Quintana Roo Athletes Bring Home 12 Medals at Santo Domingo 2026 Games

Santo Domingo — Seven athletes from the state of Quintana Roo posted a strong showing at the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, where their 12 medals helped Mexico finish atop the overall medal table with a record 407 medals.

The Quintana Roo delegation captured five gold, five silver and two bronze medals, and every athlete from the state reached the podium. The group also included a coach, a judge and a technical delegate, marking the largest representation the state has ever sent to the regional games.

Taekwondo fighter Carlos Adrián Sansores Acevedo won gold in the over-87 kg division.

Swimmer Andrés Dupont Cabrera collected three golds and one silver in freestyle relay events.

Darío Arce Reza helped Mexico’s men’s table tennis team secure a historic gold medal.

Naomi Pozo Flores took silver as part of the mixed judo team.

Clío Bárcenas Escalona earned three table tennis medals: silver in women’s singles, and bronze in women’s doubles and the women’s team event.

Jerónimo Abogado Irish Stephenson, from Playa del Carmen, claimed silver in the men’s iQFoil windsurfing class.

Israel Tello Robles was part of the Mexican men’s football team that won silver.

Quintana Roo also had representation among officials: archery coach Laura Sosa, badminton judge Ana Verónica Zapata, and surfing technical delegate David “Jaimacan” Hernández.

The state’s athletes were supported through the Quintana Roo Sports Commission (CODEQ), directed by Jacobo Arzate Hop.