|
2009 Central American Championships In Athletics
The 20th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between June 12–13, 2009. A total of 40 events were contested, 21 by men and 19 by women. Medal summary Complete results and medal winners were published. Men Women Note †: Event with no points for the team rankings because of the low number of participants. Medal table (unofficial) Team Rankings Guatemala won the overall team ranking and the team ranking in the men's category. Costa Rica won the team ranking in the women's category Total Male Female Participation A total of 163 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate: * (10) * (29) * (34) * (56) * (15) * (19) * Panamá (1) References {{Central American Championships in Athletics Central American Championships in Athletics Central American Championships in Athletics Central American Championships in Athletics The Central American Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Guatemala City
Guatemala City (, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate), is the Capital city, national capital and largest city of the Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. It is also the Municipalities of Guatemala, municipal capital of the Guatemala Department and the most populous urban metropolitan area in Central America. The city is located in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita () in the south-central part of the country. Guatemala City is the site of the native Maya civilization, Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu in Mesoamerica, which was occupied primarily between 1500 BCE and 1200 CE. The present city was founded by the Spanish after their colonial capital, now called Antigua Guatemala, was destroyed by the devastating 1773 Guatemala earthquake, 1773 Santa Marta earthquake and its aftershocks. It became the third royal capital of the surrounding Captaincy General of Guatemala; which itself was part of the larger Viceroyalty of New Spain in imperial Spanish America and remained und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
