Host city |
Armenia, Quindío Pereira, Risaralda |
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Country | Colombia | ||
Motto | La fuerza de una región (The power of a region) | ||
Nations participating | 6 | ||
Athletes participating | 2026 | ||
Events | 28 sports | ||
Opening ceremony | August 12, 2005 | ||
Closing ceremony | August 21, 2005 | ||
Officially opened by | Álvaro Uribe | ||
Athlete's Oath | Óscar Figueroa | ||
Torch lighter | Rubén Darío Gómez | ||
Main venue |
Estadio Centenario (Armenia) Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas (Pereira) |
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The XV Bolivarian Games (Spanish: Juegos Bolivarianos) were a multi-sport event held between 12–21 August 2005 in Armenia and Pereira, Colombia. Some events took place in Cartagena de Indias and in Bogotá. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (ODEBO).
The opening ceremony took place on August 12, 2005, at the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira, Colombia. The Games were officially opened by Colombian president Álvaro Uribe. Torch lighter was former road racing cyclist Rubén Darío Gómez, gold medallist at the 1961 Bolivarian Games. The athlete's oath was sworn by weightlifter Óscar Figueroa
Armenia hosted the following competitions: athletics (Pista Atlética La Villa), basketball (Coliseo del Café), billiards (Bolo Club de Armenia), boxing (Coliseo Municipal de La Tebaida), fencing (Coliseo Colegio San Luis Rey), football (Estadio Centenario), artistic gymnastics (Coliseo de Gimnasia), rhythmic gymnastics (Coliseo del Sur), karate (Coliseo Municipal de Calarca), roller speed skating road (Pista Estadio Centenario), roller speed skating track (Patinodromo Parque de la Vida), squash (Canchas Universidad del Quindío and Portal del Quindío), table tennis (Coliseo Universidad del Quindío), wrestling (Coliseo del INEM)
Pereira hosted the following competitions: archery (Cancha Liga de Fútbol Villa Olímpica), beach volleyball (Parque Metropolitano del Café), bowling (Bolera Pereira), BMX racing (Parque Metropolitano del Café), mountain biking (Parque Metropolitano del Café), road cycling, track cycling (Velódromo Alfonso Hurtado Sarria), diving (Piscinas Olímpicas Villa), football (Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas), judo (Coliseo Menor), racquetball (Canchas Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira), shooting (Club de Tiro Punto 30), swimming (Piscinas Olímpicas Villa), taekwondo (Coliseo Menor), tennis (Tenis Country Club), volleyball (Coliseo Mayor), weightlifting (Coliseo Instituto Técnico Superior)