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.

They were planned to take place in Panama City, Panama, 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.

Chess and Netball made its debut in the Central American and Caribbean Games.

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. It would have been the third time: Panama City first hosted the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1938 and then in 1970.

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.Statement from CACSO

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 in 2010, and thus would not have to invest as much on infrastructure since it would reuse most of the facilities.

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games bidding results City Country CACSO votesMayagüezSan 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.

San Salvador zone (thirty-one sports)

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 Cycling (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 Cycling (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 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 Héroes y Mártires UES Rugby sevens 10,000 RenovatedClosing ceremony 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)

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 Cycling (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)

Venue Events Capacity Status Coliseo de Bádminton (Ahuachapán) Badminton Existing Duela de Voleibol (Chalchuapa) Netball Weightlifting Comalapa (Comalapa) Cycling (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 de Rincón (Sabana del Puerto, Monseñor Nouel) 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.

Torch relay

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.

Participating countries The following nations participated:

Participating National Olympic Committees

Centro Caribe Sports

(sub host) (host)

Guadeloupe

Honduras

Martinique

Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Because the International Olympic Committee suspended the Guatemalan Olympic Committee on 15 October 2022, Guatemalan athletes are competing as Independent Olympic Athletes and are using the Centro Caribe Sports flag.

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 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

Calendar The edition of the schedule was published by National Olympic Committee of El Salvador.

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