Guatemala Gears Up for the 12th Central American Games 2025

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, October 12, 2025. – Guatemala is preparing to host, for the fourth time as the sole venue, the 12th edition of the Central American Games, to be held from October 18 to 30, 2025. The event will bring together athletes from Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and the host country, who will compete in 41 sports and 55 disciplines, including Volleyball and Beach Volleyball.

The Central American Games represent the region’s premier multi-sport event and mark the beginning of the Olympic Cycle for the athletes of the Isthmus. Created by the Central American Sports Organization (ORDECA) and endorsed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the event has not been held since 2017, when Nicaragua hosted the last edition.

The NORCECA Volleyball Confederation is responsible for the supervision of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, in collaboration with the Organizing Committee and the National Volleyball Federation of Guatemala.

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The Indoor Volleyball tournament will take place at the Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium in Guatemala City from October 17 to 21, while Beach Volleyball will be held at the Jalapa Sports Complex from October 24 to 28.

In the previous edition, Costa Rica claimed the women’s volleyball title after an exciting five-set victory over Nicaragua, securing its eighth championship and fourth consecutive gold medal.

In the men’s category, Guatemala was crowned champion after a decade off the podium, defeating El Salvador in straight sets in the Managua 2017 final, repeating the gold medal they had last won in Honduras 1997.

In women’s beach volleyball, Costa Rica also holds the title thanks to the duo of Karen Cope and Natalia Alfaro, who were crowned champions in Managua 2017 after defeating El Salvador’s Kathya Vásquez and María Fernanda Vargas. For Alfaro, it was her second consecutive gold, following her 2013 triumph in Costa Rica alongside Ingrid Morales.

Meanwhile, Nicaragua is the reigning men’s beach volleyball champion, thanks to the victory of Rubén Mora and Dany López on home soil, defeating Guatemala’s Andy Leonardo and Luis García, thus reaffirming the title won by Henry Hernández and Gerald Umaña in Costa Rica 2013.