The city of Asunción, capital of Paraguay, announced its interest in hosting the 2022 South American Games. In September 2017,
Camilo Pérez López Moreira, president of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, reported that he had the endorsement of then-President
Horacio Cartes to be able to present the
Asunción 2022 candidacy. According to López, an investment of USD 25 million was required. Meanwhile, it was speculated that the Argentine city of
Rosario would also present its candidacy. Asunción was finally the only city that officially presented its candidacy for the 2022 South American Games before the nominations deadline, on 17 November 2019. At the Odesur assembly on 11 December 2017, it was unanimously designated as the host city. Rosario, meanwhile, was assigned as the venue for the 2021 South American Youth Games (now the
2022 South American Youth Games). Among the venues that were designed for the event were the
Paraguayan Olympic Park, the
Sportivo Luqueño Club (both located in
Luque), the bay of Asunción and Rakiura, while the South American Village was built in the city of
Mariano Roque Alonso in an area of 17.5 hectares (although it was initially indicated that it would be in Costanera Norte). However, the local National Secretary of Sports (SND) announced on 27 July 2019 that the country was renouncing the organization of the event. The reason given by the government was that the resources committed in the Games were destined to the construction of a new hospital in Barrio Obrero and other health projects. On 8 October, the president of Odesur and also of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Camilo Pérez, announced that Asunción will finally organize this edition of the South American Games. ==Budget==