2026 South American Games: what events to watch this Wednesday 16 | OneFootball

Santa Fe, Rosario, Rafaela, and Paraná will once again host a day packed with sporting activity. There will be finals, semifinals, and new rounds in different disciplines, with hockey, sport shooting, rowing, triathlon, and handball in Santa Fe, softball in Paraná, and an extensive schedule in Rosario.

On Wednesday, September 16, the 2026 South American Games schedule will continue with decisive rounds and new stages in swimming, diving, artistic gymnastics, pentathlon, and fencing, along with football, hockey, and volleyball matches. There will also be activity in cycling, boxing, water skiing, sailing, bocce, and SUP, among other sports.

One of the main attractions in Santa Fe will be Argentina’s field hockey appearance. The national team will face Brazil at 10 a.m. at the Santa Fe Hockey Association (ASH) Stadium. Conventional rowing finals will also take place at the Setúbal Lagoon, triathlon competition will begin, and sport shooting will feature qualifiers and finals at the Sport Shooting Center.

Santa Fe and Paraná

In Santa Fe, hockey will feature three matches at the Santa Fe Hockey Association Stadium (ASH), in Parque del Sur: Brazil vs. Argentina (men), at 10 a.m.; Peru vs. Paraguay (women), at 2 p.m.; and Uruguay vs. Peru (men), at 4 p.m.

Bocce will have action at Estación Belgrano, with petanque, raffa, and volo semifinals. The petanque final will also be played. The schedule will run from 8:30 to 10, from 10:30 to 12, from 3:30 to 5, from 5:15 to 6:45, and from 7 to 8 p.m.

Conventional rowing will hold its finals at the Setúbal Lagoon from 9 to 11 a.m., while SUP will have the men’s competition at 11 a.m. and the women’s at 12 p.m.

The triathlon will also take place at the Setúbal Lagoon, with the women’s event at 12 p.m. and the men’s at 2:30 p.m. The day will end with the awards ceremony, scheduled for 3:45 p.m.

Sailing will begin at 12 p.m. at the Setúbal Lagoon, with the women’s and men’s iQFoil, women’s and men’s Sunfish, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, and Snipe classes.

Water skiing will feature slalom events from 8 to 11 a.m., tricks from 11:10 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., jump from 1:30 to 3:32 p.m., and wakeboard from 4:30 to 6:27 p.m. at Club Náutico El Quillá.

At the Invencible Santa Fe, handball will have three matches: Uruguay vs. Peru, at 2:30 p.m.; Paraguay vs. Chile, at 5 p.m.; and Argentina vs. Colombia, at 7:30 p.m.

At the Sport Shooting Center, the day will begin at 9 a.m. with the men’s 10-meter qualification, followed by the final from 11:15 to 11:55 a.m. There will also be women’s shotgun qualification from 9 to 11:30 a.m., and men’s from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The finals will be at 1 p.m. for women and 2:30 p.m. for men.

In the Paraná sub-venue, women’s softball will have four games at the World Championship Stadium: Peru vs. Bolivia, at 1:30 p.m.; Bolivia vs. Venezuela, at 3:30 p.m.; Colombia vs. Brazil, at 6 p.m.; and Argentina vs. Brazil, at 8:30 p.m.

Rosario

Rosario will host an extensive schedule throughout the day. At the Aquatic Museum/Center, swimming will have heats from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and finals from 6 to 8 p.m. Two diving events will also take place there: women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard, from 12:50 to 1:20 p.m., and men’s 10-meter platform, from 2 to 2:48 p.m.

The Club Provincial will host fencing, with competition from 10 a.m. to about 7 p.m., and weightlifting, whose activity will run from 12 to 7 p.m.

Artistic gymnastics will hold its men’s and women’s apparatus finals at the Invencible Arena from 3:05 to 5:50 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony.

Speed skating will take place at the Skating Track from 9:30 to 11 a.m., including the awards ceremony.

Modern pentathlon will hold its women’s finals from 10 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. and the men’s finals from 3 to about 7 p.m. at the Club Provincial/Municipal Stadium.

Beach volleyball will have action at the Rural Picadero, with round of 16, classification matches, and semifinals from 10 a.m. to about 6 p.m.

Esports will take place at La Segunda from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., while golf will hold its second round at the Rosario Golf Club from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

In men’s football, Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys will host the matches Colombia vs. Peru, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Chile vs. Panama, from 3 to 5 p.m. In women’s football, the Rosario Association will host Venezuela vs. Paraguay, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Uruguay vs. Chile, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Women’s indoor volleyball will have two matches at the Claudio Newell’s Old Boys Stadium: Colombia vs. Venezuela, at 10 a.m., and Argentina vs. Chile, at 3 p.m.

There will also be an equestrian final at the Jockey, with the individual dressage final starting at about 12:30 p.m.

Rafaela

In Rafaela, road cycling will feature the women’s time trial at 9 a.m. and the men’s at 11:30 a.m. on the road circuit.

Boxing will have another day of competition at the Invencible Rafaela, with the Ring A semifinals starting at 3 p.m. and 12 bouts scheduled.

The full and updated schedule can be found at Santafe2026.ar, where visitors are also advised to check for possible changes to times or venues before attending. To enter the sports venues and take part in the Games activities, it is necessary to download the free QR code available on the official website. The same code grants access to the Fan Fest and the other Games venues and is valid throughout the day.

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