Participating teams
32 nations and dependencies competed in these Beach Games.
Below is a list of all the participating NOCs. The number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
|---|
|
| Nations | 32 |
|---|---|
| Athletes | 1500 |
| Events | 47 in 19 sports |
| Opening | TBD |
| Closing | TBD |
| Opened by | President Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
The 2025 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games (Spanish: Juegos Centroamericanos y de Caribe de Mar y Playa), officially the II Central American and Caribbean Beach Games, will be an international multi-sport event held in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. [1] [2] The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports (formerly CACSO). [3]
32 nations and dependencies competed in these Beach Games.
Below is a list of all the participating NOCs. The number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
|---|
|
Beach athletics () 
Beach handball () 
Beach rugby () 
Beach soccer () 
Beach tennis () 
Beach volleyball () 
Beach wrestling () 
Open water swimming () 
Sailing () 
Skateboarding () 
Surfing () * Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica (CRC)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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