LIMA 2019 IS NOW ON THE FINAL STAGE ON THE ROAD TO THE PAN AMERICAN AND PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES

Lima 2019 achieved another major milestone in the countdown towards the Lima 2019 Pan American Games by reaching the 150 days mark until July 26, day of the opening ceremony at the National Stadium. Ceremony that will be followed by millions of people around the world and will focus on 7000 athletes, and on Para athletes afterward.

Athletes from 41 countries of the Americas will be competing for the gold in 39 sports (62 different disciplines). They will also give their best to achieve the classification on one of the 23 qualifying disciplines to the Olympics Tokyo 2020.

The Pan Am Games will last 17 days, until August 11 when the closing ceremony will take place.

As for the Parapan Am Games, which will be held between August 23 and September 1, 1890 Para athletes will compete in 17 sports.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT GOOD PACE

Following the 150 days milestone, the Games Organization held meetings to analyze the progress and verify that everything is going at a good pace. It was informed that the new scenarios will be ready for athletes in two weeks, and as stated by the Organizing Committee President, Carlos Neuhaus, they will become part of the great Lima 2019 legacy for Peruvian sport and society.

The first facility to be officially opened will be the softball field, located at the Sports Center Andrés Avelino Cáceres in Villa María del Triunfo.

Works in the stadium of the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) are in the final stage and will be delivered to the Peruvian Football Federation, so that it can be used as the venue for the South American U-17 Championship, which begins on March 21, and will be a qualifying event for the World Cup.

The works in the Callao venue (Sports Center for volleyball, taekwondo, sitting volleyball and Para taekwondo; racquetball courts and the Coliseum Miguel Grau where boxing, wrestling and goalball will take place in the Parapan American Games) are at 90%.

VIDENA IS WORKING

Another important venue for the Games will be the Videna, which will host 10 sports in the Pan Am Games, including athletics and swimming. Two sports that traditionally bring together the largest number of fans.

A group of workers is completing the roofing at the velodrome, which will host the track cycling competitions. In the other hand, the main athletics track and the warm-up track have been installed.

The Aquatic Center (swimming, Para swimming and diving) continues its progress at good pace to meet deadlines. 

TESTING THE VILLAGE

The Pan American and Parapan American Village, heart of the Games, has seven finished towers and 1096 apartments, 548 of them are of 70 m2, 212 of 73 m2 and 336 of 75 m2. These last ones have been adapted for people with impairments. Each building has four elevators with a capacity for up to 18 people and wheelchair access.

Currently, phase two is being implemented (temporary infrastructure and overlay) for the international area of the Village, as well as the temporary areas such as the dining room and the kitchen, where the athletes and officials will be catered.