriosJavier RamosRafael CastilloAdel GonzalezEnrique SánchezKeyner CárdenasEiner GuzmánWilson OcampoSantiago Noguera Reangelo HortenciaZion CijntjeVictor NievesJayden ElizabethJayden MartinaClaeten SilleDyveneau ZimmermanJeadyon ChirinoNasir El-OssaïsHelmir HelmijrAlexander ProvaciaTristan MeulensQshondrickson DoranJaylliard EmperadorRaishelnon OgeniaR'Jeau ValksDwyane IseniaDerickson DoranShemar SophiaJay-dlynn Wiel
Boxing Boys' 55 kg Boys' 60 kg Boys' 65 kg Boys' 70 kg Boys' 80 kg Boys' 90 kg Girls' 51 kg Girls' 54 kg Girls' 57 kg Girls' 60 kg Girls' 70 kg
Cycling Boys' road race Boys' time trial Girls' road race Girls' time trial
Fencing Boys' épée Boys' foil Boys' sabre Girls' épée Girls' foil Girls' sabre International mixed team Marcus de Lavra Rolando Di Tella Victoria Caballero Nicolás Guevara Lucianna Aroca Catalina Borrelli Valeria Escobar Tomás Aguinaga Daniel Galvez Victoria Montaño Briana Iriarte Ronny Castillo Astrid Bravo Clara Eliçabe Bastián Soler Florencia Vilches Fabrizio Machare Pedro Louzada David Salazar Celeste Parra Kalleby de Castro Alejandro Acosta Briana Sandoval María José Verdesoto
Flag football Boys' team Fernando MontenegroRuam da SilvaLorran da SilvaPablo RicardoLeonardo de GoesBreno de GoesPedro CorreaArthur GuissoniGuilherme LisboaKaike BandeiraPedro de OliveiraNicollas Cavalcanti Ethan DiazNickolas MartínezSamuel AriasDiego CedeñoCarlos MosesJoseph VásquezAlessandro CedeñoJuan SilvestreDiego ArauzJuan VincensiniKai SantiagoIsmael Jaen Francisco SteinbornFelipe LisazoSantino CatenaDaneel ArgerichValentín LópezJoaquín SueiroIsao GilBenjamín VialeValentino VolgínMateo LiattiTomás BoscoLucas Seelig Girls' team Yoelkis TuñonCatalina PazmiñoIsabel MaduroAlejandra RamosJade VegaAlejandra AlboMaría CastilloLucía RodríguezAndrea MuñozNohelys MartínezJeaneth TorresValentina Rodrigues Victoria RojasNatalia FigueroaAnabella ValienteArantxa SánchezDaniella MachadoNathalia CaprilesSofía FernándezMiranda SánchezAndrea LevantiArantza PinzonSarah FermínCarlota Rodríguez Not awarded
Football Boys' team Tiago GonzálezHoracio GonzálezJhosias NúñezFabricio BenítezNicolás BritosImanol AmarillaEver CorralesSebastián OruéOsmar SosaBrahian LeguizamónWillian PenayoOctavio MartínezOliver LópezSantiago BáezÁngel GonzálezEnmanuel PortilloLuciano TartalloneDiego Centurión Joel AbregúJoel ArgañarazJuan LópezSantino GonzálezGabriel LovatoMartín MauroMateo ArrietaLeandro AlegreValentino AlbornozUriel PepeMatías NúñezJoaquín AlbornozUriel AguirreJuan HabibJoaquín LópezJuan AimaleBruno AguirreBenjamín Domínguez Isaias AbuabaraCristian IbarraStephen DomínguezArian ReyesLucas NorteIan Luca CentellaAlexander TullJoseph LópezThiago ChalmersAlfredo MaduroJoseph ChoyAdamir AparicioAlberto AdamsLucio CeballosGiancarlo AlemánCristian MoránDavis WallaceOliver Pinzón Girls' team Camila PérezMariangeles ÁvilaBrihana MonsalveDariana MedinaVictoria MonteroAbril AlejoJuneski FloresAstrid GranadilloCamila LealOrliany DuránAnabella FigueredoIvana VelozDiana MolinaMigleidys BolseguiNatalia BermúdezMara BriceñoKarla AlfonzoErika Bovell Estefani RuizFiorella MoraBrenda GómezCamila MartínezJazmín RolónMariana GriebelerOriana BenítezVictoria UcedoLuciana NaveroSofía CabreraMariela AcevedoMilagros GonzálezLia FariñaNatalia MirandaMilka MoraAnalia AriasFlor VergaraEmma Álvarez Gabriela DelgadilloValentina EscuderoIsabella MedinaSara BedoyaJuana FlorezAlejandra JuradoAndrea MontenegroIsabella AponteValentina MontenegroValentina HuertasXiomara SalamancaIsabella AlzateAlexandra MosqueraMarly TrujilloZoe CuevasMariana CuenuKatherine NavarroLuisa Sanjuan
Futsal Boys' team Cauã GambaKaique FerreiraGabriel de FreinVictor dos SantosJoão FronzaArthur AlbertonKauã de SouzaCauã FariasJhon DomingosLuka BerroecoMurilo SaadIsaac SoaresArthur FurtadoPietro Martins Enzo MezaFelipe RamosAxel BarriosManuel CabreraLorenzo SampedroValentino LainoValentín AguerridoValentino MartínezJoaquín PeslGian Lucas SoñerValentin LatrechianoSantino SánchezLisandro VelásquezMilo Suárez Antonio AcuñaOctavio CáceresMauro MoraElvio RecaldeGiovanni GlitzOliver SandovalAdán JaraSantino BarujaAlberto BenítezMathias AcostaRubén MelgarejoFabrizio CárdenasDerlis MoraÁngel Ramírez Girls' team Kira CirilloCatalina PérezNarela ManchiAlma UbedaBrenda ToffolettiOlivia RodilMía GonzalezCarola WilhelmDamaris CarabajalRocío MoyanoNaira RamírezRocío BenítezVictoria CabreraVioleta Capponi Leryn BenítezLarissa VelasquezPamela MancuelloErika FrutosMilena VillagraNayeli VillalbaJeni TorresLyara GimenezLujan OrtizPaloma PérezPaz PérezDulce PereiraLizzy GonzalezMirna Vega Not awarded
Golf Boys' singles Girls' singles Mixed team Emilio VelezCristina ÁlvarezAndrés AparicioSofía Araque Alexa VegasAlejandro del ValleVasco GutiérrezMichelle Miranda Manuela AcedesConstanza MaldonadoDiego SerranoSamuel Trucco
Gymnastics Boys Team all-around Tiago MarsonJose MirandaRafael PassosMatheus RodriguesDiogo Sousa Lucas AitaJulián di PasqualeBenjamín FernándezBenicio ManoliJoaquín Pendino Esteban CernaDomenick GodoyJosué PeraltaFrancisco Silva Floor exercise Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar
Girls Team all-around Ana BaptistaSophia CarvalhoBrenda de OliveiraYasmin SerraSophia Soares Camila BuckLuana GrajalesIsabella MarencoMarindia NuñezRenata Rodríguez Mora ArballoMartina BegnesSofía ChimentiEugenia GarcíaMaría Navarro Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise
Judo Boys' 55 kg Boys' 66 kg Boys' 81 kg Girls' 44 kg Girls' 52 kg Girls' 63 kg Girls' 78 kg
Karate