The Bowling Center located in VIDENA was one of the most acclaimed precincts built for the Lima 2019 Games. 100 of the best players of the Americas who came to Lima for the Pan American Bowling Confederation Championship were quite impressed by the facilities and their 24 brand-new lanes.
During the opening ceremony, Carlos Neuhaus, Lima 2019 executive director thanked the compliments from athletes, trainers and authorities, such as the president of the Pan American Bowling Confederation, Martin Faba who congratulated the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee for the great infrastructure.
“It is a true pleasure to welcome so many athletes from the Americas. I feel a little overwhelmed with the compliments I have received about the infrastructure we delivered to the Peruvian Bowling Federation. That means we put the right amount of effort and dedication to host this type of events,” Neuhaus mentioned.
THE NATIONAL TEAM
Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Aruba, Canada, Costa Rica, Bermuda and the Bahamas participated in this championship.
The Peruvian national team is led by Kenny Kishimoto and the national champion Adrian Gibu who will compete using the quota obtained by Peru for the Lima 2019 Games. At the end of the competition, the top two ranked athletes will qualify.
LIMA 2019 COMPETITION SYSTEM
Lima 2019 bowling singles and doubles competitions for men and women will take place from July 25 to 30. There will be five stages for singles and one classification round in two six-game blocks per competitor. Matches will be determined with a single game.
There will be one stage for doubles, two six-game blocks per athlete. That is 24 games in total per country. The team with more pin falls wins. Men and women categories are independent but rules and regulations will apply similarly.