The idea of creating a Bolivarian sports organization came to mind to the region's country leaders during the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

Alberto Nariño Cheyne, Colombia's national director for sports, was at the forefront of the project.

The ODEBO was created on 16 August 1938 by the Olympic committees of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

In February 2011, the ODEBO created the Bolivarian Beach Games and organized the first edition in Lima in 2012.

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