Quintana Roo Athletes Bring Home 12 Medals From Central American and Caribbean Games

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Athletes from Quintana Roo contributed 12 medals to Mexico’s delegation at the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, which wrap up Saturday. Seven of the state’s 10 competitors reached the podium at least once.

The Quintana Roo contingent collected five golds, five silvers and two bronzes. As of midday Saturday, Mexico had won 400 medals overall, with the state’s athletes standing out in swimming, table tennis, taekwondo and sailing.

The state delegation was made up of 10 athletes, a coach, a technical delegate and a judge.

Swimmer Andrés Dupont of Cancún led the group with four medals: three golds and a silver in the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay, the combined 4×100 freestyle relay and the 4×200 freestyle relay.

In table tennis, Clío Bárcenas had a strong finish, winning silver in women’s singles, bronze in women’s doubles and bronze with the women’s team. Darío Arce was part of the Mexican team that earned the country’s first gold medal in table tennis in the history of the games.

Carlos Sansores took gold in taekwondo in the over-87-kilogram division, and Naomi Pozo Flores earned silver as part of the mixed judo team.

Israel Tello played for Mexico’s under-23 soccer team, which claimed silver after falling in a penalty shootout in the final.

Sailor Jerónimo Abogado Irish Stephenson of Playa del Carmen won silver in the men’s iQFoil windsurfing class. Ana Verónica Zapata also served as a judge in badminton.