The games had to be postponed, because the original date (5–14 September 1997) could not be kept for various reasons, among others delayed construction works.

[1][2] The games were opened by Honduran president Carlos Roberto Reina.

[3] Athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate: The competition featured 27 disciplines in 25 sports (plus beach volleyball as exhibition).

[4] The following list was compiled from a variety of articles from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] †: Exhibition contest The medals below are compiled from Costa Rican newspaper La Nación[11] and from Nicaraguan newspapers La Prensa[12] and El Nuevo Diario.