Athletics, volleyball, baseball and team sports will determine the final medals before the closing of Santo Domingo 2026
SANTO DOMINGO– After ten days of competition, records, celebrations, and thousands of athletes spread across venues throughout the capital, the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games are beginning to draw to a close. The region's most important sporting event enters its decisive week, with dozens of medals still up for grabs and several of the most anticipated disciplines reserved for the final days.
The stands continue to fill up, the delegations maintain their hopes of reaching the podium, and the medal count continues to shift day after day, although there is a leader who has established a gap since the start of the competitions.
Mexico sets the pace of the medal count
Mexico comfortably leads the ranking with 181 medals, the product of 80 gold, 57 silver and 44 bronze.
Colombia follows with 118 medals (42 gold, 48 silver and 28 bronze), while Cuba is in third place with 57 medals , 16 of which are gold.
Fourth place belongs to Venezuela, which has accumulated 80 medals (13 gold, 24 silver and 43 bronze), followed by Guatemala, fifth in the general classification with 41 medals, including 10 gold.
Although the gaps are beginning to widen, the fight for the top spots is not yet fully decided, as hundreds of medals will be awarded in high-performance disciplines in the coming days.
The finals that will decide the closing of the Games
The final week features several of the most anticipated competitions on the sports program. The official schedule reserves the decisive days for sports such as athletics, swimming, boxing, baseball, indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball, handball, soccer, hockey, softball, tennis, racquetball, sailing, shooting, modern pentathlon and skating, among others.
In many of these disciplines, champions and medal positions will still be determined, so several countries maintain their aspirations to climb in the rankings.
A city that continues to breathe sport
Beyond the numbers, Santo Domingo continues to live to the rhythm of the Games. The sports venues maintain a constant flow of spectators, volunteers, and delegations, while hotels, restaurants, shops, and tourist areas continue to welcome thousands of visitors from different countries in the region.
The event has also temporarily transformed the city's dynamics. The presence of athletes and fans, the traffic and security operations, and the intense sporting schedule have turned the Dominican capital into the main stage for regional sports over the past two weeks.
The countdown
With the closing ceremony drawing ever closer, some delegations are beginning to say goodbye, and anticipation is growing to find out which countries will close the competition with the best results.
When the curtain falls on Santo Domingo 2026, the statistics, the records, and the medals will remain. But so will the memory of a city that, for just over two weeks, made sport the center of its daily life.
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