1997 Central American Games
The VI Central American Games 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 could not be kept for various reasons, among others delayed construction works.
The games were opened by Honduran president Carlos Roberto Reina.
Venues
- Football: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano and Estadio Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés
- Shooting: San Salvador,
Participation
Athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:Sports
The competition featured 27 disciplines in 25 sports. The following list was compiled from a variety of articlesfrom the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.
- Aquatic sports
- * Swimming
- * Water polo
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bodybuilding
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Chess
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Judo
- Karate
- Racquetball
- Shooting
- Softball
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- * Beach volleyball †
- * Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling