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Kelly Skinner, chef de mission of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), who completed his visit to Lima today, said: “the progress we’re seeing in terms of planning and venue delivery, is really impressive and it show us the passion and commitment of the host country for the Games success.”
In this context, he reported that they are considering to participate in the Pan American Games with a delegation comprising between 650 and 700 athletes, in addition to the technical staff that will accompany them. That is a delegation of over 1000 people. “We’re training hard and there are 16 sports in which our athletes have really good chances to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,” he added.
When he was asked about the athletes that will get more attention of the public, he answered: “We’re still in the middle of the athlete selection process, but two teams that will raise expectations in Lima are the water polo women team, which won the gold medal in the Río 2016 Olympic Games and in the previous edition of the Pan American Games, and the basketball men team, which also claimed the gold in Río”.
“Regarding the US Paralympic Committee, its delegation is also training very hard for Lima 2019 and our coordination work is very intense,” said Charlie Paddock, operations director for the Games and member of the delegation. “We consider that Lima 2019, as a host city, is awesome. We’re satisfied to visit the competition venues for the Pan American and Parapan American Games and to arrange the arrival of our Para athletes. Our delegation will be made up of around 200 to 300 people, including the wheelchair basketball team, which won the gold medal in Río 2016 and is very enthusiastic about the idea of coming to Lima and compete against the best Para athletes of the continent.”
This is the fourth visit of the US delegation and the one that has included more representatives so far, with 85 members of the Olympic and Paralympic Committees.
During the first day, they visited the apartments built for athletes and Para athletes in the Pan American and Parapan American Village located in Villa El Salvador. There they observed the infrastructure and facilities that make the Village the biggest accessible residential complex in Peru.
In the afternoon, the group of officials visited VIDENA and other competition venues such as Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center, which will house seven sports and two Para sports; Miguel Grau Coliseum located in Callao, which will house goalball, boxing and wrestling; the Army Equitation School in La Molina for equestrian sports; and the High-performance Surfing Center in Punta Rocas Beach, among others.
The US officials completed their visit today after meeting with the sport managers of Lima 2019 and the functional areas of the organization such as Accreditation, Transportation, Security, Catering and Medical Services, to coordinate the arrangements for the Pan American and Parapan American Games to be held next July and August.
ABOUT LIMA 2019
The opening ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be held at the National Stadium on July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas.
There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies, between July 26 and August 11, 2019, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues such as VIDENA, Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others.
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will include 39 sports and 62 disciplines, where athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 23 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. Competitions will take place between August 23 and September 1, 2019. Fourteen sports quotas for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be granted.
ABOUT PANAM SPORTS
Panam Sports (formerly known as Pan American Sports Organization - PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games and its structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter. Panam Sports is the leader of sports and the Olympic Movement in the Americas and encourages the sports development and supports the work of the 41 National Olympic Committees members, in order to inspire more world-class performances and the next generation of athletes across our region.
IPC AND APC
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing body of the Paralympic movement. Its objective is to organize the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and to act as the International Federation of nine sports, in order to supervise and coordinate the World Championships and other competitions.
The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) was established in August 1997 with the aim of creating a Para sport governing body for the Americas. Since 2007, the Parapan American Games are held in the same city of the Pan American Games.
