2022 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 24th Central American and Caribbean Games are scheduled to take place in 2022. They were planned to take place in Panama City, Panama,[1] until the government announced on 24 July 2020 that it had decided to withdraw as the hosts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CACSO has begun a search for alternatives.

Main article: Central American and Caribbean Games
2022 Central American and Caribbean Games
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Opening ceremony2022

Bidding process
The original logo for the 2022 Panama Games

Panama City had presented itself as the only candidate to organize the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games and also announced the commitment of the Panamanian State to invest 200 million dollars for both infrastructure and the organization of the event. One of the advantages presented by the Panamanian delegation to the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization was that it would not be necessary to build an athletes village for the event, because instead the athletes would be hosted in hotels. On February 3, 2017, CACSO announced that Panama City would host the event.[2] It would have been the third time: Panama City first hosted the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1938 and then in 1970.[3]

On 24 July 2020, Panama announced that it was withdrawing as the host of the 2022 event as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization expressed its surprise at the sudden withdrawal and assured that the event will still take place in 2022. It said the Executive Committee would meet on 25 July 2020 to discuss the issue and begin a search for solutions and alternatives.[4][5]

Sports

The original 2022 program for Panama featured 37 sports.[6]

Venues

Events were originally due to take place at 28 venues, with each event being held in one of four geographically segregated clusters: Panama Center, East Panama, Reverted Area, Amador, and North Panama. Surf was to take place in Playa Venao, near Pedasí, Los Santos. [6]

Venue Events Status
National Athletics Stadium Athletics Planned construction
National Racquet Centre Badminton Planned construction
Table Tenis
Roberto Duran Arena Basketball Existing
Polideportivo I Volleyball Planned Construction
Atlapa Convention Centre Boxing Existing
Park of the North Mountain Biking Under construction
BMX
Climbing
National Aquatic Centre Synchronized Swimming Planned Construction
Swimming
Diving
Waterpolo
Open Water
Castilla de Oro Club Equestrian Existing
Estadio Maracaná Football Existing
Multisport Facility Gymnastics Planned Construction
Artes y Oficios Stadium Field Hockey Existing
Amador Convention Center Karate Existing
Judo
Taekwondo
Fencing
Wrestling
Weightlifting
Castilla de Oro Club / Oscar Suman Carrillo Stadium Modern Pentathlon Existing
Amador Causeway Rowing Existing
Canoeing
Fred Marudo Centre Tennis Existing
Panama Golf Club Golf Existing
Luis Ernesto "Cascarita" Tapia Stadium Archery Existing
Amador Causeway Triathlon Existing
Balboa Shooting Club Shooting Planned Construction
Cinta Costera III Beach Volleyball Existing
Rod Carew Stadium Baseball Existing
Bowling Albrook Mall Bowling Existing
National Racquet Centre Frontenis Planned Construction
Racquetball
Squash
Paraiso Softball Stadium Softball Under Renovation
Playa Venao Surfing Existing
Balboa Stadium Rugby Existing

References
  1. "Panamá oficialmente será sede de Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2022". Telemetro.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "Panamá será la sede de los Juegos Centroamericanos 2022". Elnuevodia.com. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "Panamá crea Comité Organizador de Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2022". Lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. Panamá declina sede de los Juegos 2022 y del Mundial Sub-20 femenino
  5. Statement from CACSO
  6. "Panama 2022" (PDF). Copanama.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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