First day of the Central American Games will award the first medals in six sports

SANTO DOMINGO. The XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 will experience their first official day of competition this Saturday, with action in 22 sports and the awarding of the first medals in six disciplines.

The program includes finals in rowing, badminton, road cycling, judo, taekwondo, and archery, while other disciplines will begin their competitive calendar in different venues across the country.

The first medal of the event will be contested starting at 7:30 in the morning at the Rincón Dam Rowing and Canoeing Center, in Bonao, with the lightweight double sculls event.

In badminton, the mixed doubles medals will be decided, while road cycling will crown the individual time trial champions in both the women’s and men’s categories, with courses of 30 and 40 kilometers, respectively.

Judo will have 20 medals up for grabs across five categories, with finals starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center Judo Pavilion. Taekwondo will award the best in the men’s and women’s individual poomsae categories, as well as in mixed freestyle pairs.

For its part, archery will define the team champions in the recurve category, both in women’s and men’s, at the Parque del Este.

In addition to the disciplines with finals, the day will mark the start of the competitions for water polo, water skiing, racquetball, tennis, trap shooting, beach volleyball, rugby sevens, basketball, chess, indoor volleyball, equestrian, and golf, giving way to an intense sports schedule at different venues across the country.