Three cities expressed interest in hosting the games: •
Asunción, Paraguay: At the beginning of the
2022 South American Games, held in Asunción, the President of Paraguay
Mario Abdo Benítez announced that the country's capital was being submitted as the host city for the Junior Games with the intention of reusing the infrastructure used for the South American Games. •
Lima, Peru: In 2022, Mayor of Lima
Miguel Romero Sotelo, supported by the
Peruvian Olympic Committee and the
Peruvian Institute of Sport, presented a project submitting
Lima as the host city for the games. Infractructure used at the
2019 Pan American Games was expected to be reused for the Junior Games. •
Santa Marta, Colombia: The city was submitted as the host city, celebrating the future 500th anniversary of the city in 2025. The Junior Games would serve as practice for future bids for other multi-sport events. The voting process took place on November 28, 2022, at an assembly in
Miami, United States.
Asunción and
Santa Marta were the only official contenders as
Lima withdrew its bid a few days before the assembly. With 32 votes over 16,
Asunción was chosen as the host city for the games. ==Venues==