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]
 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 |
Participating teams edit
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 |
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Sports edit
Beach handball ()
Beach rugby ()
Beach soccer ()
Beach tennis ()
Beach volleyball ()
Beach wrestling ()
Open water swimming ()
Sailing ()
Skateboarding ()
Surfing ()
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Colombia)
| 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 edit
- ^ "Santa Marta se prepara para Juegos los Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa". caracol.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Santa Marta recibe los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa". confidencialcolombia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Este 19 de noviembre inician en Santa Marta los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa". semana.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ (in Spanish) ODECABE website www.odecabe.org; retrieved 2010-03-03