LIMA 2019 MAIN VENUES TO HOST XXVII NATIONAL SCHOOL SPORTS GAMES

The Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games have allowed more citizens to participate in sports activities and appreciate the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle in accessible, pleasant and sustainable facilities that enable social cohesion with an inclusive approach. 

As a result, the main venues of the Lima 2019 Games will host the National School Sports Games (JDEN 2019), organized by the Bureau of Physical Education and Sport (DEFID) from the Ministry of Education. 

The Athletics Stadium and the Aquatic Center located at the National Sports Village (VIDENA), where the most outstanding athletes of the continent competed, will host the JDEN 2019 competitions. 

The National School Sports Games will take place from September 16 to 27, 2019, and the best Peruvian school athletes and Para athletes will test their skills in a healthy competitive environment to strengthen positive relationships among the students. 

The purpose of the JDEN is to promote and cultivate sports talent among students and foster values for comprehensive training and reinforcement of different learning approaches established in the National Curriculum of Basic Education. 

Thus, Lima 2019 aims to develop future generations, inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic values, to build a country where sports are the main factor of social transformation favoring inclusion, integration and healthy lifestyles behaviors.