Athletics was a sport at the inaugural Central American Games in 1926 (later renamed the Central American and Caribbean Games) and it has remained part of the event's sporting programme throughout its history.Central American and Caribbean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
Editions GamesYear Host cityHost countryMain venueEventsNationsAthletesBest nationMenWomen I 1926 Mexico City Estadio Nacional 20 — II 1930 Havana 20 — III 1935 San Salvador 20 — IV 1938 Panama City Estadio J.D. Arosemena 21 6 V 1946 Barranquilla 21 7 VI 1950 Guatemala City 21 7 VII 1954 Mexico City 22 6 VIII 1959 Caracas 22 6 IX 1962 Kingston 22 7 X 1966 San Juan 23 9 XI 1970 Panama City 23 12 XII 1974 Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte 23 12 21 278 XIII 1978 Medellín Estadio Atanasio Girardot 23 14 XIV 1982 Havana Estadio Pedro Marrero 24 16 XV 1986 Santiago Estadio La Barranquita 24 19 XVI 1990 Mexico City Estadio Olímpico Universitario 24 19 28 294 XVII 1993 Ponce Estadio Francisco Montaner 24 19 30 287 XVIII 1998 Maracaibo Estadio José Pachencho Romero 24 22 31 436 XIX 2002 San Salvador Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca 22 21 28 282 XX 2006 Cartagena Estadio Pedro de Heredia 22 21 31 444 XXI 2010 Mayagüez Mayagüez Athletics Stadium 24 23 30 431 XXII 2014 Veracruz Estadio H.J. Corona 24 23 31 417 XXIII 2018 Barranquilla Estadio Metropolitano 24 22 35 468 XXIV 2023 San Salvador Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González 24 22 30 400 XXV 2026 Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez 23 24 30 439
See also List of Central American and Caribbean Games records in athletics List of Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
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