Dominican Republic leads medal table and clinches seventh straight volleyball gold at 2026 Central American and Cariben FAST-MOVING

Dominican Republic volleyball gold Panama baseball historic win Cuba women's handball gold Diddier Rodríguez record Liranyi Alonso 200 m record

The Dominican Republic, host of the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, topped the medal standings with 124 medals by day 13, including 37 golds, and secured its seventh consecutive women’s volleyball gold by beating Colombia 3‑0. Cuba’s women’s handball team also won gold, defeating the Dominican Republic 35‑15. Panama celebrated a historic baseball gold, its first in a century, edging Nicaragua 1‑0 in extra innings, and recorded its highest gold haul in 76 years with eight gold medals, complemented by an e‑sports gold in the eFootball discipline. Panama’s Diddier Rodríguez captured gold in the 3 000 m hurdles, setting a new national record of 8:38.81. Venezuela’s delegation reached 37 gold medals, 55 silver and 92 bronze (184 total). Dominican sprinter Liranyi Alonso broke the Games record in the women’s 200 m, running 11.10 s, surpassing the 1998 mark.

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Ricardo Montes de Oca won the men's pole‑vault gold with a clearance of 5.30 m, giving Venezuela its 33rd gold medal. (0c624794-88aa-419e-8837-24c465eff7df)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Colombian swimmer Frank Sebastián Solano Cepeda earned a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. (Colombia)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Penelope Polanco won a gold medal in karate at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026. (767691f2-acba-4f7a-8947-30a2179315a5)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Orangys Jiménez won bronze in the women's 200 m with a time of 23.07 s. (0cb0ea31-98a9-49d8-8927-d50bf80b88db)
[● 3 SOURCES] Liranyi Alonso won gold in the women's 100 m, 200 m, women's 4 × 100 m relay and mixed 4 × 100 m relay at the Games. (Dominican Republic)
[● 2 SOURCES] Deury Corniel won the gold medal in kite‑surf (kitesailing) at the Games, scoring 13 points. (f5fe7395-6be6-4404-913b-3188ef1afdd2)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Venezuela's delegation accumulated 37 gold medals, 55 silver and 92 bronze (total 184). (Venezuela)
[● 3 SOURCES] Liranyi Alonso won the women's 100 m final in 11.10 seconds, breaking the previous Games record of 11.14 seconds set in 1998. (3107f514-5451-4d9e-8f5b-4d3a621feced)
[● 2 SOURCES] Cuba women's handball team won gold, defeating Dominican Republic 35‑15 in the final. (fec0e35b-0291-4f0b-afce-9374f789193a)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Mexico's artistic swimming duo won gold in the women's duet and silver in the mixed duet. (7f21c518)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Nicaragua baseball team earned silver after losing 1‑0 to Panama in the final. (2fc29ea4)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Colombia's Equipo Bogotá contributed ten medals on day 13, helping Colombia stay second in the overall medal table. (69c13b83)