Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
competitions at the
2010 Central American Games were held at the
Estadio Rommel Fernández
The Estadio Olímpico Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, named after the Panamanian football star Rommel Fernández (1966–1993), is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City. It is used for different sports, but mainly football (soccer) games. It was ...
in
Ciudad de Panamá
Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...
,
Panamá
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, between April 16–19, 2010.
A total of 39 events were contested, 20 by men and 19 by women. Although initially scheduled, 8 events were finally cancelled: 35 km Walk, Hammer Throw, Pole Vault, and Marathon for men, and
10 km Walk, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, and Marathon for women.
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Records
13 new games records were set.
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Medal summary
The official website is no longer available, but a couple of pages were archived.
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Medal winners as shown below were published in various sources: On the webpage
of the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (''Spanish: Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano'')
CADICA
CADICA (''Spanish'': Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano; Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation) is the regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within ...
.
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Results from
the first three days were compiled from the
CACAC webpage.
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Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 114 athletes from 6 countries participated.
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References
{{Central American Games Athletics
Athletics at the Central American Games
International athletics competitions hosted by Panama
Central American Games
The Central American Games ( es, Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial (every 4 years), typically in the first year after Summer Olympics. The Games are open for member federation ...
2010 in Panamanian sport