Mexico could host the 2026 Central America Games

The President of the Mexican Olympic Committee Carlos Padilla revealed today that he dream of Mexico organizing the Central America and Caribbean Games of the 39, year 2026 when the centenary of "It remains eight years, I think it is possible, it is a dream that we have cherished, but it will depend on the new authorities of the country, we we have thought about it and are maturing it, "he told Efe Padilla

. Mexico was the first seat of Sports Games of Central America and the Caribbean in 1926, and since then it has organized the contest on three other occasions, 1954 and 1990 in the City of Mexico and 2014 in Veracruz.

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Consulted by Efe on the romantic idea that the Mexico, first seat, Organized in the centenary, the President of the Sports Organization of Central America and the Caribbean Steve Stoute, claimed that it would be something fabulous and he would give his favorable vote today.

I have news that Mexico is looking for the 2026 Games but it would be great if the 100-year-old Games were returning to the place where they were born, I am agree with that. "

Padilla and Stoute were two of the personalities present this Thursday in Pirámides de Teotihuacán in the ignition of the new fire that will ignite the cauldron of Games of Central America and the Caribbean, in which also the President of the Colombian Olympic Committee Baltazar Medina.

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"It was necessary to sell the idea to the Mexican Olympic Committee and the government of Mexico I especially buy this idea, "Medina said.

The Games of Central America and the Caribbean in 1926 with three nations, Mexico, Cuba and El Salvador and since they were organized four times by Mexicans, four others by Colombia, Barranquilla 1946, Medellín 1978, Cartagena 2006 and Barranquilla 2018 ; three by Puerto Rico and two by Panama, Cuba, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Venezuela while Guatemala and Jamaica

After Barranquilla 2018 which will take place from July 19 to August 3, the games will be at Panama in 2022 and the following will be those of the centenary which they have no headquarters .

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