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Puerto Rico water polo gold amid broader CAC 2026 successes

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Puerto Rico’s water‑polo squads capped the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games with gold and bronze medals. On July 26 the men’s team delivered a 16‑12 victory over Colombia to clinch gold, while the women repeated their bronze‑medal performance, beating Cuba 10‑4. The triumphs came alongside strong showings in other sports – the men’s basketball team routed Jamaica 120‑41 and the men’s volleyball side edged Venezuela in a five‑set win – underscoring Puerto Rico’s broad contribution to the Games’ medal surge. The Games opened in Santo Domingo with a ceremony featuring over 900 dancers, a synchronized drone display and 30,000 LED devices. More than 6,200 athletes from 37 nations competed in 40 sports across 46 venues. Mexico led the overall medal table with 16 14 gold, 15 14 silver and 12 10 bronze ~~medals, topping the 43‑medal tally. Puerto Rico opened~~ medals. The Dominican Republic, the ~~competition~~ host, placed fifth with five ~~medals, highlighted by the men’s water‑polo gold and solid results in volleyball, judo~~ gold, four silver and ~~taekwondo.~~ eleven bronze. Panama earned its first Games ~~medals, including~~ medals – a judo ~~gold, while the Dominican Republic, the host nation, staged an elaborate opening ceremony~~ gold and ~~began its campaign with~~ a ~~dominant~~ bronze. Puerto Rico remained unbeaten in Group A of men’s ~~U‑20 basketball win and~~ volleyball, securing a ~~women’s softball victory~~ 3‑2 win over ~~Venezuela.~~ Venezuela, adding to its water‑polo successes and reinforcing the island’s strong overall performance at the regional event.

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