2026 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games (), also known as the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games and commonly referred as Santo Domingo 2026, was the 25th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games, a quadrennial sports multi-sport event. The Games took place from 24 July to 8 August 2026 in Santo Domingo, the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic. This was both the 25th edition of the games and centennial anniversary since the inaugural games in 1926.

The members of Centro Caribe Sports voted unanimously to grant the Games to Santo Domingo in their Extraordinary General Assembly in February 2022. It was the third time the games were held in the Dominican Republic after Santo Domingo hosted them in 1974 and Santiago de los Caballeros hosted them in 1986.

In March 2023, the organizers, along with CANOC President Keith Joseph proposed the inclusion of cricket in the event, which is planned to make a return in the 2028 Summer Olympics but, it was ultimately not included in the final program. Esports and skateboarding also made their debut in 2026. Meanwhile, squash made its return for the first time since 2018, alongside water skiing, returning for the first time since 2010.

Bidding process

2026 Central American and Caribbean Games bidding results City Country CACSO votesSanto Domingo37

Development and preparation

Santo Domingo zone (thirty-two sports)

Venue Events Capacity Status Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Athletics (track and field) 27,000 Renovated Opening Ceremonies Malecón Avenue Athletics (marathon) Existing Athletics (race walk) Cycling (Road) Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte Aquatics (diving, artistic swimming, swimming) Renovated Boxing Chess Cycling (Track) Fencing Judo Karate Softball (men's and women's) Racquetball Taekwondo Water polo Wrestling Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal Baseball 13,186 Dominican Sports Hall of Fame E-Sports 812 Ágora Mall Squash Arena Banreservas Virgilio Travieso Soto Basketball and Closing Ceremonies 8,270 Plaza Bolera Bowling Existing Centro Ecuestre Palmarejo Equestrian (Dressage, eventing, jumping) and Shooting (Shootgun) 600 New Horizons School Dance Artistic Skating, Free Artistic Skating Academia Militar Batalla de Las Carreras Modern Pentathlon Polígono de Tiro al Plato El Higüero Shooting (Trap and Skeet) Ciudad Juan Bosch Sports Center Netball Additional Pista de Patinaje del Parque 30 de Mayo Speed skating Additional Sans Souci Triathlon Existing Palacio del Voleibol Prof. Ricardo G. Arias Volleyball 4,600 Malecón Deportivo 3×3 basketball Additional Beach volleyball 450 Skateboarding Street

Parque del Este zone (ten sports)

Venue Events Capacity Status Campo de Tiro con Arco Archery Existing Pabellón de Tenis de Mesa Badminton 3,700 Pabellón de Balonmano Handball Pabellón de Gimnasia Gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic, trampoline) 1,202 Estadio de Hockey Sobre Césped Field hockey 200 Estadio Parque del Este Rugby sevens 1,000 Pabellón de Tenis de Mesa Table tennis 3,700 Centro Nacional de Tenis Tennis 3,700 Pabellón de Halterofilia Weightlifting 1,202 Renovated

South Zone (one sports)

Venue Events Capacity Status Punta Salinas Beach, Peravia Sailing Existing

East Zone (three sports)

Venue Events Capacity Status Sans Souci, Santo Domingo Este Aquatics (Open water swimming) Existing Corales Golf Course Golf Catalina Water Ski Lake, Guerra Water skiing

Zona Norte (five sports)

Venue Events Capacity StatusCentro de Remo y Canotaje Presa de Rincón Canoeing 1,600 Existing Rowing Pista de BMX La Barranquita Cycling (BMX) Circuito MTB La Barranquita Cycling (Mountain biking) Football 8,000 Encuentro Beach, Cabarete, Puerto Plata Surfing

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

Organizing committee On 30 May 2022, the Dominican Republic president Luis Abinader swore in the Organizing Committee composed of the first vice-president Felipe Vicini; second vice-president Antonio Acosta; third vice-president José Manuel Ramos; Ministry of Sports Francisco Camacho as Secretary General; treasurer Mercedes Canalda; Minister of Public Works Deligne Ascención; Major of Santo Domingo Carolina Mejía; members Frank Rainieri, Carlos Iglesias and Fernando Langa and the president of the committee, José P. Monegro who claimed that the games would be inclusive, colorful, austere and transparent.

Volunteers The National Volunteer Committee of the Dominican Central American and Caribbean Games Organizing Committee announced the recruitment to assist at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Torch relay The flame lighting ceremony was held on 11 April, in Teotihuacán, Mexico, attended by the Governor of State of Mexico, Delfina Gómez Álvarez, the president of Centro Caribe Sports, Luis Mejía Oviedo, the mayor of Santo Domingo, Carolina Mejía, the chairman José Monegro, members of the Organizing Committee, and other guests. After the flame was lit, the torch traveled to Santo Domingo on 12 April.

The 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games torch relay started from 6 May to 24 July 2026. It began in the National Palace in Santo Domingo and ended in Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, the main venue of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games. It visited the 31 provinces before traveling back to the city of Santo Domingo. The end of the relay was the closing to the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games opening ceremony.

Participating countries

The following nations participated:

Participating National Olympic Committees

(host)

French Guiana

Guadeloupe

Martinique

Sint Maarten

Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Games

The following competitions took place: 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games

Calendar The edition of the schedule was published by National Olympic Committee of The Dominican Republic.

All times and dates use Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4)

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|10 Boxing

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|8Cycling Road cycling

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|20 Track cycling

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| Mountain biking

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Equestrian

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|2 Football

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2026 Central American and Caribbean Games

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