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LIMA 2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES COMPETITIONS TO BEGIN IN 30 DAYS
July 24 will be a historic day as beach volleyball and handball international competitions will begin.
Everything is almost ready to welcome, in a few days, the best athletes of the Americas to the largest multi-sports event in the continent, to be held for the first time in Peru. On July, we will become the sports capital of the Americas and we will be on the spotlight during the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
We are only 30 days away from the start of sports competitions that will mark a major milestone for our country due to the relevance of this event as it is considered second in importance in the world after the Olympic Games.
On July 24, two days prior to the Pan American Games Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium, the official competitions will begin. The first one will be beach volleyball, which will be held in a new conditioned facility in Costa Verde, in the district of San Miguel.
There, the first women's competition will take place at 9:00 between Canada and Nicaragua and it will officially set off the Pan American Games in Peru. At the same time, Argentina will play against Guatemala in court 2. Immediately after, United States will face Trinidad and Tobago, and Colombia will compete against Costa Rica also in women's.
As for the men's competitions, they will start at 10:40 with Canada vs. Nicaragua and Chile vs, Mexico. Then, Brazil will play against Costa Rica and Cuba will face Uruguay.
After midday, competitions will resume with women's at 12:20 between Brazil and Virgin Islands, and Mexico vs. Chile. The Peruvian team will make its debut against El Salvador at 13:10. Cuba and Paraguay will play at the same time.
Then, it will be the turn of the men's category at 14:00 between United States and El Salvador, and Argentina vs. Trinidad and Tobago. At 14:50, the Peruvian men's team will face Dominican Republic and Guatemala will face Venezuela, which will bring the day to a close. These events will bring the beach volleyball opening day to a close.
AT VIDENA
Women's handball competitions will also start on July 24 and they will be held at VIDENA Sports Center 1, which has been conditioned and was built in advance for the Lima 2019 Games.
There, the opening day will start at 13:00 with the preliminary round. The first competition will be between Puerto Rico and Canada. The Peruvian team will make its debut against Dominican Republic at 15:30.
The competition will continue at 18:00 with the match between Argentina and United States. The match between Brazil and Cuba at 20:30 will bring the day to a close.
LIMA 2019 TICKET SALES
Tickets for Pan American Games preliminary events are already on sale and they start at PEN 20.00. There will be a 50% discount for children under 18, senior citizens and people with an impairment.
Tickets can only be bought in ten Lima 2019-authorized points of sale around the city. Learn more about their location:
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DISTRICT |
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ADDRESS |
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Chorrillos |
HIPERMERCADO METRO - Chorrillos |
Av. Prolongación Paseo de la República S/N Urb. Matellini - C.C. Plaza Lima Sur, Chorrillos |
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Independencia |
HIPERMERCADO METRO - Independencia |
Av. Alfredo Mendiola 3900 Urb Ind. Panamericana Norte, Independencia |
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La Molina |
WONG Supermarket - Camacho |
Av. Javier Prado Este 5055 Urb. Camacho - C.C. Plaza Camacho, La Molina |
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Lima |
HIPERMERCADO METRO - Emancipación |
Jr. Cuzco 245, Lima |
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Miraflores |
WONG Supermarket - Bajada Balta |
Malecón Balta 626 - Balta Shopping, Miraflores |
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San Borja |
WONG Supermarket - San Borja |
Jirón Ucello 162, San Borja |
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San Isidro |
WONG Supermarket - Dos de Mayo |
Av. Dos de Mayo 1099, San Isidro |
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San Juan de Miraflores |
METRO Supermarket - Atocongo |
Av. Los Héroes 100, San Juan de Miraflores |
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San Miguel |
HIPERMERCADO METRO - La Marina |
Av. La Marina cdra. 25 on the corner of Av. Parque De las Leyendas |
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Santiago de Surco |
WONG Supermarket - Gardenias |
Av. Alfredo Benavides 5250 Urb. Las Gardenias, Santiago de Surco |
Tickets can also be purchased online through the official website www.lima2019.pe, where you can find the sports calendar along with the detailed competition schedule.
In the case of e-tickets, printing will no longer be necessary since customers can show their e-ticket from their mobile phones at the entrance of the sports venue.
QUALIFICATION FOR TOKYO 2020
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will include 39 sports and 61 disciplines, in which athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. There will be more sports than in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where a total of 32 sports will be featured. Out of all the Lima 2019 competitions, 22 are the qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The competitions offering qualification for Tokyo 2020 are: athletics, badminton, handball, swimming, artistic swimming, diving, equestrian sports (jumping, dressage and eventing), hockey, karate (kata and kumite), pentathlon, weightlifting, surf, tennis, table tennis, shooting, archery, triathlon, sailing and water polo.
Lima 2019 will be a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which guarantees the presence of the top athletes in these sport disciplines.