Overview

• A public festival at Rosario’s Parque Nacional a la Bandera opened the countdown and revealed Capi, a capybara, as the Games mascot.
• Organizers reaffirmed September 12–26, 2026 for competitions across Rosario, Santa Fe and Rafaela with more than 4,000 athletes from 15 nations in 57 disciplines.
• Governor Maximiliano Pullaro said the province advanced the required sports infrastructure without support from the national government.
• The plan allocates about $90 million for arenas, a microstadium, a provincial aquatic center, a covered velodrome, multipurpose venues and athlete villages providing over 3,500 beds.
• Athlete ambassadors introduced at the launch included Cecilia Carranza, Guillermo Coria, Rubén Rézola, Ayelén Stepnik and Federico Grabich.