1926 Central American and Caribbean Games
first edition today known central american caribbean game cacgs held mexico city mexico estadio nacional october november originally billed central american sport game spanish juegos deportivos centroamericanos idea multisport regional event central america formalized central american congress association regional olympic committee july document stating goal rule future event article document state game would open cuba colombia mexico venezuela central american republic caribbean event would launch would held auspex international olympic committee october meeting sport delegate presided moisés sáenz took place mexico city agreed hold event first edition mexico capital following year opening date set october set coincide th anniversary christopher columbus discovery america first expedition also decided nd edition would held havana although country eligible send athlete event event poster printed advance featured symbol regional nation costa rica cuba guatemala colombia mexico panama haiti venezuela honduras dominican republic three eventually sent athlete inaugural event athlete men although regulation allowed woman enter volleyball swimming tennis event game featured male athlete three country mexico cuba guatemala competing eight sport event number parenthesis next sport number medal event per sport three country took part first central american caribbean game cuba guatemala mexico host nation mexico leonel bebito smith spanish meta spanish official resultsusurped