FISU America Games

The FISU America Games (Spanish: Juegos FISU América, Portuguese: Jogos FISU América) is a continental multi-sport event between college athletes from countries of the Americas.^[2] It was first held in 2018 to provide additional competition for athletes before the global FISU World University Games, also known as the Universiade.^[3]

FISU America Games

First event	São Paulo, Brazil in 2018
Occur every	Two years[1]
Last event	Cali, Colombia in 2024
Next event	Lima, Peru in 2026
Purpose	Multi-sport event for college athletes from nations on the American continents
Headquarters	Montevideo, Uruguay
Website	https://www.fisuamerica.com/

Its regional predecessor for South America, the South American University Games (Spanish: Juegos Universitarios Sudamericanos, Portuguese: Jogos Universitários Sul-Americanos), was first held in 2004 and originally scheduled on a quadrennial basis, but after 2010 it was held irregularly.

Editions

South American University Games

Year	Edition	City	Country	Nations	Athletes	Sports	Champion
2004	1	Concepción[4]	Chile	8	~500	5
2006	2	Curitiba[4]	Brazil	8	~900	8	Brazil
2010	3	Curitiba[4]	Brazil	5	350	3	Brazil
2016	4	Buenos Aires[4]	Argentina	7	1000	9	Argentina[5]
2017	5	Bogotá	Colombia	6	400	6	Colombia
2019	6	Concepción[6]	Chile	6	400	6	Colombia

FISU America Games

Year	Edition	City	Country	Nations	Athletes	Sports	Champion
2018	1	São Paulo	Brazil	13	~1500	10	Brazil[7]
2022	2	Mérida	Mexico	12		11	Mexico[8]
2024	3	Cali[1]	Colombia	12	~1000	17	Brazil[9]
2026	4	Lima	Peru

Sports

•  Athletics (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Football (details)
•  Futsal (details)
•  Handball (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Table tennis (details)
•  Taekwondo (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Volleyball (details)

Programme

Sport	2004	2006	2010	2016
Athletics	X	X		X
Basketball	X	X		X
Football	X	X	X	X
Futsal				X
Handball				X
Judo		X
Swimming		X		X
Table tennis	X	X		X
Taekwondo		X
Tennis			X	X
Volleyball	X	X	X	X