2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games

2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games

Emblem of the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games
Nations	26
Athletes	544
Events	38 in 10 sports
Opening	19 November 2022
Closing	26 November 2022
Opened by	President Gustavo Petro
Torch lighter	Rafael Acosta Rodríguez
Ceremony venue	Parque Deportivo El Rodadero
Website	santamarta2022.com

The 2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games (Spanish: Juegos Centroamericanos y de Caribe de Mar y Playa), 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.^[1][2][3] The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports (formerly CACSO).^[4]

Participating teams

26 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

Antigua and Barbuda (3)  Aruba (2)  Bahamas (12)  Barbados (38)  Cayman Islands (6)  Colombia (98) (host)  Costa Rica (16)  Cuba (14)  Curaçao (7)  Dominican Republic (32)  El Salvador (26) Guadeloupe (10)  Haiti (5)  Jamaica (2) Martinique (7)  Mexico (70)  Nicaragua (4)  Panama (15)  Puerto Rico (56)  Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)  Saint Lucia (4)  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)  Suriname (6)  Trinidad and Tobago (20)  Virgin Islands (8)  Venezuela (79)

Sports

•  Beach handball (details)
•  Beach rugby (details)
•  Beach soccer (details)
•  Beach tennis (details)
•  Beach volleyball (details)
•  Beach wrestling (details)
•  Open water swimming (details)
•  Sailing (details)
•  Skateboarding (details)
•  Surfing (details)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Venezuela (VEN)	11	11	7	29
2	Puerto Rico (PUR)	9	4	4	17
3	Colombia (COL)*	7	8	5	20
4	Mexico (MEX)	5	6	10	21
5	El Salvador (ESA)	2	0	0	2
6	Cuba (CUB)	1	1	1	3
	Dominican Republic (DOM)	1	1	1	3
8	Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)	1	0	0	1
	Aruba (ARU)	1	0	0	1
10	Panama (PAN)	0	4	2	6
11	Barbados (BAR)	0	2	2	4
12	Costa Rica (CRC)	0	1	1	2
13	Guadeloupe (GLP)	0	0	2	2
	U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV)	0	0	2	2
15	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		38	38	38	114

References

1. "Santa Marta se prepara para Juegos los Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa". caracol.com.co (in Spanish). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. "Santa Marta recibe los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa". confidencialcolombia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
3. "Este 19 de noviembre inician en Santa Marta los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa". semana.com (in Spanish). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
4. (in Spanish) ODECABE website www.odecabe.org; retrieved 2010-03-03

External links

• Official site