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

The delegation representing the “Invincible” played a leading role in the first edition of the Jadar, winning 45 gold medals, 42 silver, and 52 bronze, securing third place in the competition. More than 3,000 athletes from across the country competed in Rosario, Rafaela, and Santa Fe, in the lead-up to the 2026 South American Games.

The province of Santa Fe was a key player 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 sporting powerhouses of the country. In this way, the Province obtained third place in the medal count, behind Buenos Aires and the City of Buenos Aires.

It is worth noting that the competitions took place between September 9 and 14 in three cities in Santa Fe: Rosario (with 16 venues), Rafaela (with 3 venues), and Santa Fe (with 1 venue). In these sporting arenas, more than 3,000 athletes from Argentina’s 24 provinces competed in 55 Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, serving as a prelude to the 2026 South American Games.

Santa Fe Talent

“This national-level event demonstrates that Santa Fe is ready to be the stage for the 2026 South American Games,” emphasized the province’s Secretary of Sports, Fernando Maletti, who went on to specify that “for the Jadar, the Government of Santa Fe ensured everything necessary so that the athletes of the ‘Invincible’ could participate and compete in the best possible way. The investment was focused on support for accommodation, logistics, and transportation. It was made with the conviction that investing in sports is investing in inclusion, in the future, and in the pride of representing our province in the highest-level competitions.”

The Santa Fe delegation was made up of 472 athletes, accompanied by 82 coaches, 7 kinesiologists, 3 doctors, and 39 members of the support team, who contributed their professionalism and commitment throughout each day. The team stood out 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, 3×3 basketball, fencing, golf, weightlifting, Greco-Roman wrestling, artistic swimming, artistic and speed skating, pelota, water polo, archery and sport shooting, triathlon, and wushu kung fu.

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

The performance of Santa Fe was reflected not only in medals, but also in the effort, dedication, and talent of each of its representatives, who raised the name of the province to the highest level and marked a new chapter in the nation’s sporting history.

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