PERU GOES FOR GOLD IN MEN’S TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS AND RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

Tomorrow, Monday, August 5, Miguel Valencia will represent Peru in men’s trampoline gymnastics. He will try to win the gold at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. 

Valencia will face off the representatives of Dominican Republic, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. 

Furthermore, Peru will seek to win a medal in groups in rhythmic gymnastics (three hoops and two pairs of clubs). They will compete against groups from the United States, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, and Canada. 

The Peruvian team that will participate in this sports discipline is made up of Camila Rodríguez, Aitana Orrego, Georgina Vidalón, Carmen León, and Flavia Paula León. 

Argentina, Colombia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, and Dominican Republic will be featured in women’s trampoline gymnastics All of these competitions will take place at the Villa El Salvador Sports Center.  

As for rhythmic gymnastics, athletes will take part in the clubs and ribbons finals, hoping to claim the gold, silver or bronze. 

The clubs finals will feature representatives from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina. Meanwhile, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Colombia, and Canada will participate in ribbons. 

The springboard diving finals will take place at the VIDENA Aquatic Center. There, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, the United States and Canada will compete for the gold. 

Likewise, the first medals will be disputed in table tennis and fencing, sports that have attracted hundreds of fans as reflected in the ticket sales.  

The Argentinian, Brazilian, Chilean and Mexican handball teams made it to the semifinals of the Pan American Games and will also compete for a spot on the podium tomorrow, Monday, August 5.  

The final handball match will take place at the VIDENA Sports Center 1, and the stands are expected to be packed. 

There will also be other competitions such as equestrian, hockey, Basque pelota, water polo, racquetball, softball, and sailing at the different venues of the Pan American Games. 

The Pan American Games will be held from July 26 to August 11. It will feature 6680 athletes who will compete in 39 sports and 61 disciplines. Twenty-one of these disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.