The XL National Sports Games Icoder 2022 – 2023, start next January 18 until February 1, in Alajuela, Palmares, Grecia, San Ramón, Naranjo and San Carlos. The games will have 29 official disciplines; 23 conventional and six paralympic sports.
The XL National Sports Games start on January 18
San Ramón will host table tennis, taekwondo, judo, Paralympic table tennis and chess; Palmares will receive men’s soccer, boccias, skating, and boxing; Naranjo, weightlifting and karate; Greece, women’s soccer, basketball and volleyball; and San Carlos, triathlon and cycling, both road and mountain.
The remaining official sports will take place in the central canton of Alajuela: handball, athletics, beach volleyball, Paralympic athletics, artistic gymnastics, baseball, tennis, wheelchair tennis, futsal, swimming, Paralympic swimming, rhythmic gymnastics and basketball wheelchair bound.
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Simultaneously, thirteen exhibition disciplines will be presented: archery and rugby in Sarchí; urbanathlon, skateboarding and sambo in Poás; jiu jitsu and wrestling in San Mateo; goalball, cheerleading and beach soccer in Athens; power lifting and mountain sports in Zarcero; and virtual motorsports in Alajuela, Sarchí and San Ramón.
OFFICIAL SPORTS CALENDARS
SAN RAMON HEADQUARTERS
| deporte | Site | dates |
| Table tennis | Julio Acosta Institute | Thursday 19 to Thursday 26 January |
| Taekwondo | Rafael Rodriguez Complex | Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 |
| Paralympic table tennis | Julio Acosta Institute | Sunday 22 to Thursday 26 |
| Judo | Rafael Rodriguez Complex | Monday 23 to Thursday 26 |
| Chess | Julio Acosta Institute | Friday 27 to Tuesday 31 |
SEDE PALMARES
| men’s soccer | Stadium “Palmareño” Solís | Thursday 19 to Tuesday 24 |
| Boccias | Palmares Bilingual School | Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 |
| Skating | Palmares Sports Center | Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 |
| Boxing | Roundabout Civic Association | Wednesday 25 to Monday 30 |
ORANGE HEADQUARTERS
| weightlifting | Naranjo College | Thursday 19 to Monday 23 |
| Karate | Naranjo College | Wednesday 25 to Saturday 28 |
GREECE OFFICE
| Women’s Football | Estadio Allen Riggioni | Thursday 19 to Tuesday 24 |
| swing basket | sports center greece | Thursday 19 to Tuesday 24 |
| Volleyball | sports center greece | Thursday 26 to Tuesday 31 |
SAN CARLOS HEADQUARTERS
| Road cycling | North Corridor | Saturday 21 to Tuesday 24 |
| Mountain biking | ITCR Santa Clara | Thursday 26 and Friday 27 |
| triathlon | ITCR Santa Clara | Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 |
ALAJUELA HEADQUARTERS
| Handball | Monserrat Sports Center | Thursday 19 to Tuesday 24 |
| Athletics | Monserrat Sports Center | Thursday 19 to Monday 23 |
| paralympic athletics | Monserrat Sports Center | Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 |
| Beach volleyball | Monserrat Sports Center | Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 |
| Artistic gymnastics | Alajuela Institute | Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 |
| Baseball | Monserrat Sports Center | Wednesday 25 to Sunday 29 |
| Tennis | La Cueva Country Club | Friday 27 to Tuesday 31 |
| wheelchair tennis | La Cueva Country Club | Sunday 29 to Wednesday 1 |
| Futsal | Monserrat Sports Center | Friday 27 to Wednesday 1 |
| Swimming | Monserrat Sports Center | Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 |
| Paralympic swimming | Monserrat Sports Center | Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 |
| Rhythmic gymnastics | Alajuela Institute | Sunday 29 to Wednesday 1 |
| Wheelchair Basketball | El Carmen College | Sunday 29 to Wednesday 1 |
EXHIBITION SPORTS
| deporte | Site | dates |
| Rugby | Sarchi Municipal Stadium | Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 |
| archery | Sarchi Municipal Stadium | Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 |
| urbanathlon | Doka State in Poás | Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 |
| Skateboarding | Skate Park in Poás | Saturday January 28 |
| Sambo | Aguirre Cerdas de Poás School | Saturday January 28 |
| Jiujitsu | Farmer’s Fair Hall, San Mateo | Saturday 28 |
| fights | Farmer’s Fair Hall, San Mateo | Domingo 29 |
| Goalball | Athens CTP | Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 |
| cheerleading | Athens CTP | Friday 27 and Saturday 28 |
| Beach Soccer | Sand court in Athens | Thursday 19 to Saturday 23 |
| powerlifting | Alfaro Ruiz de Zarcero High School | Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 |
| mountain sport | Zarcero New Town | Domingo 29 |
| virtual motorsport | San Ramon, Alajuela and Sarchi | Date 1 Friday 20 to Monday 23 |
| virtual motorsport | San Ramon, Alajuela and Sarchi | Date 2 Friday 27 to Monday 30 |
