Dates 1 Nov 2012 – 11 Nov 2012 | ||
Peru holds 2012 bolivarian beach games
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.
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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.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the games took place on November 1, 2012, at 8:00 pm Peruvian Standard Time (-05:00 UTC) at Manuel Bonilla Stadium.
Participating teams
All 6 members of ODEBO competed at the Games plus the 4 invited members from PASO for a total of 10 countries.