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The Central American Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial (every 4 years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The Games are for countries in Central America

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

Editions

Year	Event	Host city		Duration	Countries	Sports	Athletes
1973	I Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			November 24 - November 30	6	16	966
1973	I Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...	Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...	November 24 - November 30	6	16	966
1977	II Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			November 25 - December 1	5	19	1282
1977	II Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...	El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...	November 25 - December 1	5	19	1282
1986	III Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			January 4 - January 10	5		1320
1986	III Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...	Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...	January 4 - January 10	5		1320
1990	IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			January 5 - January 11	7		2082
1990	IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...	Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...	January 5 - January 11	7		2082
1994	V Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			November 25 - December 1	7		2112
1994	V Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...	El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...	November 25 - December 1	7		2112
1997	VI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			December 5 - December 12	7		2290
1997	VI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...	Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...	December 5 - December 12	7		2290
2001	VII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			December 1 - December 8	7	33	2255
2001	VII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...	Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...	December 1 - December 8	7	33	2255
2006	VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos			March 2 - March 14	6	20	1095
2006	VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos	San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...	Honduras	March 2 - March 14	6	20	1095
2010	IX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos 2010 Central American Games The IX Central American Games was a multi-sport event that took place between 9 and 19 April 2010. The competition featured 23 sports which were contested at various venues, with Panama acting as the primary host country and El Salvador playing a supporting role.-Preparation:The event was delayed...			April 9 - April 19	6	23	1.739
2010		Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...	Panama Panama Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...	April 9 - April 19	6	23	1.739
2013	X Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos 2013 Central American Games The 2013 Central American Games, the X edition of the Central American Games, will be held in San Jose, Costa Rica in the spring of 2013. It will be the largest multi-sport event organized in Costa Rica....			spring 2013	7	TBD	TBD
2013		San Jose San José San José, or San Jose, is the Spanish for Saint Joseph. It usually refers to one of two major cities. These are:San José, Costa Rica, the capital of Costa RicaSan Jose, California, the tenth-most populous city in the United States...	Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....	spring 2013	7	TBD	TBD

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