1997 Central American Games

VI Central American Games
Host citySan Pedro Sula
Country Honduras
Nations7
Events25 sports
OpeningDecember 5, 1997 (1997-12-05)
ClosingDecember 15, 1997 (1997-12-15)
Opened byCarlos Roberto Reina
Main venueEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano

The VI Central American Games (Spanish: VI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 5–15 December 1997. The shooting competitions were hosted by San Salvador, El Salvador.

The games had to be postponed, because the original date (5–14 September 1997) could not be kept for various reasons, among others delayed construction works.[1][2]

The games were opened by Honduran president Carlos Roberto Reina.[3]

  1. ^ Leandro, Harold (January 24, 1997), Atrasan los Juegos Centroamericanos • Las justas regionales no serán en setiembre sino en diciembre (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
  2. ^ Gólcher Beirute, Raquel (February 4, 1997), Centroamericanos no tienen fecha (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
  3. ^ Leandro, Harold (December 6, 1997), Fuera de escena • Costa Rica no asistió a la ceremonia de apertura de los VI Juegos como protesta por la desorganización (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012