Central American and Caribbean Beach Games

The Central American and Caribbean Beach Games is a multi-sport beach event organized by CENTRO CARIBE SPORTS every four years, where all member countries of this institution can compete.

They were created by the organization's Assembly, when it was called the "Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (ODECABE)", in October 2019, held in Panama, where the authorities of Santa Marta presented its candidacy, in a 116-page dossier comprising 22 chapters with its aspects, in terms of organization, technical sports projection and services to the participating delegations.

In November 2021, the headquarters was presented to the General Assembly held in Cali, Colombia, in person, showing the details of the headquarters to the members.

On March 11, 2022, a survey was sent to determine the number of countries interested in competing in the Games, with a positive response from the vast majority of member National Olympic Committees.

By April 9, the Games were approved at a meeting of the Centro Caribe Sports Executive Committee, indicating that Santa Marta 2022 will be held from November 19 to 26 of this year, in the city of Santa Marta (main venue) and the Municipality of Ciénaga (sub-venue), belonging to the department of Magdalena in Colombia.

In this first edition, more than 600 athletes competed in 10 sports and 26 member National Olympic Committees.

For this first venue, it was called the 1st CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN SEA AND BEACH GAMES, and from the following versions onwards, it will have the Roman numeral of the edition and will continue to be called: CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN BEACH GAMES.