Mexico leads the medal table at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games with 43 medals

Open water swimming boosts Mexico’s lead

Mexico took the lead in the medal table of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026 after a strong start in open water swimming, archery, rowing, taekwondo, artistic skating and badminton. As of Sunday July 26, the Mexican delegation had accumulated 43 medals: 16 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze, placing ahead of Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Guatemala. The medal table is ordered by number of golds: Colombia is second with 6 gold and 19 total medals, and Cuba is third with 6 titles.

Open water swimming was the most productive discipline for Mexico, with 7 medals. Paulo Strehlke stood out as champion in the individual 10 km and the 3 km elimination sprint, and Dalia Moreno won the women’s 3 km sprint. In rowing, Melissa Marquez and Aylin Ibarra won two golds, while in archery the women’s and men’s recurve teams took the titles.

A delegation of 646 athletes

Taekwondo contributed two gold medals, with William Arroyo as champion in the men’s individual traditional poomsae. There were also titles in badminton, with the mixed team, and in artistic skating, with Valentina Lomas. Mexico is competing in Santo Domingo with a delegation of 646 athletes and seeks to surpass the 353 medals obtained in San Salvador 2023, its best historical haul in the competition.

The multi-sport event continues until Saturday August 8, with 40 disciplines in dispute among regional delegations. Mexico’s performance in the first week consolidated a lead that the team will look to extend as finals advance in athletics, pool swimming, boxing and other high-volume medal sports, traditionally decisive for the final outcome of the Central American and Caribbean medal table.