2026 South American Youth Games

Originally scheduled to be held in San Luis, Argentina, on 15 April 2024, it was announced by Gabriel Rivero, San Luis Sports Secretary, that the city would no longer host neither the South American Youth Games nor the 2026 Basque Pelota World Championships, attributing it to the high economic costs that organizing the events would demand. On 20 February 2025, after months of planning, it was announced by the Panama Olympic Committee that Panama City would take over as the host city for the games. ==Venues==

, where the opening ceremony will take place. , within Ciudad Deportiva Irving Saladino. , where the cycling events will take place. . ==The Games==

Sports The sports program includes 24 sports. For the 2026 edition, the following disciplines were added: baseball, flag football, football, surf and chess. Sports included for the previous editions but dropped for the present were beach handball, beach volleyball, climbing, field hockey, artistic roller skating, inline speed skating, rugby sevens and skateboarding. • (2) • (10) • (39) • (5) • (1) • (11) • (4) • (4) • (7) • (2) • (2) • (2) • (3) • (14) • (8) • (8) • (3) • (13) • (5) • (3) • (7) • (36) • (12) • (14) Participating teams All 15 nations of the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) are expected to compete in these Youth Games. • (248) • (10) • (109) • (247) • (155) • (180) • (37) • (97) • (29) • (246) (host) • (147) • (141) • (11) • (70) • (179) ==Calendar==

3x3 basketball Archery Athletics ;Boys ;Girls ;Mixed Badminton Baseball Boxing Cycling Fencing Flag football Football Futsal Golf Gymnastics ;Boys ;Girls Judo Karate Surfing Swimming ;Boys ;Girls ;Mixed Taekwondo Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Weightlifting Wrestling ==Notes==