Guatemala seeks the gold medal in badminton this Saturday when it faces Mexico in the mixed team final of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026.
The national team reaches the title match after completing a perfect run in the tournament.
After beating El Salvador and Barbados on Thursday, yesterday Friday they beat Venezuela with authority 5-0 and later defeated Cuba to ensure their qualification for the final.
Against Venezuela, Guatemala wins all five games in the series.
Christopher Martínez and Diana Corleto led the way in mixed doubles, Yeison del Cid and Fátima Gutiérrez extended the lead in singles, while the pairs of Christopher Martínez-Jonathan Solís and Diana Corleto-Nikté Sotomayor completed the sweep.
In the semifinal against Cuba, Christopher Martínez and Diana Corleto won the mixed doubles, Kevin Cordón dominated his singles match and Nikté Sotomayor sealed his place in the final with a victory in two sets.
Mexico, for its part, reaches the duel for the gold medal after eliminating El Salvador.