Santo Domingo.– President Luis Abinader supervised this Tuesday the progress in the sports facilities of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, which will host the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, indicating that, along with the sports spaces of Parque del Este, the works reach a 90% general execution.
During his tour, the president highlighted that these interventions are carried out under strict international standards, which will allow not only the success of these games, but also to celebrate world-class competitions, such as athletics and NBA games. In that sense, he indicated that this coming July 4th, a match will be held between the Dominican Republic and the United States teams, with the presence of players from that league.
Furthermore, once the sporting event, to be held from July 24 to August 8, is over, all areas will be enabled for the practices of Dominican athletes.
“I am satisfied and pleased with the progress of these renovations,” stated Abinader, and pointed out that the Government has complied with the delivery of the necessary resources to carry out these works, which include first-class equipment.
Similarly, he said he was confident in the great performance that Dominican athletes can exhibit, “who are working with passion, with enthusiasm”, to obtain the best results in these XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026.
Regarding the Olympic Village, a complex of 1,200 apartments intended for the accommodation of the athletes, the Head of State indicated that about 600 are already ready and that next week he will be making a supervisory visit to it.
Extraordinary Government Support and Historic Participation
The Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, described as extraordinary the support received from the Government of President Luis Abinader so that this is a reality and that the country is only three months away from celebrating these regional games.
For his part, the president of the Organizing Committee of the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, José Monegro, highlighted the unprecedented magnitude that this edition will have, in which some 6,200 athletes will be received and the largest number of medals in the country’s sporting history will be disputed.
Updated Report
An updated report on the state of the works, received by the Organizing Committee, reveals that disciplines such as table tennis, gymnastics, the Aquatic Center, archery, hockey, rowing and canoeing, and clay pigeon shooting have facilities ready for competition. The facilities that were repaired for the sub-venue of the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games are ready for competition, only requiring some minor maintenance.
In the case of equestrian, access for the mobility of horses and their veterinary care have been included, attending to the requirements of the International Equestrian Federation.
Among the facilities in the final execution phase are the Handball Pavilion, Combat Pavilion I and Softball Stadium I.
Meanwhile, Combat Pavilion II shows a 65% progress, Soccer Stadium II is scheduled to be delivered in May, as is the baseball stadium. The Sports Palace is in the equipment installation phase and the Olympic Stadium also shows significant progress, with the track and equipment already in the national territory.
The skating and skateboarding facilities, in the space known as Malecón Deportivo, are 90% complete; the velodrome has begun the track adaptation process; the tennis court is in the adaptation phase, in accordance with technical agreements with the corresponding federation. As for disciplines such as bowling and squash, existing and temporary infrastructures will be used, including the Plaza Bolera and a facility in a conditioned commercial space.
