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2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.

XX Central American and Caribbean Games
Host cityCartagena
CountryColombia
MottoStep into history
Spanish: Entra a la historia
Nations32
Athletes6,000
Events37
OpeningJuly 15, 2006
ClosingJuly 30, 2006
Opened byÁlvaro Uribe[1]
Athlete's OathCecilia Baena[1]
Torch lighterSergio Núñez Henao
Main venueEstadio Pedro de Heredia[1]

Host city

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Mascots

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The mascots for the Games were Cata the Indigenous girl and Dani the pelican.[1]

Nations

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Participating Nations
  Antigua and Barbuda   Netherlands Antilles   Aruba
  Bahamas   Barbados   Belize
  Bermuda   Colombia (Host)   Costa Rica
  Cuba   Dominica   El Salvador
  Grenada   Guatemala   Guyana
  Haiti   Honduras   Cayman Islands
  British Virgin Islands   United States Virgin Islands   Jamaica
  Mexico   Nicaragua   Panama
  Puerto Rico   Dominican Republic   Saint Kitts and Nevis
  Saint Lucia   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   Suriname
  Trinidad and Tobago   Venezuela

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Colombia)

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba1388661285
2  Mexico1078286275
3  Colombia*727077219
4  Venezuela4990124263
5  Puerto Rico24195396
6  Dominican Republic22314497
7  Jamaica96722
8  El Salvador6123048
9  Barbados621119
10  Guatemala5133048
11  Panama25714
12  Costa Rica2125
13  Netherlands Antilles2114
14  Trinidad and Tobago191121
15  Cayman Islands1203
  Virgin Islands1203
17  Guyana1102
18  British Virgin Islands1001
19  Bahamas06410
20  Haiti0538
21  Honduras0235
22  Grenada0202
23  Saint Kitts and Nevis0123
24  Saint Lucia0112
25  Nicaragua0044
26  Antigua and Barbuda0011
  Bermuda0011
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0011
  Suriname0011
Totals (29 entries)4494495651,463

Sports

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There were a total of 39 sports at the games.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Memoria XX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Cartagena de Indias 2006 (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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