Summer Olympic Games Faster, Higher, Stronger. While many of the world’s leading athletes compete in various sporting events around the world, no other competition can touch the special luster of the Olympic Games. These Games brought back to life in 1896, representing the pinnacle of accomplishment that athletes and coaches strive for. From the spectacle of the opening ceremonies, to the colours of the Olympic Rings, the Olympic Games and the 52 sporting events under its title are in a class of their own.  In 1976 in Montreal Canada, Carson Ebanks, Gerry Kirkconnell, and Peter Milburn became the first persons to represent the Cayman Islands at the Olympic Games in Sailing. Since that time CIOC has sponsored teams to compete in the 1984,1988,1992,1996,2000 and 2004 Games in the sports of Sailing, Athletics, Cycling and Swimming. www.olympic.org The Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event held every four years; it involves the elite athletes of the 71 Commonwealth nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5000 athletes. The CIOC has sponsored teams to compete in the 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 Games in the sports of Boxing, Athletics, Cycling, Shooting, Karate, Rugby, Swimming, Tennis, Triathlon, Sailing and Squash. Kareem Streete-Thompson made Cayman proud at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games by winning a Bronze medal in the men’s long jump. www.commonwealthgames.com The Pan Am Games The Pan Am Games are a multi-sport sporting festival held every four years between competitors from all 42 nations of the Americas. The CIOC has sponsored athletes to compete in the 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 Games in the sports of Athletics, Cycling, Shooting, Karate, Swimming, Tennis, Triathlon, and Squash. Kareem Streete- Thompson won a silver medal in the Men's Long Jimp in Winnipeg in 1999 and Cydonie Mothersill won a silver medal in the Women's 200M in the Pan Am Games in the Dominican Republic. Shaune Fraser made Cayman proud at the 2007 Pan Am Games winning a silver medal in the 200M freestyle, Caymans first Pan Am swimming medal.    www.rio2007.org.br The Central American and Caribbean Games The CAC Games are the oldest continuing regional Games, starting in 1926.  Only the Olympic Games have a longer continuous history. 32 nations from this region make up the 7000+ athletes that compete. The CIOC has sponsored teams in the 1986, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2002 and the 2006 Games in the sports of Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Football, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Karate, and Sailing. Cayman’s first medals were won at the 1993 Ponce CAC Games by Merta Day, silver in Taekwondo, Roberta Porter, a bronze in Taekwondo, and Ernest Barnes, a bronze in Boxing. Heather Roffey made Cayman proud by winning the first Gold medal at the 2002 CAC Games in San Salvador in the 200M Butterfly. Shaune Fraser won 3 medals in 2006 CAC Games in Cartagena, a Gold in the 200M Freestyle a new games record, and 2 silvers, one in 100M Freestyle the other in the 200M Individual Medley. www.cartagena2006.gov.co CARIBBEAN GAMES In or about 2000, Heads of Caribbean Governments determined that in order to further the development of Sport in the Caribbean, there is need for the Celebration of Games for Elite Athletes on a periodic basis. The Heads of Government also acknowledged that the Olympic movement is an essential vehicle if such games were to acquire appropriate recognition and accreditation. Read More www.canoc.net Island Games The Friendly Games The Island Games are games that invite only small island communities with populations of 120,000 or less. The games are held every other year, and now include 14 different sports and 25 Islands. The Cayman Islands first competed in Island Games in Gotland Sweden in 1999, taking Cayman’s largest multi-sport team of 150+ athletes and team officials placing 6th in the medal count. To date the Cayman Islands has competed in the 1999,2001,2003,2005 and 2007 Games taking up to 11 different sports. More than 600 athletes and team officials have participated in previous games bring home 121 medals from all 5 games combined. www.islandgames.net THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES The Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. They feature winter sports held on snow or ice, such as Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, bobsledding, and ice hockey. Read More www.olympic.org COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES The Commonwealth Games Federation discussed the idea of a Millennium Commonwealth Youth Games in 1997. In 1998 the concept was agreed on for the purpose of providing a Commonwealth multi-sport event for young people. The Commonwealth Youth Games are a mini Commonwealth Games attracting the best young athletes in the Commonwealth to compete every 4 years. Read More YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are planned to be an international multi-sport event held every four years in staggered summer and winter events complementing the current Olympic Games, and will feature athletes between the ages of 14 and 18. Read More