Panama, forced to improve in Central America and the Caribbean

No doubt, 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games It has a very special taste Panamawhich was supposed to be the venue for the sports fair in 2022, but the government canceled the sports fair due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Panama It was just a seat Central American and Caribbean Games (JCC), It was in the years 1938 and 1970, where good performances were achieved, a situation that has not been repeated, at least in the last seven editions.

In the absence of a day for the official start of the sports tournament, whose headquarters is Savior and branch office in Dominican Republicthe delegation of Mr Panama It consists of 145 athletes (60 women and 85 men), 44 coaches and officials.

The Panamanian delegation which is in 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games from ensign to judoka Kristina Jimenez and surfer JJuan Carlos “Oli” González, He arrives with a mission to surpass what was achieved, at least in the last edition held in Barranquilla 2018, when a total of 13 medals were won.

The last seven JCCs

We start with Games in Ponce, Puerto Rico In 1993, no gold was won, 2 silver medals and the same number of bronze medals were won, a total of 4 medals.

IN Maracaibo, Venezuela andn 1998, Panama he managed to collect 3 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze, adding 13 medals.

In 2002, in San Salvador, El Salvador, 6 medals were won, divided into 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

IN Cartagena Colombia In 2006, he won 14 medals, divided into 2 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze.

In 2010, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Panama he managed to add 2 gold, 3 silver and 11 bronze, thus adding 16 medals.

in the Games of Veracruz, Mexico 2014, one was obtained from gold, there were 2 from silver and 4 from bronze. A total of 7 medals.

In the last games held in Barranquilla in 2018 Colombia, Panama He achieved his best participation in recent editions collecting 3 golds, 5 silvers and 5 bronzes for a total of 13 metals.

Panama as headquarters

The best performance of Panama It was held at these fairs in 1938, when it hosted for the first time, winning 24 gold medals, 22 silver, 20 bronze, they were second in the overall medal table, second only to Mexico, which finished first with 24 gold, 32 silver and 16 bronze, 72 in total.

At the 1970 Games, when what is today Irving Saladino Sports City, the isthmus national team stood out with 5 gold medals, 17 silver, 19 bronze, to finish with 41 medals.