The Central American Games () are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial (every 4 years), typically in the first year after Summer Olympics. The Games are open for member federations of the Central American Sports Organization (Spanish: Organización Deportiva Centroamericana) ORDECA in Central American countries. (in Spanish)
The Games have had an equivalent to the Olympic Flame, being ignited in Q'umarkaj, one of the ancient cultural Mayan centers located in El Quiché, Guatemala. However, some people and organizations have criticised the games for not including the Mesoamerican ballgame, the oldest ball sport in the continent, on the sports programme.
The competition is the second multi-sport event to have the name: the Central American and Caribbean Games began life in 1926 as the Central American Games and had this moniker until it expanded its remit in 1935. Nations
Editions
Games Year Host country (as recognized by IOC) Host city Opened by Dates Nations Sports Competitors Top nation19731Guatemala CityAlejandro Maldonado Aguirre24 November – 2 December61696619772San SalvadorCarlos Humberto Romero25 November – 4 December518128219863Guatemala City4–10 January520 132019904TegucigalpaJosé Azcona5–14 January622 208219945San SalvadorArmando Calderón Sol25 November – 1 December727211219976San Pedro SulaCarlos Roberto Reina5–15 December725229020017Guatemala CityHarris Whitbeck22 November – 3 December729 218220068ManaguaMelitón Sánchez2–12 March619109520109 Panama City Ricardo Martinelli9–19 April6231739201310 San José Laura Chinchilla3–17 March 726 2738201711Managua Daniel Ortega 3–17 December 7 2735002022- Santa Tecla 5–19 December (Cancelled)7202512Guatemala City15–31 October7423446
All time medal table (1997 - 2025)
Sports Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Aquatics – Cycling – Football – Gymnastics – Roller sports – Volleyball
Sport (Discipline) Body 73 77 86 90 94 97 01 06 10 13 17WorldCentral America Diving World Aquatics CCCAN X Open water swimming X X Swimming X X X X X X X X X X X Synchronized swimming X X Water polo X X X X X X X Archery World Archery COPARCO X X Athletics World Athletics CADICA X X X X X X X X X X X Badminton BWF BPA X† Baseball WBSC COPABE X X X X X X X X X X Softball CONPASA X X X X X X X X X X X Basketball FIBA FIBA Americas X X X X X X X X X X X Bodybuilding IFBB CACBBFF X† X X X X X X X Bowling IBF PABCON X X X X X X Boxing World Boxing AMBC X X X X X X X X X X X Chess FIDE CCA X X X X X X X X BMX racing UCI COPACI X Mountain Biking X X Road Cycling X X X X X X X X X X X Equestrian FEI PAEC X X X X X X X X X X Fencing FIE CPE X X X X X X X X X X X Football FIFA UNCAF X X X X X X X X X Futsal X X X Gymnastics World Gymnastics UPAG X X X X X X X X Handball IHF PATHF X X X X Judo IJF PJC X X X X X X X X X X X Karate WKF PKF X X X X X X Racquetball IRF PARC X X X X X X X Roller speed skating World Skate CPRS X† X Rowing World Rowing X† X X X Sailing World Sailing X† X Shooting ISSF CAT X X X X X X X X Squash World Squash FPS X X Table tennis ITTF LATTU X X X X X X X X X X X Taekwondo World Taekwondo PATU X X X X X X X X Tennis World Tennis COTECC X X X X X X X X X Triathlon World Triathlon PATCO X X X X X X X Beach Volleyball FIVB NORCECA X† X X X Volleyball X X X X X X X X X X Weightlifting IWF PAWC X X X X X X X X X X X Wrestling UWW CPLA X X X X X X X X X X X Total sports 16 18 20+3 22+1 27 25+1 29+1 19 23
†: Exhibition contest
Para Games
YearEventOpened byHost countryHost cityDurationCountriesSportsAthletes20131San Jose 13–21 April 6 20182Managua 21–28 January 7
See also Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation Latin American Table Tennis Union Hispanic America Latin America Ibero-America Afro–Latin Americans Latin Americans Caribbean Sea Central_America#Demographics
References
External links List of medal winners on Mas Goles