LIMA 2019 STARTS REMODELING WORK ON FIVE NEW VENUES

In the following days, remodeling work will be carried out in five new venues and fields of play for the Lima 2019 Games, as part of the second addendum of the Pan American and Parapan American Village contract signed between Besco-Besalco consortium and the Special Project for the Planning and Development of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games and Parapan American Games, in the framework of the Government-to-Government Agreement with the United Kingdom.

The remodeling and improvement work taking place at these venues will take approximately five months and will be overseen by Besco-Besalco consortium. This company is building the Pan American and Parapan American Village, keeping costs under the target budget and it will be delivered before the contract’s term.

The remodeling and restoration of the Eduardo Dibós Dammert Coliseum will be carried out under this contract. This coliseum will host the women’s and men’s basketball competitions, as well as 3x3 basketball, a new discipline that will be part a of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

This document also establishes the restoration of the Satellite Village, located at the Naval Academy, in La Punta, as well as the improvement and expansion of the Capitán FAP José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles Shooting Range in Las Palmas, Surco, which will be the shooting and shooting Para sport venue at the Parapan American Games.

In addition, construction will start on the fields of play in Parque Costa Verde in San Miguel, which will be the venue for beach volleyball, skateboarding, BMX, speed skating, road cycling, among others, during the Lima 2019 Games.

The Chorrillos Military School (modern pentathlon venue) will also be refurbished. This includes the Mariscal Cáceres Coliseum, where the weightlifting and bodybuilding competitions will take place; the latter competition will take place for first time in this type of international tournament.

It is important to mention that the five largest infrastructure projects (Pan American and Parapan American Village, Villa María del Triunfo, VIDENA, Callao Sports Center and Villa El Salvador Sports Center) for the Lima 2019 Games are in their final stage and will be 95% complete as of March.

The high-quality sports infrastructure and execution in the competition venues will be the best legacy Lima 2019 will leave to the country.