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2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

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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]

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.

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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