2023 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023), 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.

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Emblem of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Host citySan Salvador
CountryEl Salvador
MottoIt's time to transcend
Spanish: Es momento de trascender
Nations37[1]
Athletes5,000+[1]
Events434 in 37 sports (52 disciplines)
Opening23 June
Closing8 July
Opened byPresident Nayib Bukele
Main venueEstadio Nacional Jorge "El Mágico" Gonzalez
Websitesansalvador2023.com

They were planned to take place in Panama City, Panama,[2] until the government announced on 24 July 2020 that it had decided to withdraw as the hosts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Panama. Centro Caribe Sports had search for alternatives. In May 2021 San Salvador, El Salvador was chosen to replace Panama City as main host city, as due to infrastructure and schedule issues 7 sports were relocated to Santo Domingo, in Dominican Republic.

Bidding process

Panama City had presented itself as the only candidate to organize the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games and also announced the commitment of the Panamanian State to invest 200 million dollars for both infrastructure and the organization of the event.

One of the advantages presented by the Panamanian delegation to Centro Caribe Sports was that it would not be necessary to build an athletes' village for the event, because instead the athletes would be hosted in hotels. On 3 February 2017, Centro Caribe Sports announced that Panama City would host the event.[3] It would have been the third time: Panama City first hosted the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1938 and then in 1970.[4]

On 24 July 2020, Panama announced that it was withdrawing as the host of the 2022 event as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Centro Caribe Sports expressed its surprise at the sudden withdrawal and assured that the event will still take place in 2022. It said the executive committee would meet on 25 July 2020 to discuss the issue and begin a search for solutions and alternatives.[5][6]


On 15 November 2020 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico presented a bid to host the games conditioned that it receive financial support from the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico. Mayagüez previously held the games on 2010, and thus would not have to invest as much on infrastructure since it would reuse most of the facilities.[7]

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games bidding results
City Country CACSO votes
Mayagüez  Puerto Rico
San Salvador  El Salvador

Development and preparation

Venues

Due to infrastructure and calendar issues 7 sports were relocated to Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic: taekwondo, modern pentathlon, equestrian, canoeing, shooting, racquetball and field hockey.[8]

San Salvador zone (thirty-one sports)
Ciudad Merliot Sports Complex, headquarter of the swimming competitions.
Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández before the renovations
Venue Events Capacity Status
Estadio Nacional Jorge "El Mágico" Gonzalez Athletics (track and field) 35,000 Renovated
Shooting
Opening Ceremony
Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández Volleyball (men's and women's) 6,000
Karate
Complejo Deportivo El Polvorín Table tennis 2,000
Aquatics (diving, artistic swimming)
Badminton
Speed skating
Track
Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Basketball 12,500
Estadio de Sóftbol Pablo Guzmán Softball (men's and women's) 3,000
Parque de Pelota Saturnino Bengoa Baseball 4,000
Coliseo UES Fencing Additional
Avenida Jerusalem Road Existing
Plaza Gerardo Barrios 3×3 basketball
Boxing
Salon Hotel Terraza Bodybuliding
Chess
Piscina Olímpica Swimming Renovated
Water polo
Circuito Urbano Frente a Metrocenter Athletics (race walk) Existing
Circuito Urbano Árbol de La Paz Athletics (marathon)
Fosa de Clavados Complejo Deportivo El Polvorín Aquatics (diving, artistic swimming)
Universidad de El Salvador Athletics (marathon) Renovated
Closing Ceremony
Teatro Presidente Bodybuliding 1,429 Existing
Estadio de Playa Flor Blanca Beach soccer 1,800 Additional
Beach volleyball
Complejo Deportivo Flor Blanca Weightlifting 1,800
Beach volleyball
Netball
La Cuna del Mágico Wrestling Additional
Velódromo Nacional Speed skating 2,000 Existing
Estadio Universitario Rugby sevens 10,000 Renovated
Colonia Guatemala Softball (women's) Existing
Ciudad Merliot zone (five sports)
Venue Events Capacity Status
Complejo Deportivo de Ciudad Merliot Water polo 1,800 Renovated
Archery
Gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic, trampoline)
Tennis
Poligono de Tiro Shooting
Canachas de Tenis Complejo Deportivo de Ciudad Merliot Tennis
Ilopango zone (four sports)
Lago Ilopango
Venue Events Capacity Status
Lago Ilopango Rowing Renovated
Parque Recreativo Apulo Open water swimming
Sailing
Club Salvadoreño Rowing Existing
La Libertad zone (three sports)
Venue Events Capacity Status
Punta Roca Surfing Existing
Surf City
Colegio San Francisco Volleyball (women's)
Santa Tecla zone (three sports)
Venue Events Capacity Status
Estadio Nacional Las Delicias Football 10,000 Renovated
Ecoparque El Espino BMX Existing
Polígono de Tiro con Arco "Jorge Jiménez" Archery Existing
Mejicanos zone (two sports)
Venue Events Capacity Status
Villa CARI Bowling Renovated
Division Transito Terrestre Athletics (marathon) Existing
San José Villanueva zone (one sport)
Venue Events Capacity Status
Club El Encanto Golf Existing
Soyapango (one sport)
Venue Events Capacity Status
Multigimnasio Don Bosco Handball Renovated
Outlying (thirteen sports)
Ahuachapán
Venue Events Capacity Status
Coliseo de Bádminton (Ahuachapán) Badminton Existing
Duela de Voleibol (Chalchuapa) Netball
Weightlifting
Comalapa (Comalapa) Mountain biking
Punta Roca (La Libertad) Surfing
Costa del Sol (San Luis La Herradura) Triathlon
Centro Ecuestre Palmarejo (Santo Domingo) Equestrian (Dressage, eventing, jumping)
Centro de Remo y Canotaje Presa el Rincon (Santo Domingo) Canoeing
Estadio de Hockey del Parque del Este (Santo Domingo) Field hockey
Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte (Santo Domingo) Modern pentathlon
Racquetball
Taekwondo
Polígono de Tiro al Plato El Higuero (Santo Domingo) Shooting
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 Salvadoran 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Organizing Committee announced the recruitment of nearly 4,000 volunteers to assist at the Central American and Caribbean Games.[9]

Torch relay
Central American Caribbean Torch at the opening ceremony

The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games torch relay was from 6 June to 23 June 2023. After being lit in Teotihuacán, Mexico, the torch traveled to San Salvador on the 23 June. The Salvadoran leg began in the Aeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador in San Luis Talpa and will end in Estadio Nacional Jorge "El Mágico" Gonzalez, the main venue of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. It visited more than 60 Salvadoran cities and towns, including all 14 state capitals. The end of the relay was the closing to the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games opening ceremony.[10][11]

Participating countries

The following nations are expected to participate:

Participating National Olympic Committees[12]
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (6)
  •  Aruba (30)
  •  Bahamas (15)
  •  Barbados (181)
  •  Belize (9)
  •  Bermuda (51)
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Cayman Islands
  • Centro Caribe Sports‍[a]
  •  Colombia
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Cuba (509)
  •  Curaçao
  •  Dominica
  •  Dominican Republic (457) (sub host)
  •  El Salvador (550) (host)
  • French Guiana French Guiana
  •  Grenada
  • Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
  •  Guyana
  •  Haiti
  •  Honduras
  •  Jamaica
  • Martinique Martinique
  •  Mexico (644)
  •  Nicaragua (158)
  •  Panama
  •  Puerto Rico (401)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
  •  Suriname
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
  •  Venezuela (463)

[a] Because the International Olympic Committee suspended the Guatemalan Olympic Committee in 15 October 2022,[13][14] Guatemalan athletes are competing as Independent Athletes and are using the Centro Caribe Sports flag.[15]

Games

Parade of Nations

The opening ceremony for the games was held on 23 June 2023, although the boxing tournament commenced one day earlier on 22 June 2023. The table tennis and beach volleyball tournaments commenced one two days earlier, on 21 June 2023. Only flagbearers took part in the parade of nations. French Guiana and Saint Martin (Sint Maarten), did not take part in the parade; their flags are not hoisted in the athletes village.

Sports

The following competitions are scheduled to place:

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games[16]

Calendar

The edition of the schedule was published by National Olympic Committee of El Salvador.[17]

All times and dates use Atlantic Standard Time and Central Standard Time (UTC-4 and UTC-6)
OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony
June/July 21st
Wed		 22nd
Thu		 23rd
Fri		 24th
Sat		 25th
Sun		 26th
Mon		 27th
Tue		 28th
Wed		 29th
Thu		 30th
Fri		 1st
Sat		 2nd
Sun		 3rd
Mon		 4th
Tue		 5th
Wed		 6th
Thu		 7th
Fri		 8th
Sat		 Medal
Events
Ceremonies OCCC—
Aquatics Artistic swimming 2 2 2 2 1 67
Diving 2 1 2 1 2 2
Open water swimming 2 1 2
Swimming 7 7 4 8 8 8
Water polo ● ● ● ● ● 1
Archery ● 2 2 ● 3 3 10
Athletics 4 8 6 9 11 9 47
Badminton ● ● 1 ● ● ● 5 6
Baseball/Softball
Baseball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Softball ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Basketball Basketball ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 4
3×3 Basketball ● ● 2
Beach soccer ● ● ● ● 1 1
Bowling 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 10
Boxing ● ● ● ● ● 13 13
Canoeing 4 3 2 9
Chess ● ● 4 4 8
Cycling Road cycling 2 2 20
Track cycling 2 2 3 ● 5
BMX 2
Mountain biking 2
Equestrian ● ● 1 ● 1 2 1 1 2 8
Fencing 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Field hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Golf ● ● ● 2 2
Gymnastics Artistic 1 1 2 5 5 26
Rhythmic ● 3 6
Trampolining 2 1
Handball ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 2
Judo 5 4 5 1 15
Karate 4 5 3 12
Modern pentathlon ● 1 1 1 2 5
Netball ● ● ● ● 1 1
Racquetball ● ● ● ● ● 5 ● 2 7
Rowing ● ● 4 4 4 12
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Sailing ● ● ● 6 6
Shooting 4 4 1 4 1 4 2 1 1 2 24
Speed skating 2 6 2 4 14
Surfing ● ● ● ● 4 2 6
Table tennis ● ● 2 1 2 ● 2 7
Taekwondo 4 4 4 2 14
Tennis ● ● ● 3 2 ● 2 7
Triathlon 4 1 5
Volleyball Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 4
Volleyball ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1
Weightlifting 10 8 8 6 32
Wrestling 6 6 6 18
Daily medal events00226292737432616192425254243518443
Cumulative total002285784121164190206225249274299341384435443
June/July 2023 21st
Wed		 22nd
Thu		 23rd
Fri		 24th
Sat		 25th
Sun		 26th
Mon		 27th
Tue		 28th
Wed		 29th
Thu		 30th
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 (El Salvador)

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table[18]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico145108100353
2 Colombia879265244
3 Cuba745963196
4 Venezuela324680158
5 Dominican Republic253650111
6 Puerto Rico25274496
7Centro Caribe Sports17273579
8 Trinidad and Tobago87419
9 El Salvador*831728
10 Panama561223
11 Costa Rica492033
12 Aruba37616
13 Jamaica261119
14 Barbados2259
15 Virgin Islands2002
16 Nicaragua1146
17 Bahamas1124
18 Saint Lucia1113
19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1023
20 Guyana1001
21 Bermuda0246
22 Haiti0112
23 Cayman Islands0101
 Curaçao0101
25 Honduras0077
26 British Virgin Islands0022
 Dominica0022
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe0022
29Martinique Martinique0011
Totals (29 entries)4444435401427

Marketing
Maqui (left) and Volco (right) official mascots of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games

Emblem

The official emblem and motto for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games was unveiled on 23 January 2023 at the former Casa Presidencial in San Jacinto, it takes the form of a circle in an colored star pattern. The design was meant to "express the constant movement, evolution and transformation process that El Salvador is experiencing". The stars "represent guided humanity since its origins and have become a symbol that represents harmony, prosperity and glory". The official slogan Es momento de trascender was also unveiled on 23 January 2023. The slogan will be solely used in Spanish.[19]

Official song

The official song for 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games was released on 8 May 2023, the song is performed by Zaki, Leena Bae, Mayki Graff, and Sebas Barcenas. The song was released by Yamil Bukele, president of the Organizing Committee of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games (COSSAN2023).[20]

Corporate sponsorship
Sponsors of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games[21]
Official Central American and Caribbean Partners
  • Banco Cuscatlan
  • Bornan Sports Technology
  • CEL
  • Coca-Cola
  • Electrolit
  • Lotería
  • SISA Suguros
  • Surf City El Salvador

Mascots

The official mascots of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games are Maqui and Volco. Maqui a figure inspried by the Maquilíshuat tree and the Games' official emblem. Its fictional characteristics include the ability to run. Volco a figure inspried by the Quezaltepeque Volcano and the Games' official emblem. Its fictional characteristics include the ability of climbing. The official mascots for 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games were released on 23 May 2023.[22][23]

Pictograms

On 7 March 2023, the official pictograms were presented of the different disciplines that will be played in the games.[24]

Broadcasters
Territory Rights holder Ref
Colombia Colombia Claro Sports [25]
Costa Rica Costa Rica Claro Sports [25]
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Claro Sports [25]
El Salvador El Salvador
[25][26]
Guatemala Guatemala Claro Sports [25]
Honduras Honduras Claro Sports [25]
Mexico Mexico
[25]
Nicaragua Nicaragua Claro Sports [25]
Panama Panama Claro Sports [25]
Venezuela Venezuela Claro Sports [25]

People can also follow the Central American and Caribbean Games through the SAN2023 application, which can be downloaded on the Google Play platforms, for Android devices, and on the App Store for iOS devices.

See also

References
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  2. "Panamá oficialmente será sede de Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2022". Telemetro. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "Panamá será la sede de los Juegos Centroamericanos 2022". El Nuevo Dia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. "Panamá crea Comité Organizador de Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2022". La Vanguardia. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "Panamá declina sede de los Juegos 2022 y del Mundial Sub-20 femenino". La Prensa. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. Statement from CACSO
  7. Ribas Reyes, Fernando (16 November 2020). "El Copur oficializa a Mayagüez". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Vol. 18302. San Juan, PR. p. 43.
  8. Sánchez G., Carlos (3 May 2022). "Confirmados los deportes que República Dominicana acogerá para Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023" [Confirmed the sports that the Dominican Republic will host for Central American and Caribbean San Salvador 2023]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. "Voluntariado Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023". San Salvador 2023 (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. "¡El Fuego Nuevo ya viaja hacia San Salvador!". San Salvador 2023 (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. "Fuego Centroamericano y del Caribe llegó para iluminar los mejores juegos de la historia". San Salvador 2023 (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. "San Salvador 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games - Countries". San Salvador 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. "Guatemala with effect as from 15 October; issues a final warning to NOC of India". Olympics. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. Jensen Toussaint (18 October 2022). "Guatemala gets suspended by International Olympic Committee". Al Dia. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  15. Viana, Diego (20 June 2023). "Atletas de Guatemala no podrán representar a su país en Juegos San Salvador 2023". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  16. "Calendario De Juegos Centroamericanos Y Del Caribe 2023" (PDF). sansalvador2023.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  17. "Calendario". sansalvador2023. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  18. "San Salvador 2023 Medal Standings". SanSalvador2023.com. San Salvador 2023. 14 June 2023.
  19. ""San Salvador 2023: Es momento de trascender". sansalvador2023.com. COSSAN. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  20. "San Salvador 2023 da la bienvenida a sus patrocinadores oficiales". sansalvador2023.com. COSSAN. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  21. "¡No voy a parar!, la canción oficial de los Juegos San Salvador 2023". sansalvador2023.com. COSSAN. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  22. "¡Y con ustedes, Maqui!". sansalvador2023.com. COSSAN. 23 May 2023.
  23. "¡Volco se suma a la fiesta de San Salvador 2023!". sansalvador2023.com. COSSAN. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  24. "En Salvador 2023 se disputarán 465 eventos y entregarán 1,499 medallas" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  25. "Claro Sports transmitirá los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023". Claro Sports. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  26. "COSSAN dio actualización de avances de los Juegos San Salvador 2023". San Salvador 2023. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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