The first edition of what is today known as Central American and Caribbean Games (CACGs) were held in Mexico City, Mexico, at Estadio Nacional from 12 October to 2 November 1926.
The second Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from 15 March to 5 April 1930. The event featured 596 athletes from nine nations, competing in ten sports. Women participated in the event for the first time.
The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held 19–30 November 1993, and included 3,570 athletes from 31 nations.
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010.
The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico. The Games featured 36 sports, with most occurred in Veracruz, but some occurred in Boca del Río, Xalapa, Córdoba, Tuxpan, and Coatzacoalcos
Giovanna José Blanco Bazon is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Central American Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial, typically in the first year after Summer Olympics. The Games are open for member federations of the Central American Sports Organization ORDECA in Central American countries.
Anny Lorena Cortés Ortíz is a judoka from Colombia.
RUM Racquetball Courts are a Racquetball center on UPRM in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Built in 2010 next to the Natatorio RUM. It held the Racquetball competitions of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. The complex has three courts.
The Guatemala women's national football team is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Costa Rica, having won the 1999 UNCAF championship.
The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Centro Caribe Sports is a regional sports federation which oversees the Central American and Caribbean Games. It is also known by its Spanish acronym ODECABE and/or its name in Spanish: Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe.
The artistic gymnastics competition of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Cartagena, Colombia, from 15–30 July 2006.
Saúl Gutiérrez Macedo is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner.
The Field hockey competition at the Central American and Caribbean Games is an international field hockey event organized by the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO) as part of the Central American and Caribbean Games. The men's competition was introduced in 1982, and women's field hockey competition was first organized during the 1986 games. The winning teams qualify for the next Pan American Games.
The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, also known as the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games and commonly known as San Salvador 2023, was the 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games, a quadrennial sports multi-sport event which was held from 23 June to 8 July 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Racquetball has been included at the Central American and Caribbean Games since 1990. Over that period Mexican players have dominated the podium, winning gold at every event in Men's and Women's Doubles, and winning gold in Men's and Women's Singles all but two times each. Mexico has also won every gold medal in the Men's and Women's Team events. Venezuela has the second most medals in men's events, while the Dominican Republic has won the second most medals in women's events.
Tennis has been an event at the Central American and Caribbean Games since 1926. It was not held in Panama City in 1970, but has otherwise been a permanent sport. Cuba's Juan Pino is the most successful Central American and Caribbean Games tennis player of all time, in terms of medals won (12).
The 2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games, officially the I Central American and Caribbean Beach Games, was an international multi-sport event held in Santa Marta, Colombia from November 19–26. It was the first time this event was realised. The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports.
The 2025 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games, officially the II Central American and Caribbean Beach Games, will be an international multi-sport event held in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports.
