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Today, the world celebrates the Play True Day. In the fight against doping in sports, Lima 2019 launched the educational anti-doping booth to be used in the Games, as part of the “LET’S ALL PLAY, LET’S PLAY TRUE” campaign.
Ambassadors Marcela Castillo, Thalía Mallqui, Paola Mautino, Yanet Sovero, and Para athlete Neil García visited the educational booth, very similar to the one that will be in use during the Pan American and Parapan American Village in Villa El Salvador, where they participated answering interactive questionnaires to receive information about doping prevention.
The subjects addressed in these interactive questionnaires were the good habits for the use of medicines and nutritional supplements, the doping control processes, the prohibited substances list, the therapeutic exemption processes and the dangers of doping for health.
This kind of experiences are used to complement trainings and lectures given to athletes to prevent doping in Lima 2019.
At this launch ceremony, Alberto Valenzuela, Lima 2019 Operations Manager, said that “it is crucial to invite each athlete to be part of Play True, through training mechanisms, so the Games can make history.”
Thalía Mallqui added that “your desire to get good results implies that you do it in a clean way, and the best way is to be informed about the substances that may harm you.”
“When you win a medal, you can be in peace with yourself knowing that you played true and you only needed your abilities and self-confidence”, added the wrestler Yanet Sovero.
Carlos Zegarra, president of the National Anti-doping Committee (CONAD) said that “medals are not injected, they are earned with effort and dedication. That is why we want to ensure, through training, that results come from a Play True approach.”
For this reason, CONAD has developed the “Road to Lima 2019” anti-doping course, that will be on the IPD (Peruvian Institute of Sports) website to inform the Peruvian delegation about the dangers of doping and the risks of being penalized for using prohibited substances during the Games.
“We did not have that many information before. It is important for new athletes, so they may research themselves and be aware of play true values for athletes,” said Lima 2019 ambassador Marcela Castillo.
The event was a good occasion to present the 2800 blood and urine anti-doping kits specially prepared for Lima 2019, that will be used for test performed during the Games.
Lima 2019 wants, through these informative and educational actions, to make Pan American and Parapan American athletes aware of their rights and obligations so they can compete in a clean environment. This is possible because talking about anti-doping means ensuring health in sports.
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, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues like VIDENA, Villa María 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, in which athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 23 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 the Olympic Games.
The Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. The competitions will take place between August 23 and September 1, 2019. Fourteen sports will be qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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 of the organization 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. This committee’s 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 as the Pan American Games.
