2026 Central American and Caribbean Games

2026 Central American and Caribbean Games

Emblem of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games
Host city	Santo Domingo
Country	Dominican Republic
Motto	The Centennial Games Spanish: ¡Los Juegos del Centenario!
Nations	37
Athletes	6000+
Events	483 in 40 sports (56 disciplines)
Opening	24 July 2026
Closing	8 August 2026
Opened by	President Luis Abinader (expected)
Main venue	Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Website	https://jcc2026.org/en/
←  2023 San Salvador 2030 TBD  →

The 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Santo Domingo 2026), also known as the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2026, will be the 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games, a quadrennial sports multi-sport event scheduled to take place in 24 July 2026 to 8 August 2026 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It will be both the 25th edition of the games and one hundred years since the inaugural games. ^[1]

The members of Centro Caribe Sports voted unanimously to grant the game to Santo Domingo in their Extraordinary General Assembly in February 2022. It shall be the third time the games are held in the Dominican Republic. ^[2]

In March 2023, the organizers, along with CANOC President Keith Joseph proposed the inclusion of cricket in the event, which would make a return to 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Esports and skateboarding will also make its debut in the Central American and Caribbean Games. Squash will make its return (for the first time since 2018). ^[3]

Bidding process

2026 Central American and Caribbean Games bidding results
City	Country	CACSO votes
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic

Development and preparation

Santo Domingo zone (thirty-two sports)

Venue	Events	Capacity	Status
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez	Athletics (track and field)	27,000	Renovated
	Opening and Closing Ceremony
Parque Mirador Sur o Malecón	Athletics (race walk)		Existing
	Athletics (marathon)
Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte	Aquatics (diving, artistic swimming, swimming)		Renovated
	Water polo
	Softball (men's and women's)
	Boxing
	Chess
	Cycling (Track)
	Fencing
	Judo
	Karate
	Wrestling
	Racquetball
	Taekwondo
Estadio Quisqueya	Baseball	13,186
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto	Basketball	8,337
	Esports
Plaza Bolera	Bowling		Existing
Pista de Bicicrós	Cycling (BMX)
Mirador Sur	Cycling (Road)
Centro Ecuestre Palmarejo	Equestrian (Dressage, eventing, jumping)
Club Mauricio Báez	Netball
Polígono de Tiro al Plato El Higuero	Shooting (Pistol and Rifle)
Campamento Militar 16 de Agosto del Ejército	Shooting (Shootgun)
Pista de Patinaje del Parque 30 de Mayo	Speed skating		Additional
Sans Souci	Triathlon		Existing
Palacio del Voleibol Prof. Ricardo G. Arias	Volleyball
Monumento Fray Antonio de Montesinos	Beach volleyball
Cristo Park	Skateboarding
Gimnasio Body Shop	Squash

Parque del Este zone (nine sports)

Venue	Events	Capacity	Status
Campo de Tiro con Arco	Archery		Existing
Pabellón de Tenis de Mesa	Badminton
Estadio de Hockey Sobre Cesped	Field hockey
Pabellón de Gimnasia	Gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic, trampoline)	1,202
Pabellón de Balonmano	Handball
Club Náutico de Santo Domingo	Sailing
	Water skiing
Centro de Tenis Parque del Este	Tennis
Pabellón de Halterofilia	Weightlifting		Renovated

Zona Este zone (four sports)

Venue	Events	Capacity	Status
Abiertas Santo Domingo Juan Dolió	Aquatics (Open water swimming)		Existing
Punta Cana Campo Los Corales	Golf
Estadio Parque del Este	Rugby sevens	1,000
Pabellón de Tenis de Mesa	Table tennis	3,700

Zona Norte zone (five sports)

Venue	Events	Capacity	Status
Centro de Remo y Canotaje Presa de Rincón	Canoeing		Existing
	Rowing
Circuito MTB La Barranquita	Cycling (Mountain biking)
Estadio Cibao FC	Football	8,000
Puerto Plata Cabarete	Surfing

Non-competitive

Venue	Events	Capacity	Status
Villa Centroamericana y del Caribe	Central American and Caribbean Games Village		Additional
	Media Village
	International Broadcast Centre
	Main Press Centre

Volunteers

The National Volunteer Committee of the Dominican Central American and Caribbean Games Organizing Committee announced the recruitment to assist at the Central American and Caribbean Games. ^[4]

Participating countries

The following nations are expected to participate:

Participating National Olympic Committees [5]

Antigua and Barbuda   Aruba   Bahamas   Barbados   Belize   Bermuda   British Virgin Islands   Cayman Islands   Colombia   Costa Rica   Cuba   Curaçao   Dominica   Dominican Republic (host)   El Salvador French Guiana   Grenada Guadeloupe   Guatemala   Guyana   Haiti   Honduras   Jamaica Martinique   Mexico   Nicaragua   Panama   Puerto Rico   Saint Kitts and Nevis   Saint Lucia   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten   Suriname   Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands   Venezuela

Games

The following competitions are scheduled to place:

2026 Central American and Caribbean Games

Aquatics   Artistic swimming (9) ( details )   Diving (12) ( details )   Open water swimming (5) ( details )   Swimming (43) ( details )   Water polo (2) ( details )   Archery (10) ( details )   Athletics (27) ( details )   Badminton (4) ( details )   Baseball (1) ( details )   Basketball ( details ) Basketball (2) 3×3 basketball (2)   Beach soccer (2) ( details )   Bowling (10) ( details )   Boxing (13) ( details )   Canoeing (12) ( details )   Chess (8) ( details )   Cricket (2) ( details )   Cycling ( details ) BMX (2) Mountain biking (2) Road (2) Track (2)   Equestrian ( details ) Dressage (3) Eventing (2) Jumping (4)   Esports (15) ( details )   Fencing (6) ( details )   Field hockey (2) ( details )   Football (2) ( details )   Golf (2) ( details )   Gymnastics ( details ) Artistic (14) Rhythmic (9) Trampoline (4)   Handball (2) ( details )   Judo (28) ( details )   Karate (12) ( details )   Modern pentathlon (5) ( details )   Netball (1) ( details )   Racquetball (7) ( details )   Rowing (13) ( details )   Rugby sevens (2) ( details )   Sailing (7) ( details )   Shooting (25) ( details )   Skateboarding (2) ( details )   Softball (2) ( details )   Speed skating (7) ( details )   Squash (7) ( details )   Surfing (6) ( details )   Table tennis (7) ( details )   Taekwondo (14) ( details )   Tennis (7) ( details )   Triathlon (5) ( details )   Volleyball ( details ) Volleyball (2) Beach volleyball (2)   Weightlifting (16) ( details )   Wrestling ( details )   Freestyle wrestling   Greco-Roman wrestling

Calendar

The edition of the schedule was published by National Olympic Committee of The Dominican Republic. ^[6]

All times and dates use Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4)

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

July/August		20th Mon	21st Tue	22nd Wed	23th Thu	24th Fri	25th Sat	26th Sun	27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thu	31st Fri	1st Sat	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	Medal Events
Ceremonies						OC															CC	—N/a
Aquatics	Artistic swimming																	3	4	3	1	67
	Diving									●	●	3	3	2	4
	Open water swimming							2	2
	Swimming									8	10	7	7	8
	Water polo	●	●	●	●	●	●	2
Archery						●	●		●	●												10
Athletics
Badminton					●	●		●	●													17
Baseball/Softball
	Baseball												●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1		1
	Softball							●	●	●	●	●	1			●	●	●	●	●	1	2
Basketball	Basketball										●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1		4
	3×3 Basketball												●	●	2
Beach soccer
Bowling																						10
Boxing														●	●	●	●	●				14
Canoeing																						14
Chess							●	●	●	8												8
Cricket
Cycling	Road cycling																					20
	Track cycling
	BMX											2
	Mountain biking													2
Equestrian								●					●	●
Esports				●	●		6															6
Fencing																						21
Field hockey								●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1					2
Football											●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1		2
Golf							●	●	●
Gymnastics	Artistic																					26
	Rhythmic							●	●
	Trampolining								●
Handball											●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1		2
Judo																						45
Karate																						56
Modern pentathlon																●						15
Netball																●	●	●	●	12		12
Racquetball							●	●	●	●	●	●										21
Rowing							●	●	●	●												45
Rugby sevens							●	●
Sailing													●	●	●	●	●	●	●	11		11
Shooting																						25
Skateboarding																	●	2				2
Speed skating							●
Squash															●		●
Surfing							●	●	●	●	6											6
Table tennis														●	●		●					21
Taekwondo																						58
Tennis						●	●	●	●													7
Triathlon																						5
Volleyball	Beach volleyball						●	●	●	●	●	●	2									4
	Volleyball								●	●	●	●	1			●	●	●	●	1
Weightlifting																						32
Wrestling
Daily medal events		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	483
Cumulative total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July/August		20th Mon	21st Tue	22nd Wed	23th Thu	24th Fri	25th Sat	26th Sun	27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thu	31st Fri	1st Sat	2nd Sun	3rd Mon	4th Tue	5th Wed	6th Thu	7th Fri	8th Sat	Total events
		July												August

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Dominican Republic)

2026 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	0	0
	Aruba	0	0	0	0
	Bahamas	0	0	0	0
	Barbados	0	0	0	0
	Belize	0	0	0	0
	Bermuda	0	0	0	0
	British Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0
	Cayman Islands	0	0	0	0
	Colombia	0	0	0	0
	Costa Rica	0	0	0	0
	Cuba	0	0	0	0
	Curaçao	0	0	0	0
	Dominica	0	0	0	0
	Dominican Republic*	0	0	0	0
	El Salvador	0	0	0	0
	French Guiana	0	0	0	0
	Grenada	0	0	0	0
	Guadeloupe	0	0	0	0
	Guatemala	0	0	0	0
	Guyana	0	0	0	0
	Haiti	0	0	0	0
	Honduras	0	0	0	0
	Jamaica	0	0	0	0
	Martinique	0	0	0	0
	Mexico	0	0	0	0
	Nicaragua	0	0	0	0
	Panama	0	0	0	0
	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	0	0	0
	Saint Lucia	0	0	0	0
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	0	0
	Sint Maarten	0	0	0	0
	Suriname	0	0	0	0
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0
	Turks and Caicos Islands	0	0	0	0
	U.S. Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0
	Venezuela	0	0	0	0
Totals (37 entries)		0	0	0	0

Marketing

Colí the official mascot of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games

Emblem

The official emblem and motto for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games was unveiled on 8 February 2024 at the Salón A del Centro de Convenciones del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores in Santo Domingo, it takes the form of a silhouette of the geographic region of Central American and the Caribbean. ^{[7] [8]}

Corporate sponsorship

Sponsors of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games [9]
Official Central American and Caribbean Partners Claro Dominicana Grupo Ramos Ladbrokes National Lottery Authority Opri Sports ProKennex Sahara Slots Sirena

Official song

The official song for 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games was released on 8 February 2024, the song is performed by Manny Cruz. ^[10]

Mascot

The official mascot of the games is named Colí. It is inspired by the Hispaniolan Motmot (Todus subulatus), a bird endemic to Hispaniola. Colí symbolizes Dominican authenticity, resilience, and hospitality, as well as a commitment to sustainability and local culture. It was launched on October 13, 2025. ^[11]

References

1. "Santo Domingo, capital city of the Dominican Republic, is to host the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games when the event celebrates its 25th edition". newsinamerica.com. MRInternacional S.A. March 9, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
2. Lloyd, Owen (February 27, 2022). "Santo Domingo chosen as 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games host". Inside the Games. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
3. Precentrocaribe (2024-03-17). "Future Central American and Caribbean Games Presented Reports to the Executive Committee of Centro Caribe Sports". Centro Caribe Sports. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
4. "Voluntariado Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Santo Domingo 2026". Santo Domingo 2023 (in Spanish). 1 May 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
5. "Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games - Countries". Santo Domingo 2026. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
6. "Calendario". jcc2026.org. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
7. "RD dice estar lista para organizar los Juegos Centroamericanos Santo Domingo 2026". diariolibre.com. Diario Libre. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
8. "RD inicia ruta hacia los XXV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2026". robertocavada.com. Roberto Cavada. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
9. "¡Santo Domingo 2026 Organizing Committee and Grupo Ramos Sign Agreement Ahead of the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games". centrocaribesports.org. Centro Caribe Sports. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
10. "Hospitalidad será referencia en Juegos Centroamericanos". listindiario.com. Listin Diario. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
11. "Presentan Colí, la mascota de Santo Domingo 2026". jcc2026.com. Santo Domingo 2026. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.

External links

• Official website

Preceded by San Salvador

Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo XXV Central American and Caribbean Games (2026)

Succeeded by To be determined