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The countdown has already started and Peru is training to celebrate the largest sporting event in the Americas for the first time in its history: the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games. Around 10,000 athletes and technical officials will arrive for both events and they hope to claim a medal.
Lima 2019 adds an important strategical partner for medal production: the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE), through the campaign “Minería para todos” (everyone’s mining). Thus, SNMPE will be the Official Medal Sponsor of the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
SNMPE will be in charge of producing the medals that will be awarded to athletes reaching the podium during the Pan American and Parapan American Games. During the Pan American Games 39 sports and 62 disciplines competitions will be held, while 17 sports and 18 disciplines will compete during the Parapan American Games.
The agreement was signed by Lima 2019 executive director Carlos Neuhaus Tudela; the president of the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy Manuel Fumagalli, the executive director of the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy Pablo de la Flor Belaunde, and the head of Lima 2019 Commercial Department, José Ruiz de las Heras.
“Peru is a mining country, and following our motto ‘Let’s all play’, the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy enters the game as an important partner. They will be in charge of the medals that will be a product of formal mining and made in Peru. These medals will show representative images of our country to the world. We are grateful for this support,” said Carlos Neuhaus.
Manuel Fumagalli expressed his satisfaction for joining the Lima 2019 team. “We are proud of becoming strategical partners with the delivery of sport medals. Peru is a mining country and we are proud of it. This represent formal employment and mining tradition. Medals will be coated in gold, silver and copper from national operations. We are happy to work with Lima 2019,” he said.
Medals will coined on both sides with iconic images of the Coast, Highlands and Jungle of Ancient Peru. Each medal will have over 80 mm diameter and will weight 300 gr.
They will have a copper base and will be coated in gold and silver. The three metal will be produced by the formal Peruvian mining sector, that employs almost 1.5 millions people directly and indirectly. In addition, they will be coined and coated by Peruvian hands.
Nearly 5000 medals to be delivered
SNMPE through its “Minería de Todos” campaign will deliver a total of 4941 medals for the Pan American and Parapan American Games: 1582 gold, 1582 silver and 1777 bronze medals.
At the Pan American Games 965 gold, 965 silver and 1098 bronze medals will be awarded. This makes a total of 3028 medals to be awarded at these Games.
Meanwhile, the Parapan American Games will award 617 gold, 617 silver and 679 bronze medals, for a total of 1913, from August 23 to September 1.
The Pan American Games medals will be delivered to the Organizing Committee on June 26, 2019, one month before the opening ceremony that will take place at the National Stadium. Medal delivery for the Parapan American Games will be on July 23, one month before their official opening ceremony.
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, 2019, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at different venues such as the 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. The Pan American Games Movement is made up by the National Olympic Committees recognized by Panam Sports, and each of the Pan American Games Organizing Committees.
Panam Sports is the leader of sports and the Olympic Movement in the Americas. Panam Sports 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.
Panam Sports works closely with athletes, National Olympic Committees (NOCs), Organizing Committees of all regional Games, Pan American Sports Confederations, International Federations (IFs) and the International Olympic Committee to ensure the success of their main event: the Pan American Games.
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.
