Brazil - which will host the tournament in 2017 - triumphed with 209 medals overall, including 102 golds, while all but one of the 16 participating nations won at least one medal thanks to the 600 athletes competing across 10 sports.

"I ask you to give a round of applause to all who made these Games," Claudio Morresi, Argentina Sports Secretary, said at the Closing Ceremony.

"Sport is a wonderful bridge that unites our people and gives them the chance to develop and be happy.

"All of you own an invisible medal nobody will be able to remove: the effort you have made to get here.

"You will now return to your countries with the responsibility to continue working for more and more athletes like you, to improve their quality of life through physical activity."

Brazil topped the 2013 Parapan American Youth Games medal table


Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Venezuela all sent athletes to compete in athletics, boccia, football seven-a-side, goalball, judo, powerlifting, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis at this year's Parapan American Youth Games.

As well as at the CENARD, sport was also played at the University of Buenos Aires and the Centre for Recreation and Sports National Rehabilitation Service.

"I want to thank everyone who worked to make these Games a great success," outgoing Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) President Octavio Londoño said.

"In 2017 the Games will be held in São Paulo, Brazil, hopefully with more athletes and more disciplines.

"I remember that in 2005, in Barquisimeto, was held the first edition of the marplatense dream thanks to Jose Luis Campos, who as of today, is the new President of the Americas Paralympic Committee."

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