The XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 live this Friday, July 24 at 6:00 p.m. in Guatemala, one of their most anticipated moments with the opening ceremony, which is held in the Dominican capital and marks the official start of the oldest multi-sport event in the world, just in the year in which it commemorates the centenary of its first edition, held in Mexico City in 1926.
Although the competitions began on July 20 in several disciplines, the inauguration brings together the delegations of the 37 participating countriesamong them that of Guatemala, made up of 477 athleteswho will compete in 38 of the 40 disciplines of the program.
The Guatemalan representation parades with the flag bearers Alejandra Higuerostaekwondo, and Erick Gordilloswimming, in a delegation that also includes figures such as the Olympic medalists Adriana Ruano and Jean Pierre Brolin addition to the badminton player Kevin Cordon.
Santo Domingo receives more than 6 thousand athletes until the August 8in an edition that incorporates for the first time the skateboardinghe netball and the e-sportsin addition to serving as the beginning of the Olympic cycle towards Los Angeles 2028.
Free press It takes you minute by minute of the opening ceremony, with the parade of the delegations, the lighting of the cauldron, the artistic shows and the main incidents of the event that officially opens the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026.
July 24, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Central American and Caribbean Games 2026
The opening ceremony of the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 will be held this Friday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m. Guatemala time at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.