Jadar 2025: Santa Fe claim podium with 139 medals at Argentine games | OneFootball

The delegation representing the "Invincible" was a protagonist in the first edition of the Jadar, obtaining 45 gold medals, 42 silver, and 52 bronze, securing the third place in the competition. More than 3,000 athletes from all over the country competed in Rosario, Rafaela, and Santa Fe, in the run-up to the 2026 South American Games.

The province of Santa Fe was a protagonist in the first edition of the Argentine High Performance Games (JADAR), organized by the Argentine Olympic Committee and the Argentine Paralympic Committee. The Santa Fe delegation achieved a total of 139 medals - 45 gold, 42 silver, and 52 bronze -, consolidating its place as one of the country's sports powerhouses. Thus, the Province obtained the third place in the number of medals, after Buenos Aires and the City of Buenos Aires.

It should be noted that the competitions took place between September 9 and 14 in three Santa Fe cities: Rosario (with 16 venues), Rafaela (with 3 venues) and Santa Fe (with 1 venue). In these sports scenarios, more than 3,000 athletes from the 24 Argentine provinces competed in 55 Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, in what was the prelude to the 2026 South American Games.

Santa Fe Talent

"This national-level event shows that Santa Fe is prepared to be a stage for the 2026 South American Games," said the province's Secretary of Sports, Fernando Maletti, and then specified that "for the Jadar, the Santa Fe Government guaranteed everything necessary for the athletes of the 'Invincible' to participate and compete in the best way. The investment was linked to support in accommodation, logistics, and mobility. It was done from the conviction that investing in sport is investing in inclusion, in the future, and in the pride of representing our province in the highest competitions".

The Santa Fe delegation was made up of 472 athletes, accompanied by 82 coaches, 7 physiotherapists, 3 doctors, and 39 members of the support team, who contributed their professionalism and commitment throughout each day. The team excelled in disciplines such as athletics, road cycling, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, chess, boxing, hockey, judo, karate, rowing, rugby 7, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball and beach volleyball, 3x3 basketball, fencing, golf, weightlifting, Greco-Roman wrestling, artistic swimming, artistic and speed skating, ball, water polo, archery and sport shooting, triathlon, and wushu kung fu.

In the Paralympic field, there were also outstanding achievements in para-athletics, para-canoeing, para-cycling (road and track), para-judo, para-taekwondo, and para-sport shooting, wheelchair basketball, reaffirming the commitment to an inclusive and high-performance sport.

The performance of Santa Fe not only translated into medals but also in the effort, dedication, and talent of each of its representatives, who left the name of the province at the highest level and marked a new chapter in national sports history.

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