2006 Central American Games

VIII Central American Games Managua NCA 6 1100 19 sports 2006 03 03 2006 03 12 Melitón Sánchez Estadio Olímpico del Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte 2001 Guatemala 2010 Panamá 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. October 28, 2005 Guatemala y El Salvador desisten - Juegos CA cancelados http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2005/10/28/deportes/4416 El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua Spanish August 3, 2012 https://archive.today/20130222160650/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2005/10/28/deportes/4416 2013-02-22 dead Therefore, a minor and descentralized version of the games was organized with venues distributed in all participating five countries with local opening ceremonies being the main took place in Managua. The games were opened by ORDECA president Melitón Sánchez who was participating at Panama event. Quintero Abdiel March 3, 2006 Juegos Centroamericanos inician hoy en Nicaragua http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/notas/536396-juegos-centroamericanos-inician-hoy-en-nicaragua https://archive.today/20130416055026/http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/notas/536396-juegos-centroamericanos-inician-hoy-en-nicaragua dead April 16, 2013 Panamá América Spanish August 3, 2012 March 3, 2006 Inaugurados en Nicaragua los VIII Juegos Centroamericanos http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/marzo/03/udeporgen-mu8.html LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica Spanish August 3, 2012 March 3, 2006 Centroamericanos: Inauguran los juegos en Nicaragua http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/5/deportes/2006/03/03/151466/centroamericanos-inauguran-los-juegos-en-nicaragua.aspx El Mexicano, México Spanish August 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150228100151/http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/5/deportes/2006/03/03/151466/centroamericanos-inauguran-los-juegos-en-nicaragua.aspx February 28, 2015 dead JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS 2006 POR LA DIGNIDAD DEL ATLETA http://www.cog.org.gt/c-olimpico/2005-2008/congua.aspx Comité Olímpico de Guatemala Spanish August 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120802171539/http://www.cog.org.gt/c-olimpico/2005-2008/congua.aspx 2012-08-02 dead The competition featured 19 sports which were contested at various venues. 10 sports were cancelled. El Salvador did not participate. Jiménez M. Gustavo March 13, 2006 Juegos Centroamericanos - Ticos ganaron taekwondo http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/marzo/13/deportes0.html LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica Spanish August 3, 2012 February 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150225020426/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/marzo/13/deportes0.html dead Venues Nicaragua: athletics, baseball, bodybuilding, boxing. Panama: basketball, fencing, softball, swimming, wrestling. Costa Rica: chess, racquetball, taekwondo, triathlon. Guatemala: cycling, equestrian, shooting, weightlifting. Honduras 1949: judo, table tennis. Sports 22em Aquatic sports (Swimming at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Swimming (Swimming at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Athletics (Athletics at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Baseball (Baseball at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Basketball (Basketball at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Bodybuilding (Bodybuilding at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Boxing (Boxing at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Chess (Chess at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Cycling (Cycling at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Equestrian (Equestrian at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Fencing (Fencing at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Judo (Judo at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Racquetball (Racquetball at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Shooting (Shooting at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Softball (Softball at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Table tennis (Table tennis at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Taekwondo (Taekwondo at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Triathlon (Triathlon at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Weightlifting (Weightlifting at the 2006 Central American Games) 30px Wrestling (Wrestling at the 2006 Central American Games) Medal table There is no official medal table published by the organizers of the games. The table below is published in at least two sources. March 13, 2006 Juegos Centroamericanos: Guatemala lideró de principio a fin el cuadro de medallas. http://www.teradeportes.com/node/2775 Tera Deportes Spanish August 3, 2012 It is reported that a couple of medals were deprived retrospectively after protests from Costa Rica and Honduras. Alfaro Emir March 31, 2006 Nos quitan medallas - Ordeca cede y aprueba despojo http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/imprimir/2006-03-31/16256 El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua Spanish August 3, 2012 https://archive.today/20130222113704/http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/imprimir/2006-03-31/16256 February 22, 2013 dead mdy-all 105 73 36 35 26 18 34 39 51 24 46 53 HON 1949 16 20 23 2 5 4 References Category:Central American Games Central American Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by Nicaragua Category:International sports competitions hosted by Costa Rica Category:International sports competitions hosted by Guatemala Category:International sports competitions hosted by Honduras Category:International sports competitions hosted by Panama Central American Games Central American Games Central American Games Central American Games Central American Games Category:2006 in Central American sport Category:Multi-sport events in Costa Rica Category:Multi-sport events in Guatemala Category:Multi-sport events in Honduras Category:Multi-sport events in Nicaragua Category:Multi-sport events in Panama Category:March 2006 sports events in North America