The province of Santa Fe played a leading role in the first edition of the Argentine High-Performance Games (JADAR), organised by the Argentine Olympic Committee and the Argentine Paralympic Committee. The Santa Fe delegation won a total of 139 medals - 45 gold, 42 silver and 52 bronze - consolidating its place as one of the country's sporting powers. In this way, the province came third in the number of medals, after Buenos Aires and the city of Buenos Aires.
The competitions took place between 9 and 14 September in three cities in Santa Fe: Rosario (with 16 venues), Rafaela (with 3 venues) and Santa Fe (with 1 venue). In these sporting venues, more than 3,000 athletes from Argentina's 24 provinces competed in 55 Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, in what was the prelude to the South American Games 2026.
Talent from Santa Fe
"This event of national hierarchy shows that Santa Fe is ready to host the 2026 South American Games," remarked the Secretary of Sports of the province, Fernando Maletti, and then specified that "for the Jadar, the Government of Santa Fe guaranteed everything necessary for the athletes of the 'Invincible' to participate and compete in the best way. The investment was linked to support for accommodation, logistics and mobility. We were convinced 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, pelota, water polo, archery and sports, triathlon and wushu kung fu.
In the Paralympic field, there were also outstanding achievements in athletics, canoeing, cycling (road and track), judo, taekwondo, sport shooting and wheelchair basketball, reaffirming the commitment to inclusive and high performance sport.
Santa Fe's performance not only translated into medals, but also into the effort, dedication and talent of each of its representatives, who left the name of the province at the top and marked a new chapter in national sporting history.
