We know that you miss the Lima 2019 Games as much as we do, because both the Pan American and Parapan American Games left their mark on our country. It is no coincidence that the presidents of Panam Sports and the Americas Paralympic Committee described them as the best in history. Did you expect less?

Without a doubt, the best athletes, Para athletes and sports fans were the ones who made this celebration into a historic milestone for Peru, and the sports and Para sports of the Americas. Find out below which numbers back up this statement.

OVER 740 THOUSAND SPECTATORS ATTENDED THE VENUES

Between the two multi-sports events, there were over 740 thousand fans in the audience, which is something unprecedented for these types of competitions and ceremonies. We even gathered more spectators at these Parapan American Games than at the previous four editions held in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Canada. We proved once again that we are the best fans in the world!

80 PAN AMERICAN AND 175 PARAPAN AMERICAN RECORDS WERE SET

During the 17 days of Pan American Games competitions, 80 records were broken in eight sports:

• 13 in athletics
• 3 in cycling
• 7 in swimming
• 16 in archery (including one world record)
• 14 in weightlifting
• 15 in shooting
• 12 in bowling

Meanwhile, during the nine days of Parapan American Games competitions, 175 new records were set, including nine world records. An absolute success!

3 SPORTS AND 3 PARA SPORTS MADE THEIR DEBUT

The Eduardo Dibós Coliseum, Punta Rocas and Chorrillos Military School venues hosted the basketball 3x3, surfing and bodybuilding competitions, respectively, for the first time as part of the Pan American program. These three sports attracted thousands of fans. As we know, surfing was one of the sports that awarded the most medals to the Peruvian delegation.

Meanwhile, the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games hosted the Para shooting, Para taekwondo and Para badminton competitions, which resulted in 22 new gold medals being awarded. An unforgettable experience for the Para athletes!

54 MEDALS WERE AWARDED TO PERUVIAN DELEGATIONS

A total of 731 Peruvian athletes and Para athletes (a never-before-seen number) represented our country at Lima 2019. These athletes finished the Games ranked ninth in the final medal table with 39 medals (11 gold, 7 silver and 21 bronze).

This is more than triple the amount Peru obtained four years ago, at Toronto 2015. Adding together all the previous Pan American Games editions, our country had only won eight gold medals. Let’s go, Peru!

And our Parapan American representatives finished tenth in the final medal table, their best result in Peruvian history: five gold, three silver and seven bronze medals.

As you can see, the results are clear: Lima 2019 was a victory for everyone. We have shown that we are prepared to organize events of this magnitude and we want to thank all those who were involved in the process. Let’s all play!