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The National Games of Colombia, known in Spanish as the Juegos Deportivos Nacionales, is the premier multi-sports event of Colombia at national level. The first instance of the event was organized in 1928 and for several years it took place at irregular intervals of time. The Colombian Sports Institute (Spanish: Instituto Colombiano del Deporte) took charge of the organization of the games in 1968. The event has been held regularly every 4 years since 1988.
Valle del Cauca has been the most successful department in the history of the national games (7 times), followed by Antioquia (6 times) and next Bogotá (one time).
Results
Year Event Host Winner 1928 I National Games Valle del Cauca
Not Available (N/A). 1932 II National Games Antioquia
N/A. 1935 III National Games Atlántico
N/A. 1936 IV National Games Caldas
N/A. 1941 V National Games Santander
Valle del Cauca 1950 VI National Games Magdalena
Valle del Cauca 1954 VII National Games Valle del Cauca
Valle del Cauca 1960 VIII National Games Bolívar
Valle del Cauca 1970 IX National Games Tolima
Valle del Cauca 1974 X National Games Risaralda
Valle del Cauca 1980 XI National Games Huila
Antioquia 1985 XII National Games Meta
Antioquia 1988 XIII National Games Quindío
Antioquia 1992 XIV National Games Atlántico
Antioquia 1996 XV National Games Santander
Valle del Cauca 2000 XVI National Games Nariño
Boyacá
Antioquia 2004 XVII National Games Bogotá
Cundinamarca
Bogotá 2008 XVIII National Games Valle del Cauca
San Andrés y Providencia
Antioquia 2012 XIX National Games Norte de Santander
Cauca
Córdoba
References
External links
Categories:- National Games by country
- Sports competitions in Colombia
- Sports event stubs
- Colombian sport stubs
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