Centro Caribe Sports Explained

Centro Caribe Sports
Type:Continental Sports Organization
Formation:1960
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Dr. Luis Mejía Oviedo
Language:English, Spanish, French
Website:centrocaribesports.org

Centro Caribe Sports (formerly Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO)) is a regional sports federation which oversees the Central American and Caribbean Games.[1] It is also known by its Spanish acronym ODECABE and/or its name in Spanish: Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe.

Its member countries come from nations in Central America and the Caribbean region. It is affiliated to PASO, the Panam Sports.

Members

Full members

NationCodeNational Olympic Committee
Antigua and BarbudaANTThe Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association
ArubaARUAruban Olympic Committee
BahamasBAHBahamas Olympic Association
BarbadosBARBarbados Olympic Association
BermudaBERBermuda Olympic Association
BelizeBIZBelize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Cayman IslandsCAYCayman Islands Olympic Committee
ColombiaCOLColombian Olympic Committee
Costa RicaCRCCosta Rican Olympic Committee
CubaCUBCuban Olympic Committee
DominicaDMADominica Olympic Committee
Dominican RepublicDOMDominican Republic Olympic Committee
El SalvadorESAEl Salvador Olympic Committee
GrenadaGRNGrenada Olympic Committee
GuatemalaGUAGuatemalan Olympic Committee
GuyanaGUYGuyana Olympic Association
HaitiHAIHaitian Olympic Committee
HondurasHONHonduran Olympic Committee
ISVVirgin Islands Olympic Committee
IVBBritish Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
JamaicaJAMJamaica Olympic Association
Saint LuciaLCASaint Lucia Olympic Committee
MexicoMEXMexican Olympic Committee
NicaraguaNCANicaraguan Olympic Committee
PanamaPANPanama Olympic Committee
Puerto RicoPURPuerto Rico Olympic Committee
Saint Kitts and NevisSKNSt. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee
SurinameSURSuriname Olympic Committee
Trinidad and TobagoTTOTrinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
VENVenezuelan Olympic Committee
VINSt. Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee

Other

NationCodeType
French GuianaGUFAssociate member
MartiniqueMTQ
GuadeloupeGLP
Sint MaartenSXM
TCA
CUW
MSRNon-member

Recent history

Due to the suspension of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee in 2022,[2] Guatemala is competing at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games under the Centro Caribe Sports flag.[3]

Notes and References

  1. ODECABE website (www.odecabe.org); retrieved 2012-11-13.
  2. News: Guatemala gets suspended by International Olympic Committee . Al Dia . Jensen Toussaint . 18 October 2022. 3 July 2023.
  3. News: Atletas de Guatemala no podrán representar a su país en Juegos San Salvador 2023 . Viana . Diego . es . La Prensa . 20 June 2023 . 22 June 2023.