2017 Central American Games

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XI Central American Games
XI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos
2017 Central American Games logo.svg
Host city Managua
Country Nicaragua
Teams7
OpeningDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
ClosingDecember 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)
Opened by Daniel Ortega
Main venue Dennis Martínez National Stadium
Website Official website

The 2017 Central American Games , the XI edition of the Central American Games, were hosted in Managua, Nicaragua during 3–17 December 2017. [1]

Contents

Sports

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In addition, four sports that are not part of the Olympic schedule will be included:

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Nicaragua)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)1108790287
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)696248179
3Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NIC)*587781216
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)415563159
5Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador  (ESA)372884149
6Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras  (HON)273247106
7Flag of Belize.svg  Belize  (BLZ)24612
Totals (7 entries)3443454191,108

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References

Medallero Oficial de los Juegos Centroamericanos Managua 2017 http://www.managua2017.org/medallero Archived 2017-12-21 at the Wayback Machine

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