I Boilivarian Beach Games | ||
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Official logo of the Lima 2012 Bolivarian Beach Games. | ||
Host city | Lima | |
Nations participating | 10 | |
Athletes participating | 1500 | |
Events | 15 | |
Opening ceremony | November 1 | |
Closing ceremony | November 11 | |
Officially opened by | Patricia Salas[1] | |
Athlete's Oath | Cristóbal de Col[2] | |
Bolivarian Torch | Sofía Mulánovich[2] | |
Stadium | Manuel Bonilla |
The 2012 Bolivarian Beach Games, officially the I Bolivarian Beach Games, is an international multi-sport event that is being held from November 1–11, 2012 in Lima, Peru. With approximately 1,500 athletes from 10 nations participating in 15 sports. The Bolivarian Beach are organized by the ODEBO, the Bolivarian Sports Organization.
The 2012 Bolivarian Beach Games saw the participation of Chile for the first time as a Bolivarian team, Chile had joined ODEBO not long before the games. The event also was the first time ODEBO invited not-bolivarian countries to join the 7 registered countries.[3]