The

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competition at the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

was held at the

Mayagüez Athletics Stadium The Mayagüez Athletics Stadium is 12,175 capacity stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico opened in 2010. The stadium is owned by City of Mayaguez, and operated by Puerto Rico Sol. It hosted the Track and field athletics, ath ...

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Pura ...

from July 24–30. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women, and 12 Games records were set. Also, 3 national records were set (2 by the men and 1 by the women). Of the twenty-three nations that won a medal in the competition,

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was the most successful, topping the table with ten golds and an overall haul of 25 medals.

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and

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were the next best performers, with seven and six golds, respectively. The hosts were fourth in the rankings with four golds and sixteen medals in all.

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– typically one of the strongest teams in the region – was absent from the contest, but the quality of the performances on show remained high regardless. Among the stand-out competitors of the competition,

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played a part in all his country's medals, winning their two golds with a

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double and anchoring the men's

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team to the bronze medal.

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excelled on home turf: she won the

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and

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races with Games record times and also took the bronze in the

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Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Nieves (born June 24, 1983) is a Mexican runner. He competed in the 5000 m at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and finished seventh-eighth. He placed 14th in the same event at the 2007 and came 18th in the 10,000 metres at the 20 ...

of Mexico completed a 1500/5000 m double while his compatriot Juan Carlos Romero won 5000 silver and the

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gold. Rosibel García of Colombia retained her 1500 m title from

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, but also added the

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gold to her tally.

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n athlete

Eduard Villanueva Eduar Antonio Villanueva (born 29 December 1984) is a Venezuelan middle-distance runner. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics and has participated in the World Championships in Athletics on three conse ...

came close to the same feat in the men's events, but was runner-up over the longer distance.

Medal summary

Men's track events

Men's road events

Men's field events

Women's track events

Women's road events

Women's field events

Medal table

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Participating nations

Thirty of the 31 countries competing at the games were represented in the athletics competition, with 23 of these reaching the medal table.

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was the only nation without a representative in the events. * (7) * (16) * (7) * (5) * (6) * (8) * (9) * (32) * (14) * (3) * (31) * (7) * (6) * (15) * (7) * (10) * (5) * (45) * (47) * (5) * (4) * (7) * (60) * (9) * (3) * (4) * (1) * (28) * (9) * (21)

References

; Results * . Mayaguez 2010. Retrieved on 2010-07-29. * ; Reports * Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2010-07-26)
Martina defends 100m title, Brathwaite dominates the sprint hurdles in Mayaguez - CAC Games, days 1 and 2

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. Retrieved on 2010-07-29. * Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2010-07-28)
Martina completes dash double as Brenes runs 44.84 at the CAC Games

. Retrieved on 2010-07-29. * Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2010-07-30)
Trinidad and Tobago clock 38.24 to take 4x100m relay gold in Mayaguez - CAC Games, day 5

. Retrieved on 2010-07-31. * Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2010-07-31)
Jamaica dominates relays, Barrios and Ramos complete doubles as CAC Games conclude in Mayaguez

. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.

External links

* {{Central American and Caribbean Games Athletics Events at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games CAC Games Athletics at the Central American and Caribbean Games International athletics competitions hosted by Puerto Rico Athl Athl Athl