INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

there were 85 Nicaraguan women competing in 10 female sports. The
female contribution level improved especially thanks to the women’s
participation in sports where only men were capable of great sporting
achievements: weightlifting, karate, judo, tae kwon do, and
bodybuilding. In the following editions, until the last one in
Guatemala 2001, the female contribution to the Nicaragua’s medal
production as well as the number of Nicaraguan female participants
has preserved similar levels and tends to improve even more.
- Central American and Caribbean Games
The quadrennial Central American and Caribbean games are the
oldest continuing regional games. Only the Olympic games have a
longer continuous history. The first Games were held in 1926. From
1926 to 1935 these Games were called Central American Games. In
1935, the name was changed to the Central American and the
Caribbean Games to reflect expanded participation. Nicaragua has
participated in 15 out of 19 editions of the Central American and the
Caribbean Games (78.92 % of participation). Nicaragua wasn’t
present at the 1926, 1930, 1946 and 1962 editions. 11 Nicaraguan
women participated in this kind of event for the first time in 1950,
when a female Nicaraguan basketball team competed at the edition
that took place in Guatemala. This team accomplished the fourth place
in the female basketball tournament of these Games. 12 Nicaraguan
women’s participation at this level hasn’t been constant. In 1935 and
1938 editions, Nicaragua sent delegations composed only by men.
These delegations had action in sports such as Baseball, Boxing,
Weightlifting and Athletics. From 1954 to 1970, the Nicaraguan
female figure is absent of these Games as well.
From 1970 till today the Nicaraguan women’s participation has
showed an average level of 16% in relation to the total proportion of
Nicaraguan participants. The highest level of Nicaraguan women’s
participation was in 1982 (25%) and the lowest one in the edition of
1993 (8%). Nicaragua has won 47 medals in these Games. Women
have produced 9 of them (19%).
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