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Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
Host city Maracaibo, Venezuela
MottoThe Sun Games
Spanish: Los Juegos del Sol
Edition18th
Nations31
Athletes5,200
Opening8 August 1998 (1998-08-08)
Closing22 August 1998 (1998-08-22)
Opened by Rafael Caldera [1]
Athlete's Oath Julio Luna [1]
Torch lighter Pedro Gamarro [1]
Main venue Estadio José Pachencho Romero [1]

The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998, and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.

Mascot

The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon. [1]

Sports

31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:

Medals

  *   Host nation ( Venezuela)

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba1917469334
2  Mexico618771219
3  Venezuela*566867191
4  Colombia194351113
5  Puerto Rico11214880
6  Dominican Republic7204471
7  Suriname7108
8  Jamaica6131029
9  El Salvador4112237
10  Guatemala3112236
11  Panama36413
12  Antigua and Barbuda32510
13  Costa Rica23510
14  Bahamas2248
  Barbados2248
16  Trinidad and Tobago18514
17  British Virgin Islands1102
18  Nicaragua0268
19  Honduras0156
20  Haiti0033
21  Aruba0011
  Guyana0011
Totals (22 entries)3793764471202

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Memoria XVIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2023.