1997 Bolivarian Games
The XIII Bolivarian Games were a multi-sport event held between October 17–26, 1997, in Arequipa, Peru. The Games were organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization.
The opening ceremony that took place on October 17, 1997, at the Estadio Monumental de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa, Perú. The Games were officially opened by Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori. Torch lighter was 70-year-old former cyclist Hernán Llerena, who won 4 gold medals at the 1947–48 Bolivarian Games and another gold medal at the 1951 Bolivarian Games.
Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.
Participation
About 1710 athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:The numbers might include coaches, because other sources publish smaller
numbers.
Sports
The following 20 sports were explicitly mentioned:- Aquatic sports
- * Swimming
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Climbing †
- Cycling
- * Road cycling
- * Track cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football ‡
- Gymnastics
- * Artistic gymnastics
- Judo
- Karate
- Shooting
- Softball
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
‡: The competition was reserved to youth representatives.