{"id":515146,"date":"2026-07-13T11:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/minister-of-sports-this-week-will-be-crucial-to-conclude-the-works-for-the-games\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:10:21","slug":"minister-of-sports-this-week-will-be-crucial-to-conclude-the-works-for-the-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/minister-of-sports-this-week-will-be-crucial-to-conclude-the-works-for-the-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister of Sports: \u201cThis week will be crucial to conclude the works for the Games\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Santo Domingo.\u2013 The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kelvin Cruz, affirmed this Monday that the Government continues to meet the delivery schedule for the facilities for the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, highlighting the transformation experienced by the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be interested in:<\/strong> Ito Bison\u00f3 states that the Santo Domingo 2026 venues are 100% ready for the Games<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the inauguration of the two baseball stadiums at the sports complex, the official expressed that the Ministry of Sports is satisfied with the progress of the work and assured that the current week will be decisive for completing the projects that are still under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is what it’s about, continuing to move forward, continuing to meet a work schedule, and writing the present,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cruz highlighted that the investment made by the Government has allowed for the modernization of sports facilities and attributed this effort to President Luis Abinader’s support for Dominican sports and youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe cannot ignore the transformation that is felt in these facilities nor the multi-million dollar investment that has been made. We have to be grateful to President Luis Abinader, who has always had his eyes set on the youth and sports of the Dominican Republic,\u201d he expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister indicated that several facilities are already completed and are only awaiting their official handover, while final work continues at other sports venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, he highlighted that the country is preparing to welcome more than 6,000 athletes who will compete in more than 40 sports disciplines, making the Dominican Republic the main stage for regional sports during the celebration of the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Dominican Republic becomes the center of international sports attention with the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Cruz congratulated Dominican baseball on the delivery of the two stadiums and reiterated the authorities’ commitment to guaranteeing quality facilities for the development of the competition and as a legacy for future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo.\u2013 The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kelvin Cruz, affirmed this Monday that the Government continues to meet the delivery schedule for the facilities for the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, highlighting the transformation experienced by the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. You might be interested in: Ito Bison\u00f3 states […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":515147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[43601,41693,40231,40853],"class_list":["post-515146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-breakingnews","tag-central-american-games","tag-dominican-republic","tag-thetruthnewspaper"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-2a0O","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-13-at-11.06.32-AM.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Ana Laura L\u00f3pez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-29-at-1.45.56-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Sports"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-13-at-11.06.32-AM.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}