FIELD HOCKEY: PERU AND CHILE TO PLAY PACIFIC DERBY AT PAN AMERICAN GAMES

Expectations are running high at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center, as an unusual instance of the Pacific Derby will take place tomorrow, when the Peruvian women’s hockey team faces off Chile as part of the preliminary matches for Group B.

The game will start at 16:00 on the sixth day of the Americas’ most important sports event. It will be part of a variety of events taking place, some of which will determine which delegations will reach the podium and pick up the most medals.

This is the case of basketball 3x3, as the gold medal winner will be defined after a long competition day starting at 9:00 and ending at 13:30, to take place at Eduardo Dibós Coliseum.

Canoe sprint will also see a long competition day from 9:00 to 13:30 at Albufera de Medio Mundo in Végueta, Huaura. The event will define the men’s and women’s champions.

Meanwhile, the winners of men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, one of the most representative Olympic disciplines which is part of the Games, will be defined at Villa El Salvador Sports Center, starting at 13:00.

Women’s weightlifting will also define gold medalists in the 64, 76, 96 and 109 kg events at Mariscal Cáceres Coliseum, starting at 12:00.  Triathlon is among Lima 2019’s most demanding sports. The competition will start at 9:00 at Agua Dulce beach, eventually defining the gold medal winner.

TAEKWONDO IN CALLAO

Taekwondo is one of the main martial arts turned into an Olympic sport. The teams will face an intense day competing for the gold at Callao Sports Center, starting at 8:30.

Beach volleyball matches will continue at Costa Verde, starting at 9:00. Shooting events will also continue at the Las Palmas Shooting Range from 9:00 to 11:00. In addition, tennis games will start at Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición.

 Surf events will also start at Punta Rocas Sports Center, going from 9:00 to 16:20, while two squash sessions will take place at 9:00 and 16:00. Meanwhile, there will be three exciting softball matches from 10:00 to 18:30.

ARTISTIC SWIMMING BEGINS

Artistic swimming events will start at the VIDENA Aquatic Center, going from 12:00 to 20:30. Another sport whose competitions will start is badminton, taking place at VIDENA Sports Center 3 from 9:30 to 19:30. 

Today, there will be competitions in the following sports: Handball, baseball, bowling, boxing, equestrian, water skiing and football. Check out the competition calendar at: https://www.lima2019.pe/resultados.

There are still tickets available for competitions. To purchase them, you can enter the Pan American and Parapan American Games website: lima2019.pe. You can also buy your tickets on Teleticket website: https://teleticket.com.pe/lima2019.

Alternatively, you can do so at the stand located at Jockey Plaza shopping center in Santiago de Surco. Or at the 10 points of sale currently operating at Metro and Wong supermarkets in the districts of Chorrillos, Independencia, La Molina, Lima, Miraflores, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel and Surco.