# Central American Games

The Central American Games (Spanish: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) 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

* Belize
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Nicaragua
* Panama

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host country (as recognized by IOC) | Host city | Opened by | Dates | Nations | Sports | Competitors | Top nation |
| Games | Year | Host country (as recognized by IOC) | Host city | Opened by | Dates | Nations | Sports | Competitors | Top nation | 1973 | I | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre | 24 November – 2 December | 6 | 16 | 966 | Panama |
| 1977 | II | El Salvador | San Salvador | Carlos Humberto Romero | 25 November – 4 December | 5 | 18 | 1282 | Panama |
| 1986 | III | Guatemala | Guatemala City | | 4–10 January | 5 | 20 | 1320 | Guatemala |
| 1990 | IV | Honduras | Tegucigalpa | José Azcona | 5–14 January | 6 | 22 | 2082 | Guatemala |
| 1994 | V | El Salvador | San Salvador | Armando Calderón Sol | 25 November – 1 December | 7 | 27 | 2112 | El Salvador |
| 1997 | VI | Honduras | San Pedro Sula | Carlos Roberto Reina | 5–15 December | 7 | 25 | 2290 | El Salvador |
| 2001 | VII | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Harris Whitbeck | 22 November – 3 December | 7 | 29 | 2182 | Guatemala |
| 2006 | VIII | Nicaragua | Managua | Melitón Sánchez | 2–12 March | 6 | 19 | 1095 | Guatemala |
| 2010 | IX | Panama | Panama City | Ricardo Martinelli | 9–19 April | 6 | 23 | 1739 | El Salvador |
| 2013 | X | Costa Rica | San José | Laura Chinchilla | 3–17 March | 7 | 26 | 2738 | Guatemala |
| 2017 | XI | Nicaragua | Managua | Daniel Ortega | 3–17 December | 7 | 27 | 3500 | Guatemala |
| 2022 | - | El Salvador | Santa Tecla | | 5–19 December (Cancelled) | 7 | | | |
| 2025 | XII | Guatemala | Guatemala City | President of Guatemala(execept) | June-July | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |

## All time medal table (1997 - 2025)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala (GUA) | 535 | 481 | 382 | 1,398 |
| 2 | El Salvador (ESA) | 463 | 351 | 388 | 1,202 |
| 3 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 342 | 343 | 375 | 1,060 |
| 4 | Panama (PAN) | 203 | 235 | 272 | 710 |
| 5 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 166 | 230 | 383 | 779 |
| 6 | Honduras (HON) | 166 | 225 | 333 | 724 |
| 7 | Belize (BLZ) | 11 | 25 | 32 | 68 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 1,886 | 1,890 | 2,165 | 5,941 |

## Sports

Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Aquatics –  Cycling –  Football –  Gymnastics –  Roller sports –  Volleyball
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | Body | Body | 73 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 97 | 01 | 06 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | World | Central America | 73 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 97 | 01 | 06 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| Diving | | FINA | CCCAN | | | | | | | X | | | | |
| Open water swimming | | FINA | CCCAN | | | | | | | | | | X | X |
| Swimming | | FINA | CCCAN | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Synchronized swimming | | FINA | CCCAN | | | | | | | X | | | X | |
| Water polo | | FINA | CCCAN | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | |
| Archery | | FITA | COPARCO | | | | | | | X | | X | | |
| Athletics | | IAAF | CADICA | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Badminton | | BWF | BPA | | | X$^†$ | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball | | IBAF | COPABE | | 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 | | FIQ | PABCON | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | |
| Boxing | | AIBA | 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 | | UCI | COPACI | | | | | | | | | | X | X |
| Road Cycling | | UCI | COPACI | 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 | | FIFA | UNCAF | | | | | | | X | | | X | X |
| Gymnastics | | FIG | 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 | | FIRS | CPRS | | | | | | | X$^†$ | | | X | |
| Rowing | | FISA | | | | X$^†$ | | | | X | | X | | X |
| Sailing | | ISAF | | | | X$^†$ | | X | | | | | | |
| Shooting | | ISSF | CAT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | |
| Softball | | ISF | CONPASA | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Squash | | WSF | FPS | | | | | X | | X | | | | |
| Table tennis | | ITTF | LATTU | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Taekwondo | | WTF | PATU | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Tennis | | ITF | COTECC | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | X |
| Triathlon | | ITU | PATCO | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Beach Volleyball | | FIVB | NORCECA | | | | | | X$^†$ | X | | | X | X |
| Volleyball | | FIVB | NORCECA | 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 | Total sports | Total sports | Total sports | 16 | 18 | 20+3 | 22+1 | 27 | 25+1 | 29+1 | 19 | 23 | | |
$^†$: Exhibition contest

## Para Games

| Year | Event | Opened by | Host Country | Host City | Duration | Countries | Sports | Athletes |
| 2013 | I | | Costa Rica | San Jose | April 13 - April 21 | 6 | | |
| 2018 | II | | Nicaragua | Managua | January 21 - January 28 | 7 | | |