2023 ALBA Games

The 2023 ALBA Games (Spanish: Juegos del ALBA Bicentenario) was a multi-sport event held between 21 and 29 April 2023 in ten different states of Venezuela.^[2][3][4][1] The games are organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).

V ALBA Games

Host city	Caracas, Venezuela
Nations	11
Athletes	~3,500
Events	23 in 35 sports
Opening	21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)
Closing	29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
Opened by	Nicolás Maduro[1]
Main venue	Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium[1]
← 2011 Barquisimeto 2025 Roseau →

Participating nations

The following countries are expected to compete. The number of competitors qualified by each delegation is indicated in parentheses.^[5]

Amid the international isolation Russia is facing due to the invasion of Ukraine, ALBA invited Russia to participate at the 2023 Games.^[6][7] Russia sent 48 athletes to the 2023 ALBA Games and competed under its national flag.

•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  Bolivia (157)
•  Cuba (368)
•  Dominica
•  Grenada
•  Nicaragua (134)
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis
•  Saint Lucia
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•  Russia (48)
•  Venezuela (806)

Sports

•  Archery (details)
•  Athletics (details)
•  Badminton (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Baseball (details)
•  Basque Pelota (details)
•  Beach volleyball (details)
•  Boxing (details)
•  Canoeing (details)
• Cycling
  •  BMX racing (details)
  •  Mountain biking (details)
  •  Road cycling (details)
  •  Track cycling (details)
•  Diving (details)
•  Fencing (details)
•  Football (details)
• Gymnastics
  •  Artistic gymnastics (details)
  •  Rhythmic gymnastics (details)
•  Handball (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Karate (details)
•  Racquetball (details)
•  Rowing (details)
•  Shooting (details)
•  Softball (details)
•  Speed skating (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Taekwondo (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Table tennis (details)
•  Triathlon (details)
•  Volleyball (details)
•  Water polo (details)
•  Weightlifting (details)
•  Wrestling (details)

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Venezuela (VEN)*	255	254	226	735
2	Cuba (CUB)	76	65	53	194
3	Russia (RUS)	36	24	10	70
4	Nicaragua (NCA)	7	25	113	145
5	Bolivia (BOL)	6	5	8	19
6	Dominica (DMA)	2	2	5	9
7	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)	1	0	4	5
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	0	1	2	3
9	Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)	0	1	0	1
10	Grenada (GRN)	0	0	0	0
	Saint Lucia (LCA)	0	0	0	0
Totals (11 entries)		383	377	421	1,181