2006 Central American Games
| Host city | Managua | ||
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| Country |
 Nicaragua | ||
| Nations participating | 6 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1100 | ||
| Events | 19 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | March 3, 2006 | ||
| Closing ceremony | March 12, 2006 | ||
| Officially opened by | Melitón Sánchez | ||
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico del Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte | ||
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The VIII Central American Games (Spanish: VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 3 and 12 March 2006.
The games were initially scheduled between 9 and 18 December 2005 in Guatemala with support of El Salvador. However, the damages caused by Hurricane Stan in October 2005 led to the resignment of the designated hosts.[1] Therefore, only a basic version of the games was organized with venues distributed over five countries. A sober opening ceremony took place in Managua, Nicaragua, with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panamá being co-hosts. The games were opened by ORDECA president Melitón Sánchez from Panamá.[2][3][4][5]
The competition featured 19 sports which were contested at various venues. 10 sports were cancelled. El Salvador did not participate. There was no torch run, no games motto, no athletes village, no mascot.[6]
Venues
- Nicaragua: athletics, baseball, bodybuilding, boxing.
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Panama: basketball, fencing, softball, swimming, wrestling. -
Costa Rica: chess, racquetball, taekwondo, triathlon. -
Guatemala: cycling, equestrian, shooting, weightlifting. -
Honduras: judo, table tennis.
Sports
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Medal table
There is no official medal table published by the organizers of the games.[6] The table below is published in at least two sources.[6][7] It is reported that a couple of medals were deprived retrospectively after protests from Costa Rica and Honduras.[8]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala |
105 | 73 | 36 | 214 |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
35 | 26 | 18 | 79 |
| 3 | Nicaragua |
34 | 39 | 51 | 124 |
| 4 | Honduras |
24 | 46 | 53 | 123 |
| 5 | Panama |
16 | 20 | 23 | 59 |
| 6 |  Belize |
0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Total | 296 | 297 | 343 | 936 | |
References
- ↑ Guatemala y El Salvador desisten - Juegos CA cancelados (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, October 28, 2005, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ Quintero, Abdiel (March 3, 2006), Juegos Centroamericanos inician hoy en Nicaragua (in Spanish), Panamá América, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ Inaugurados en Nicaragua los VIII Juegos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, March 3, 2006, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ Centroamericanos: Inauguran los juegos en Nicaragua (in Spanish), El Mexicano, México, March 3, 2006, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS 2006 POR LA DIGNIDAD DEL ATLETA (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico de Guatemala, retrieved August 3, 2012
- 1 2 3 Jiménez M., Gustavo (March 13, 2006), Juegos Centroamericanos - Ticos ganaron taekwondo (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ Juegos Centroamericanos: Guatemala lideró de principio a fin el cuadro de medallas. (in Spanish), Tera Deportes, March 13, 2006, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ Alfaro, Emir (March 31, 2006), Nos quitan medallas - Ordeca cede y aprueba despojo (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, retrieved August 3, 2012