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The official delivery of the High-Performance Surf Center at Punta Rocas beach marks the culmination of the preparation for the Lima 2019 Games. This venue, the best of its type in the world, will host the most important multi-sports event in America for the first time and it will complement the preparation of the Peruvian team. The best 88 surfers in the continent and those from the Open Surf category will compete in their waves to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The ceremony was led by the President of COPAL, Carlos Neuhaus; the Mayor of Punta Negra, José Delgado; the President of the Peruvian National Surfing Federation, Alberto Figari; the Lima 2019 Project and Infrastructure Manager, Wilhelm Funcke and the CAR Punta Rocas Consortium Representative, José Iturriaga.
“It’s been a long journey to get to the end of this project. From getting permission to transform this land, that is the stage of Peruvian surfing, into a High-Performance Center that will remain as a surfing legacy. I trust it will be well-managed by the Federation,” stated the COPAL President.
The CAR Punta Rocas Consortium is the responsible for financing and executing the project. It is formed by six companies: Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston S.A.A, Supermercados Peruanos S.A., Scotiabank Perú S.A.A., Financiera Efectiva S.A., Unión Andina de Cementos S.A.A. and Union de Concreteras S.A. This process was developed in accordance with the Law No. 29230 on Public Works for Taxes.
“It’s a privilege to have and infrastructure of this level, especially because it was delivered on time. The CAR Consortium members are very glad to have supported this project for the most inclusive sport in this country, which also gives us many achievements,” stated the CEO of Financiera Efectiva.
ABOUT THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE SURF CENTER
The Punta Rocas High-Performance Surf Center will have a stand with fixed seats for 700 people and temporary infrastructure for an additional of 750 people. This will create a capacity for 1400 people for the competition that will be held from July 29 to August 4 at Punta Rocas beach.
“The surfing family is happy with this brilliant construction that will remain for future generations. In these Games, we have high expectations of winning several medals and the members of the team have prepared for this competition level. We’ll feel more at home than ever in this great venue,” stated Figari.
Punta Rocas beach is closely related to surfing in Peru, since that year when Felipe Pomar conquered the waves for the first time and won the World Surfing Championship in 1965 for Peru. These Pan American Games will not be the exception. The tickets for the final session on August 3 are sold out, but there are still tickets for the preliminaries in www.lima2019.pe/tickets and in Teleticket.
ATHLETES TO STAR IN LIMA 2019
The International Surfing Association (ISA) confirmed that five world champions will participate in Lima 2019. Benoit ‘Piccolo’ Clemente, Lima 2019 Ambassador, will be the main star in the longboard discipline. The Argentinian Santiago Muñiz, gold medal at the World Surfing Games 2018 is also on the list.
The two-time ISA World Surfing Games gold medalist, Puerto Rican Tía Blanco is also coming. The four-time SUP Race gold medalist, Candice Appleby, will also compete in Lima 2019 along with the two-time consecutive SUP Surfing gold medalist, the Brazilian Luiz Diniz.
María Fernanda Reyes is also part of Peru Team and will compete in longboard. Lucca Mesinas, Alonso Correa, Daniela Rosas and Melanie Giunta will take part in the Open Surf competition, qualifier for Tokyo 2020. Tamil Martino and Vania Torres will compete in paddle surf, while Itzel Delgado and Giannisa Vecco will do it in SUP race, one of the hardest disciplines.
“This High-Performance Center will allow to develop surfing in Peru as it will not only prepare more qualified surfers that come from all the beaches in the country, but it will also be able to host events and camping that will result in higher incomes for this sport,” stated Clemente, three-time longboard world champion.
SURFING IN LIMA 2019
During the Pan American Games, we will have open surf, longboard, paddle surf and SUP race for men and women. The competition will be conducted in compliance with the established rules of the International Surfing Association (ISA) and the Pan American Surfing Association (PASA) from July 29 to August 4 in Punta Rocas.
The event will take place in heats, with a double elimination format. Surfers will face each other in a first, a second and then a third round, until they reach the finals. The number of participants in each heat can vary from two athletes to three or four. In the case of a two-surfer heat, the first will advance in the competition. In a three- or four-surfer heat, the first two will advance.
