2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
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| Host city | Veracruz | 
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico | 
| Motto | Live, Share, Inspire Spanish: Vive, Comparte, Inspira | 
| Teams | 31 Countries | 
| Athletes | 5,707 Athletes | 
| Events | 36 Sports | 
| Opening | 14 November 2014 | 
| Closing | 30 November 2014 | 
| Opened by | Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong[1] | 
| Athlete's Oath | Santiago González[2] | 
| Judge's Oath | Enrique Borrego[2] | 
| Torch lighter | María Espinoza[2] | 
| Main venue | Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente[2] | 
| Website | www.veracruz2014.mx | 
The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.[3][4] The Games featured 36 sports, with most occurred in Veracruz, but some occurred in Boca del Río, Xalapa, Córdoba, Tuxpan, and Coatzacoalcos
Mascots
The official mascots for the Games were Toto, a smiling figure, and Bamba the iguana.[2]
Sports
 Archery  () Archery  ()
 Athletics  () Athletics  ()
 Badminton  () Badminton  ()
 Baseball  () Baseball  ()
 Basketball  () Basketball  ()
 Basque Pelota  () Basque Pelota  ()
_pictogram.svg.png) Beach volleyball  () Beach volleyball  ()
 Bowling  () Bowling  ()
 Boxing  () Boxing  ()
_pictogram.svg.png) Canoeing  () Canoeing  ()
- Cycling ()
- BMX (2)
- Mountain biking (2)
- Road (4)
- Track (10)
 
 Diving  () Diving  ()
 Equestrian  () Equestrian  ()
 Fencing  () Fencing  ()
 Field hockey  () Field hockey  ()
 Football  () Football  ()
 Golf  () Golf  ()
- Gymnastics ()
 Handball  () Handball  ()
 Judo  () Judo  ()
 Karate  () Karate  ()
.svg.png) Modern pentathlon  () Modern pentathlon  ()
 Racquetball  () Racquetball  ()
 Roller sports  () Roller sports  ()
 Rowing  () Rowing  ()
 Rugby sevens  () Rugby sevens  ()
 Sailing  () Sailing  ()
 Shooting  () Shooting  ()
 Squash  () Squash  ()
 Softball  () Softball  ()
 Swimming  () Swimming  ()
 Synchronized swimming  () Synchronized swimming  ()
 Table tennis  () Table tennis  ()
 Taekwondo  () Taekwondo  ()
 Tennis  () Tennis  ()
 Triathlon  () Triathlon  ()
_pictogram.svg.png) Volleyball  () Volleyball  ()
 Water polo  () Water polo  ()
 Weightlifting  () Weightlifting  ()
 Wrestling  () Wrestling  ()
Nations
The following 31 countries took part in this edition.
| Participating Nations | |||
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Medal table
* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 123 | 66 | 65 | 254 | 
| 2 |  Mexico (MEX)* | 115 | 106 | 111 | 332 | 
| 3 |  Colombia (COL) | 72 | 74 | 78 | 224 | 
| 4 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 53 | 81 | 108 | 242 | 
| 5 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 21 | 33 | 25 | 79 | 
| 6 |  Puerto Rico (PRI) | 15 | 24 | 45 | 84 | 
| 7 |  Guatemala (GTM) | 15 | 19 | 43 | 77 | 
| 8 |  Bahamas (BHS) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 
| 9 |  El Salvador (SLV) | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 
| 10 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 
| 11 |  Aruba (ABW) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 
| 12 |  Costa Rica (CRI) | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 
| 13 | .svg.png) Honduras (HND) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 
| 14 |  Panama (PAN) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 
| 15 |  U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 
| 16 |  Dominica (DMA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 17 |  British Virgin Islands (VGB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Cayman Islands (CYM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
|  Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Nicaragua (NIC) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 
| 21 |  Barbados (BRB) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 
|  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
|  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 24 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 25 |  Haiti (HTI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 
| 26 |  Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 27 |  Belize (BLZ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
|  Bermuda (BMU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|  Grenada (GRD) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|  Saint Kitts and Nevis (KNA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 432 | 432 | 544 | 1,408 | |
Broadcasting
 ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes
 Televisa Televisa
 Claro Sports Claro Sports
 Señal Colombia Señal Colombia
 Canal 4 Canal 4
.svg.png) Canal 11 Canal 11
 Guatevisión Guatevisión
 TVMás TVMás
 Telemundo and WIPR-TV Telemundo and WIPR-TV
 TVes TVes
 Tele Rebelde Tele Rebelde
 SportsMax SportsMax
References
- ^ (in Spanish) [1] (translation: "Veracruz 2014 will be the best games ever: Osorio Chong). Published by El Informador on 2014-11-14; retrieved 2015-4-20.
- ^ a b c d e Memoria de los XXII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Veracruz 2014 (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Sport page Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine of the official website for the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games (www.veracruz2014.mx); retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ (in Spanish) Asamblea ODECABE, Islas Caimán (translation: "CASCO Assembly, Cayman Islands"). Published by CASCO on 2012-10-27; retrieved 2012-11-13.
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