Guatemala starred in this July 28 the best performance of his participation in the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 so far by conquering 12 medalsfour of them gold, to ascend to the sixth place in the general medal table with a total of 27 medals.
The national delegation practically doubled its harvest in a single day, going from 15 to 27 medals.
Badminton led the Guatemalan push by contributing five of the 12 medals won during the day, while golf, speed skating, rhythmic gymnastics, tennis and swimming also contributed to Guatemala’s rise in the rankings.
Four champions boost Guatemala
The day began with the prominence of badminton. Kevin Cordon won the gold medal in the men’s singles and, later, Christopher Martínez and Jonathan Solís They were crowned champions in men’s doubles to give the country its second title of the day.
The third gold was the work of the golfer Jose Manuel Toledowho won the men’s individual event.
The fourth gold medal came thanks to Faberson Bonillawinner of the men’s 100 meters in speed skating.
Badminton leads the day’s harvest
In addition to the two titles, badminton contributed three other medals to become the most productive discipline of the day.
Christopher Martínez and Diana Corleto they won silver in mixed doubles and the mixed team from Guatemala also finished in second place.
The fifth medal came with the bronze achieved by Diana Corleto and Nikté Sotomayor in women’s doubles.
Golf contributes one of the four golds
Jose Manuel Toledo He won the gold medal in the men’s individual golf event and added one of the four titles obtained by Guatemala during the day of July 28.
That block should be placed after the badminton section and before rhythmic gymnastics. This way golf is not diluted within the general summary.
Rhythmic gymnastics adds two silvers
María Daniela González Maldonado He won two silver medals by reaching the podium in the individual ball and ribbon finals, expanding the national harvest.
Tennis brings another medal
The couple made up of Deborah Dominguez and Juan Dominguez He won the silver medal in the mixed doubles category.
Skating and swimming also celebrate
Speed skating added another medal with the bronze of Dalia Soberanis in the women’s 100 meters.
For its part, Erick Gordillo He won the bronze medal in the men’s 200 meter individual medley.
This is how the Guatemala medal table looks like
With the results of the day, Guatemala reached 27 medalsdistributed as follows:
- 🥇 Gold: 6
- 🥈 Silver: 9
- 🥉 Bronze: 12
Total: 27 medals
The performance on July 28 allowed the national delegation to ascend to the sixth place in the general medal tableconsolidating its best day so far in Santo Domingo 2026.
The competitions will continue in the coming days and Guatemala will still have representatives in several disciplines, so the country will seek to increase its harvest of medals before the close of the Central American and Caribbean Games.