Valledupar will once again occupy a prominent place in the continental sports calendar with the 2026 Parasuramerican Games, a competition that will mark the return of this international event of the Americas Paralympic Committee (AmPC) after two cycles of absence. The games will be held from July 5 to 16, 2026, with the capital of Cesar as the main venue and the municipality of Agustin Codazzi as a sub-venue.
It will be the second edition in the history of the Parasuramerican Games and with greater importance, the only multi-sport event (Paralympic or conventional), that the country will have on the road to Los Angeles 2028, after the 2027 Pan American Games were assigned to Lima. In total, about 1,120 athletes from 12 countries will compete in 13 Paralympic sports, which will award 468 gold medals.
The sports program includes Para athletics, Para swimming, Para wheelchair basketball, Para boccia, Para badminton, Para blind soccer, Para goalball, Para paracycling, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis, Para wheelchair tennis, Para archery and Para sitting volleyball. Para swimming will be the sport with the highest number of gold medals, with 191 gold medals, followed by Para athletics with 154 gold medals.
The Para swimming will be the sport with the highest number of gold medals, with 191 gold medals, followed by Para athletics with 154 gold medals.
The competitions will take place in high-level scenarios and in accebility conditions, being in Valledupar: La Gota Fría Basketball Coliseum, José Luis Parada Athletics Stadium, Óscar Muñoz Combat Coliseum, Aquatic Complex and Gymnastics Coliseum of the Popular University of Cesar (both in the UPC), Armando Maestre Pavajeau Stadium, Julio Monsalvo Castilla Coliseum, Tennis Complex and the Cultural Center of Vallenata Music. On the other hand, the Agustín Codazzi Sports Village will host the soccer for the blind and the Paracycling that will run along the La Palizada departmental road.
