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Everything is getting ready for the awaited Pan American and Parapan American Torch Relay that will be the perfect precursor of the multi-sports celebration our country will experience in July during the Lima 2019 Games. “Nominate Peruvians Whose Stories Shine” is the name of the campaign underway to select the people who will have the honor of carrying the Games torch.
Lima 2019 is calling both public figures and regular citizens to take on the prestigious role of carrying the Pan American and Parapan American Torch during the relay prior to the Games. By Friday June 7 anyone can nominate someone who they feel has an impeccable track record or has had a positive impact on their community.
With that in mind, they can nominate those who are an example of the Olympic and Paralympic movement’s main values, such as friendship, respect, excellence; determination, inspiration, courage and equality.
The nomination for torchbearers is open and can be carried out from anywhere in Peru through the Lima 2019 website until June 7. Applicants must fill out a form detailing who they would like to nominate and why they consider them to be a “Peruvian whose story shines.”
Through a selection process, 900 torchbearers will be chosen for the Pan American Torch Route around 25 cities of the country, and 300 for the Parapan American Torch Route that will be held in Lima, making it a total of 1200, whose names will be announced by mid-June.
Among the requirements to be nominated as torchbearer are: being a Peruvian citizen or legal resident; being 16 years old as of June 1, 2019; being able to move 250 meters; being available to participate in the Torch Relay from July 2 to August 23, 2019; and not being a Lima 2019 employee or contractor.
TORCH ROUTE
The Pan American Torch will be lit on July 2 at the Plaza del Basamento Escalonado de la Luna in the archaeological site of Teotihuacán, Mexico. From there, it will travel to Peru and arrive to Machu Picchu, in a journey that connects two ancient civilizations from the Americas.
The Pan American Torch will begin its route on July 4 in Machu Picchu, Cuzco, and will travel through the Peruvian highlands, jungle and coast for 22 days, in order to inspire and activate millions of people “door to door.” Its journey ends on July 26 at the National Stadium, where the Pan American Games Opening Ceremony will be held.
Events and ceremonies are being organized in Amazonas, Áncash, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Huancavelica, Huancayo, Huánuco, Ica, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martín, Tacna and Tumbes as part of the Torch Route. These celebrations will include citizens who will be part of the festive atmosphere of the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
Meanwhile, the Parapan American Torch will be lit on August 20, in a pre-Hispanic-inspired ceremony in the Pachacamac Temple, in south Lima. The relay will go through 12 emblematic huacas, and will finally arrive at the National Stadium for the Parapan American Games Opening Ceremony on August 23.
ABOUT LIMA 2019
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games is a continental event that will gather 6 680 athletes from 41 countries and the opening ceremony will be held at the National Stadium on July 26, 2019. There will be 17 days of competitions 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 61 disciplines, in which athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 22 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. Thirteen sports will be qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
