1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998, and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.

Mascot
The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon.

Sports
31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:


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 * Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball
 * Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball
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 * Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball
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 * Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball
 * Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball
 * Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball
 * Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball
 * Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball