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#LIMA2019 BECOMES TRENDING TOPIC WORLDWIDE THANKS TO PAN AMERICAN GAMES OPENING CEREMONY
More than 400 million people followed the spectacular ceremony and many shared their thoughts on Twitter, making it the third trending topic worldwide.
Everyone continues to talk about how amazing the Opening Ceremony of the Pan American Games was; an unforgettable night for all those who were at the National Stadium and the over 400 million people who followed every moment of this celebration that lit up the Lima night sky.
Such was the reaction that #Lima2019 became a worldwide trend. Many people from all over the world shared messages about the Games through Twitter.
At the end of the day, #Lima2019 became the third trending topic worldwide, with more than 50,000 tweets. This had not happened lately to events related to Peru.
In countries such as Brazil, #Lima2019 was the seventh trending topic on Twitter. Today, Gladys Tejeda also became a trending topic after winning the Lima 2019 marathon.
ABOUT LIMA 2019
The Opening Ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games was held on July 26 at the National Stadium. This continental event gathers 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 Maria 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 21 competitions are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.