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1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

Sports events held in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Field	Value
name	Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
logo	Maracaibo1998logo.png
host_city	Maracaibo, Venezuela
motto	The Sun Games
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organizer
edition	18th
nations	31
athletes	5,200
opening
closing
opened_by	Rafael Caldera
torch_lighter	Pedro Gamarro
athlete_oath	Julio Luna
stadium	Estadio José Pachencho Romero
website
previous	[1993 Ponce](1993-central-american-and-caribbean-games)
next	[2002 San Salvador](2002-central-american-and-caribbean-games)

The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998, and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.

Mascot

The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon.

Sports

31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:

[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] Basketball
[[File:Racquets pictogram.svg|20px]] Racquetball

Medals

References

"Memoria XVIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe".
(2004-08-13). "CAC Games - Venezuela 98".

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