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Central American and Caribbean Games

Regional multisports championship event

Central American and Caribbean Games
Summary

Regional multisports championship event

FieldValue
nameCentral American and Caribbean Games (CACGs)
Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe
imageCaribbean-4.png
formationOctober 30 – November 2, 1926
recurrencenormally 4 years
lastJune 23– July 8, 2023
purposeSports for Central American and Caribbean people
leader_titleOrganization
leader_nameCentro Caribe Sports (formerly CACSO)

Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe

[[Silver coin]]: 5 Balboas, [[Panama]] - 11th Central American and Caribbean Games, 1970
Central American and Caribbean Games 2010, Triathlon, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and five territories in Central America, the Caribbean (Caribbean Countries), Mexico, and the South American Caribbean countries of Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports (formerly CACSO). They are designed to provide a step between sub-CACG-region Games held the first year following a Summer Olympics (e.g. Central American Games) and the Continental Championships, the Pan American Games, held the year before the Summer Olympics.

The last Games were held in San Salvador between 23 June to 8 July 2023. The next Games will be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as main host in 2026.

History

The CACGs are the oldest continuing regional games in the world, and only the Olympics have run longer. Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala were the three countries present at the first games, which were then called the Central American Games. In 1935 their name was changed to Central American and Caribbean Games to reflect expanding participation.

The 1942 edition was suspended after the impact of the World War II.

A "Central American Games" does exist today, Juegos Centroamericanos, involving just Central American countries.

Editions

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The first two editions of the Games were known as the "Central American Games" at the time, but the edition lineage continued after the inclusion of the Caribbean nations in 1935.

YearEditionHost cityHost nation
(as recognized by the IOC)DatesNationsEventsSportsCompetitorsTop placed team
19261Mexico CityMexicoOctober 30 – November 23398269Mexico
19302HavanaCubaMarch 15 – April 1594410596Cuba
19353San SalvadorEl SalvadorMarch 16 – April 597914741Mexico
19384Panama CityPanamaFebruary 5 – February 241096171216Mexico
19465BarranquillaColombiaMarch 5 – March 2513107181540Mexico
19506Guatemala CityGuatemalaFebruary 28 – March 1214115191390Mexico
19547Mexico CityMexicoMarch 5 – March 2012122191356Mexico
19598CaracasVenezuelaJanuary 6 – January 1512118171150Mexico
19629KingstonJamaicaAugust 15 – August 2815112171559Mexico
196610San JuanPuerto RicoJuly 11 – July 2518137171689Mexico
197011Panama CityPanamaFebruary 28 – March 1321182162095Cuba
197412Santo DomingoDominican RepublicFebruary 27 – March 1323171181928Cuba
197813MedellínColombiaJuly 7 – July 2819188212605Cuba
198214HavanaCubaAugust 7 – August 1822246242799Cuba
198615Santiago de los CaballerosDominican RepublicJune 24 – July 526288252963Cuba
199016Mexico CityMexicoNovember 20 – December 329359304206Cuba
199317PoncePuerto RicoNovember 19 – November 3031385333570Cuba
199818MaracaiboVenezuelaAugust 8 – August 2231376305200Cuba
200219San SalvadorEl SalvadorNovember 19 – November 3031435384301Mexico
200620CartagenaColombiaJuly 15 – July 3032449374865Cuba
201021MayagüezPuerto RicoJuly 17 – August 131492425204Mexico
201422VeracruzMexicoNovember 14 – November 3031427365707Cuba
201823BarranquillaColombiaJuly 19 – August 337470365854Mexico
202324San SalvadorEl SalvadorJune 23 – July 835434385377Mexico
202625Santo DomingoDominican RepublicJuly 24 – August 837483406000+

Sports

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[[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg25px]] BadmintonXXXXXXXX
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[[Image:Bowling pictogram.svg25px]] BowlingXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Boxing pictogram.svg25px]] BoxingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg25px]] CanoeingXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Chess pictogram.svg25px]] ChessXX
[[Image:Cricket pictogram.svg25px]] CricketX
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[[Image:Diving pictogram.svg25px]] DivingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Equestrian pictogram.svg25px]] EquestrianXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Electronic sports pictogram.svg25px]] EsportsX
[[Image:Fencing pictogram.svg25px]] FencingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Field hockey pictogram.svg25px]] Field hockeyXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Football pictogram.svg25px]] FootballXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Golf pictogram.svg25px]] GolfXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg25px]] Artistic gymnasticsXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg25px]] Rhythmic gymnasticsXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg25px]] TrampolineXXXX
[[Image:Handball pictogram.svg25px]] HandballXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Judo pictogram.svg25px]] JudoXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Karate pictogram.svg25px]] KarateXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg25px]] Modern pentathlonXXXXXXX
[[Image:Netball pictogram.svg25px]] NetballXX
[[Image:Racquets pictogram.svg25px]] RacquetballXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Speed skating pictogram.svg25px]] Roller skatingXXXXXX
[[Image:Rowing pictogram.svg25px]] RowingXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Rugby pictogram.svg25px]] RugbyX
[[Image:Rugby sevens pictogram.svg25px]] Rugby sevensXXXX
[[Image:Sailing pictogram.svg25px]] SailingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg25px]] ShootingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Skateboarding pictogram.svg25px]] SkateboardingX
[[Image:Softball pictogram.svg25px]] SoftballXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Squash pictogram.svg25px]] SquashXXXXXX
[[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg25px]] SwimmingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Table tennis pictogram.svg25px]] Table tennisXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg25px]] TaekwondoXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Tennis pictogram.svg25px]] TennisXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Triathlon pictogram.svg25px]] TriathlonXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg25px]] VolleyballXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Water polo pictogram.svg25px]] Water poloXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Water skiing pictogram.svg25px]] Water skiXX
[[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg25px]] WeightliftingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg25px]] WrestlingXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Nations

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IVBXXXXXXXXXXXX
CAYXXXXXXXXXXX
COLXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[[Image:Olympic flag.svg25px]] CCSX
CRCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CUBXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CUWXXX
DMAXXXXXXXX
DOMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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GRNXXXXXXXXXXX
GUAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GUFXX
GUYXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HAIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
HONXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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LCAXXXXXXXXX
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NCAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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VINXXXXXXXXXX
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Historical medal count

Centroamerican games 2010 gold medal, held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Updated after the 2023 Games:

Central American and Caribbean Beach Games

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YearEditionHost cityHost nation
(as recognized by the IOC)DatesNationsEventsSportsCompetitorsTop placed team
20221Santa MartaColombiaNovember 19 – November 26263810544Venezuela
20252PuntarenasCosta RicaTBD3247191500

Central American and Caribbean Junior Games

YearEditionHost cityHost nation
(as recognized by the IOC)DatesNationsEventsSportsCompetitorsTop placed team
20241San Pedro SulaHonduras4-20 NovemberTBATBATBATBATBA

References

Citations

References

  1. {{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20120909024120/http://www.odecabe.org/ ODECABE website] www.odecabe.org; retrieved 2010-03-03
  2. [http://www.cacso.org/history.php History of CACSO] {{webarchive. link. (July 25, 2009 from the CACSO website (www.cacso.org); retrieved 2009-06-26.)
  3. "Nuevas marcas en Mayagüez 2010, y no han empezado los juegos - Primerahora.com".
  4. [https://archive.today/20141130083155/http://www.odecabe.org/games/medals.aspx Medals – Total of Medals (1926-2010)] from the ODECABE website (http://www.odecabe.org {{webarchive. link. (2012-09-09 ); retrieved 2014-11-26.)
  5. (2014-11-29 }} from the Veracruz 2014 website ({{cite web). "Veracruz 2014 | Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Veracruz2014".
  6. "Central American and Caribbean Beach Games".
  7. "Costa Rica será sede de los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe de Playa 2025".
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