The Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championship event. The games are for countries in the Caribbean, Central American country Belize and South American Caribbean countries Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
The games are overseen by The Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees "CANOC"
The first edition of the Caribbean Games was held in Guadeloupe between June 29 to July 3, 2022.
History The concept of Caribbean Games emerged in 1999 with a proposal from the government of Trinidad and Tobago submitted to CARICOMThe concept of the Caribbean Games to imagine a regional competition space reserved for small Caribbean nations.
The proposal was rejected but resurfaced fairly quickly in 2003 following .the creation of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC). While the initial aim was to bring together only English-speaking nations, it was expanded to include the Netherlands Islands as well as the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and Cuba. From the outset, the number of sports was to be limited, with a range set between five and seven. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) hoped to secure an option to host the first edition in 2009, and Cuba possibly the second. However, the cost proved to be an obstacle to the realization of the games. At the 16th CANOC General Assembly, held on October 30 2016, at the Karibea Hotel Resort in Gosier, the nations considered hosting the first games.
In January 2020, the first Caribbean Games were finally awarded to Guadeloupe for organization at the end of juin 2021Guadeloupe to host inaugural Caribbean Games in 2021Les jeux de la Caraïbe auront lieu fin juin 2021Despite the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics from 2020 to 2021, le comité a décidé de maintenir l'édition en 2021 mais, faisant face la crise économique du COVID-19, les coûts sont revus à la baisse en passant de 2,5 M d'€ à 1,5M d'€ avec la suppression par exemple des cérémonies d'ouverture et de clôture. L'édition prévue du 30 juin au 4 juillet 2021 est finalement reportée en 2022 Inaugural Caribbean Games postponed to 2022 due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Editions
Year Edition Host city Host nation(as recognized by the IOC) Dates Nations Events Sports Competitors Top placed team20221Les Abymes29 June – 3 July297800 20272Oranjestad5–17 September TBA TBATBATBA20313RoseauTBA
Sports
Nations Nation2022Anguilla at the 2022 Caribbean GamesAruba at the 2022 Caribbean GamesAntigua and Barbuda at the 2022 Caribbean GamesBahamas at the 2022 Caribbean GamesBarbados at the 2022 Caribbean GamesBermuda at the 2022 Caribbean GamesBelize at the 2022 Caribbean GamesBritish Virgin Islands at the 2022 Caribbean GamesCayman Islands at the 2022 Caribbean GamesCuba at the 2022 Caribbean GamesCuracao at the 2022 Caribbean GamesDominica at the 2022 Caribbean GamesDominican Republic at the 2022 Caribbean GamesGuadeloupe at the 2022 Caribbean GamesGrenada at the 2022 Caribbean GamesFrench Guiana at the 2022 Caribbean GamesGuyana at the 2022 Caribbean GamesHaiti at the 2022 Caribbean GamesU.S. Virgin Islands at the 2022 Caribbean GamesJamaica at the 2022 Caribbean GamesSaint Lucia at the 2022 Caribbean GamesMontserrat at the 2022 Caribbean GamesMartinique at the 2022 Caribbean GamesPuerto Rico at the 2022 Caribbean GamesSaint Kitts and Nevis at the 2022 Caribbean Games Suriname at the 2022 Caribbean GamesDid not participate Trinidad and Tobago at the 2022 Caribbean GamesTurks and Caicos at the 2022 Caribbean GamesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2022 Caribbean Games
See also Pan American Games Commonwealth Games Central American and Caribbean Games
References
External links
CANOC