Guatemala won its second gold at the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 by winning the skeet team event. Sebastián Bermúdez Labbé, Carlos Padilla Coronado and Santiago Romero Juárez set a new Central American and Caribbean record with 344 dishes knocked down, surpassing Puerto Rico, which finished second with 338 dishes, and Guadalupe, which completed the podium with 337.
The national team dominated the competition from the qualifying phase. Sebastián Bermúdez shared the provisional lead in the individual event with Guadeloupan Jean Chinapayen after knocking down 119 plates on the first day.
With this gold medal, the Guatemalan delegation has eight medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 and is positioned in fifth place in the general medal table, maintaining the leadership among the Central American delegations in the current edition of the regional competitions.
Final classification of the men’s skeet team
- Guatemala — 344 points (Central American and Caribbean Record)
- Puerto Rico — 338 points
- Guadeloupe — 337 points
- Dominican Republic — 323 points
- Cuba — 310 points
- El Salvador — 242 points
- Panama — Not finished
🇬🇹🥇 GOLD TEAM! Sebastián Bermúdez, Carlos Padilla and Santiago Romero become champions in the men’s team skeet, putting in an impeccable performance.
344 dishes that are not only worth gold… they also set a Central American and Caribbean record 🔥👏🏼.… pic.twitter.com/itGiYxOk6c
— COG (@COGuatemalteco) July 26, 2026
With this second gold, shooting and taekwondo are consolidated as the great presentation cards of Guatemala in Santo Domingo 2026 in what promises to be a week with more medal options for the Guatemalan delegation in the remaining days of the regional competition.
