LIMA 2019: PNP AND LIMA MUNICIPALITIES COORDINATE AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES OPERATIONS CENTER

The Operations Center was activated by the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee after the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games. This center gathers officers from 10 strategic departments of the National Police of Peru (PNP), representatives from Lima municipalities and from the Organizing Committee, who will solve, as soon as possible, any emergency or contingency that may occur during competitions.  

Guillermo de la Puente, head of the Lima 2019 Operations Center, explained that the group comprises safety and security experts. They aim to execute plans prepared by the organization to prevent unforeseen events. 

“The important thing is that the National Police of Peru, their specialized departments, the delegates of municipalities in which venues of the Pan American Games are located, and the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee are all in one place. They will join efforts so that this sports celebration can be developed successfully,” he said.  

The Lima 2019 Operations Center is located at the Lima Convention Center. Participants include experts from the National Police of Peru (PNP); Departments of Transit, Transport, and Road Safety; Intelligence; Security; Criminal Investigation; Counter-Terrorism; Criminalistics; Lima Police Region; Callao Police Region; Administration and Logistics; and Police Health. All of them are able to solve any security-related problem during the Games. 

This center is also supported by representatives from the Municipality of Lima and from other districts, which will coordinate inspection, embellishment, cleaning, transport and security tasks. 

The participating districts of the Lima 2019 Operations Center are Chorrillos, Jesús María, La Molina, Miraflores, San Miguel, San Luis, San Isidro, Punta Negra, Villa El Salvador, Bellavista, La Punta, Villa Maria del Triunfo, San Borja, Santiago de Surco, Pachacamac, Asia, Mala, Lunahuaná and Végueta.  

There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11. 

About Lima 2019 

The Opening Ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games was held at the National Stadium on July 26, 2019. It gathered 6680 athletes from 41 countries of the Americas. 

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 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 

Meanwhile, the Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. Competitions will take place from August 23 to September 1, 2019, and thirteen sports will be qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.