Canada made a winning start to both their men’s and women’s title defences as action began today at the Badminton Pan Am Male and Female Cup in Salvador.

the day.In Group B, Peru lost 5-0 to the United States and 3-2 to Guatemala.The results mean Canada, Guatemala

place in the semi-finals.As for the Female Cup, Canada opened their Group A campaign by overcoming Guatemala

4-1.Mexico also recorded a victory over Guatemala, winning 3-2.It means both Canada and Mexico are through

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the schedule for its new event - the Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup, which starts in New Zealand next month.

tournament hosts and world No. 3 New Zealand, top-ranked Japan, USA (6th), Mexico (8th), Denmark (11th) and Guatemala

Approving three additional members and rubber-stamping Gangwon Province as the host of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games will be among the main items on the agenda at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here tomorrow.

reports.The five departing members - Franco Carraro (Italy), Iván Dibós (Peru), Willi Kaltschmitt Luján (Guatemala

The number of full International Olympic Committee (IOC) members has dipped temporarily back below the one hundred mark, after seven senior members reached the end of their respective terms.

in all fell into this category: Franco Carraro (Italy), Iván Dibós (Peru), Willi Kaltschmitt Luján (Guatemala

The Surf City El Salvador International Surfing Association World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship will act as a catalyst for the development of Central American surfing, according to Guatemalan team manager Pedro Vergara Barrios.

$12,500 (£9,700/€11,300) grant from the Guatemalan Surfing Association, National Olympic Committee of Guatemala

visit different countries," added Vergara Barrios, who started training people in surfing in his native Guatemala

I am maybe the only crazy guy in Guatemala that loves and has this passion for SUP since competing for

At the 2014 World Championship, Guatemala finished 13th, but the development the nation has seen under

With Guatemala being a third-world country, Vergara Barrios says the main issue is for people being able

As the sun sets here in El Salvador on eight days of competition at the International Surfing Association World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship, a new dawn is just around the corner for surfing.

manager Pedro Vergara Barrios explained that several of his team started out on lakes and rivers around Guatemala

making the most of its natural habitat, the North Pacific Ocean.Several meetings were held between Guatemala

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been quick to praise the facilities at El Sunzal beach in El Salvador ©ISALesbi Lucero Batres from Guatemala

retained their Blind Football Central American Championship title with a thumping 5-0 win over hosts Guatemala

hat-trick, while Daniel Contreras and Michael Mora chipped in with a goal apiece in a one-sided final in Guatemala

their four matches.They topped the group with a 100 per cent record before their comfortable win over Guatemala

in the final, a repeat of the 2017 showpiece.Costa Rica thrashed Guatemala 5-0 in a one-sided final

Sajad Heidari Chegeni of Iran earned the overall classic bodybuilding title at the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Men's World Championships here.

categories took place in the morning as Tomas Smrek of Slovakia won the 175cm event.Erick Sanchez of Guatemala

The German Olympic Confederation and National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark have been shortlisted for the sport organisation of the year award at the Peace and Sport Awards.

Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina and mayors of Sarajevo and East Sarajevo are also shortlisted.Fundacion Guatemala

The Guatemala Olympic Committee (COG) has signed a partnership agreement with the Hungarian Olympic Committee

Oestmann.The idea for a possible co-operation emerged at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Guatemala

HOC president of international relations Attila Ádámfi (left) were also at the signing ceremony ©HOC"Guatemala

Guatemala is an active member of the Olympic Movement."

 Guatemala claimed to have a particular interest in developing links in boxing, weightlifting, athletics

Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama and Saint Kitts and Nevis all booked their place in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship final tournament, completing the eight-team line-up.

Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela.The home nation also secured first place in Group B with Panama defeating Guatemala

Jamaica thrashed Saint Lucia 11-0 today to move to the brink of securing their place at the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship final tournament.

Barbuda against Aruba.In the Central America section, Nicaragua beat El Salvador 2-1 in Group A and Guatemala

Jamaica moved closer to topping their qualifying group at the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

B at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez.The result leaves Honduras needing to bounce back when they face Guatemala

Berlin is set to host the third stage of the 2020 Archery World Cup in June, with the event doubling up as a last chance for competitors to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

in the build-up to Tokyo 2020, these events in Guatemala, Shanghai and Berlin will be the clearest barometer