Within the framework of Gustavo San Martín being announced as the new president of the Peruvian Institute of Sport (IPD), the minister of Education, Flor Pablo, confirmed the creation of a Management Unit affiliated to the Ministry of Education that will be in charge of the legacy left by Lima 2019. The initial announcement had already been made by the president of the Council of Ministers during the presentation of the 2021 Government Plan. 

The minister pointed out that this unit would be assigned to her Ministry and the idea is that it will later be managed by the IPD, after it is reorganized under the leadership of Gustavo San Martín, who assumed the position after being in charge of the Sports Functional Area at Lima 2019.

The Special Project has sent a policy proposal for the creation of the Legacy Entity to the Ministry of Education. The proposal suggests a duration of six years and is based on the legacy planning that the PEJP has been carrying out.

The proposal to create an entity seeks not only to ensure that the infrastructure is maintained over time, but also to strengthen the legacy in a cross-sectional way, boosting socio-educational transformations and urban regeneration in the city and in society. The proposed Legacy Entity includes the management of the main sports precincts, as well as the implementation of an Urban Master Plan for the Pan American Village.

During his first performance at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, Rosbil Guillén (alongside his guide, Ferdinand Cereceda) obtained a qualifying mark for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a time of 4m19s0c in the second semifinal of the 1500-meter T11 race (Para athletes with visual impairment who run with guides).

With this mark, the prominent Para athlete placed fifth in the race, beat his personal record (4m23s88cs at Lima 2019) and surpassed—by 13 centiseconds—the established minimum mark to make it onto the ranking of Para athletes who will split the tickets for the Paralympics.

Now, the Lima 2019 Games gold-medal winner in 1500 meters must wait for his final ranking to confirm his quota for next year’s Paralympic Games.

From Lima, the president of ANPPERÚ, Lucha Villar, congratulated the Peruvian Para athlete for his success. “Rosbil is running very well. Let’s hope that by the end of the process he can be in Tokyo. For now, we hope he can recover, rest and be ready in a week to run the 5000 meters,” she said. During his second appearance in this competition, Guillén will compete in the 5000-meter race next Thursday 14, starting at 01:00 (Peruvian time).

INFORMATION: National Paralympic Association of Peru (ANPPeru)

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Thanks to his great performance in the Lima 2019 Sixth Parapan American Games, Jaime Regalado, goalkeeper of the Peruvian football-7-a-side team, traveled to Spain to be a part of the Levante Club. This marks a milestone for Peru as he is the first Peruvian Para athlete to play for a foreign team.

“Lima 2019 helped us gain experience,” said Jaime Regalado, starting goalkeeper of the Peruvian football-7-a-side team (for athletes with cerebral palsy), who is now taking on a new challenge in his sports career. This is the first time a Peruvian player of this classification signs for an international team.

The president of ANPPERÚ, Lucha Villar, wished Jaime Regalado the utmost success. “He’s a very talented young man who, today, also becomes the ambassador of the Peruvian Para sports movement. We are very proud of him becoming the first Peruvian athlete to play abroad and, who knows, he may be opening the door so that more Peruvian athletes can do the same in the future,” said the head of the National Paralympic Association of Peru.

Jaime Regalado was able to show his skills during the Parapan American Games by being one of the pillars of the Peruvian team that competed at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center.

Information: National Paralympic Association of Peru.

VIDENA’s Athletics Stadium was packed with the excitement and joy of enthusiastic students once more, since they competed at this venue which was described as one of the best in the continent and was built for the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games.

Students belonging to the Public School Association of Cultural Associations (ADCA) participated in the traditional athletics competition for juniors and teenagers.

The students had the chance to compete on the official track of VIDENA’s Athletics Stadium for various 400- and 800-meter speed, hurdle and distance events, as well as high jump, long jump and throwing events. The National School Sports Games and the U-18 National Championship were previously held at this venue.

Students from the following schools had the chance to compete on a world-class stage: Peruano Norteamericano Abraham Lincoln, Peruano Alemán Alexander Von Humboldt, Colegio América del Callao, Colegio Italiano Antonio Raimondi, Colegio Augusto Weberbauer, Franco Peruano, Franklin Roosevelt, Colegio Hiram Bingham, Colegio La Unión, Markham College, Newton College, Colegio Pestalozzi, Colegio San Andrés and San Silvestre School.

In a moving and simple ceremony, the Pre-Olympic Table Tennis Tournament opened this morning with the presence of Carlos Neuhaus, the president of the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee.

This event took place in Sports Center 3 at the National Sports Village (VIDENA). This venue was built specially for the Pan American and Parapan American Games and will now welcome this tournament, which is the most important event to take place after Lima 2019 ended in September 1, as it is a qualifier for Tokyo 2020.

The president of the Latin American Table Tennis Union, Juan Vila; the secretary general of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, Carlos Manual Lazarte; and the president of the Peruvian Table Tennis Federation, Marisol Espiniera, were also present at the opening ceremony.

Neuhaus highlighted the legacy that Lima 2019 is leaving for athletes who are now competing on world-class stages. “It is very valuable that Peru has been chosen as the venue for this Pre-Olympic Tournament. Lima 2019 was a dream that seemed impossible, but we did it for the athletes. It was worth the effort, because the investment enabled us to have first-rate facilities. This is a chance to show what we have as a country and now our athletes can compete in quality venues,” said the president of Lima 2019.

Meanwhile, Juan Vila recalled the success of Lima 2019. “Carlos Neuhaus being here is important to us, because he was the captain of Lima 2019. This tournament will have a place in all of our hearts. It is the best organized activity in the Pan American Games It is a source of pride, so I congratulate the organization. All of this has led to you now hosting a qualifying tournament for Tokyo 2020,” stated the international executive. 

This is the first tournament of major importance after the Pan American and Parapan American Games ended, as it is a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Top athletes in the continent like Hugo Calderano from Brazil and Adrian Díaz from Puerto Rico, who won the gold medal at the Pan American Games and qualified for Tokyo 2020, will participate in this international competition. 

Also participating in this tournament are Brazilian’s Vitor Ishiy, Pan American champion at Asuncion 2019, and Bruna Takahashi, singles bronze medal winner and doubles bronze medal winner alongside Jessica Yamada who, in turn, is a mixed doubles silver medal winner with Gustavo Tsuboi and team silver medal winner with Caroline Kumahara and Jessica Yamada at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Finally, the Chilean, Argentinian and Peruvian national teams will also take part.

The modern Sports Center 3, built specially for the Pan American and Parapan American Games competitions, bore witness to Brazil qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The sports stage, located in the National Sports Village (VIDENA), hosted the pre-Olympic table tennis tournament from Friday 25 to Sunday 27. The best men’s and women’s teams obtained a quota for the Olympic Games, which take place next year. Among these teams was Brazil, that took the title in the most important tournament to have taking place after the Lima 2019 Games.

The Brazilians won the title in women’s by defeating Puerto Rico 3-0 in the last round, while in men’s they beat Argentina 3-2 in the final.

The first team consisted of Jessica Yamada, Caroline Kumahara and Bruna Takahashi—ranked 53 in the world—, who beat Puerto Rico’s Adriana Díaz—number 27 in world ranking and gold medal winner at Lima 2019—, her sister Melanie Díaz and Daniely Ríos.

The men’s Brazilian team consisted of the current Lima 2019 champion, Hugo Calderano; number 6 in the world ranking, Vitor Ishiy; and Gustavo Tsuboi, who beat the Argentinian team, Pablo Tabachnik, Gastón Alto and Horacio Sifuentes, 3-2 in a tough and dramatic match that lasted more than three hours.

The men’s team triumphed over Peru (3-0) and Chile (3-0) in their first matches in the round-robin competition. The women’s team beat Chile and Peru, as well as Puerto Rico in the final.

This is the first major tournament to be held in Peru after the Pan American and Parapan American Games ended, as a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Over one thousand people attended this international competition. It is worth nothing that Carlos Neuhaus, president of the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee, participated in the opening ceremony.

The sports infrastructure legacy of Lima 2019 has been gaining importance in the last few days by hosting national and international tournaments at the venues built for the Pan American and Parapan American Games, with top competition conditions.

The Callao Sports Center, modern infrastructure built in the heart of the Regional Village in Peru’s first port, will host the Girls’ U16 South American Championship from Wednesday, October 23, to Sunday, October 27, where the continent’s promising young volleyball stars will be competing.

Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and the host, Peru, will participate in the international competition.

The Peruvian team, led by Seoul 88 Olympic medalist Gina Torrealba, will debut on October 24 at 17:00 against Paraguay. The team dreams of winning the South American title on a world-class stage, which was built for the Games in order to make Lima the “House of Volleyball.” The competition will follow the round-robin system.

It begins on Wednesday 23 with Ecuador versus Paraguay (15:00) and Chile versus Bolivia (17:00). The next day, Peru will debut and the day will start with Bolivia versus Ecuador (15:00). The Peruvian team will also compete on October 25 against Ecuador (17:00). The following day, they will face Bolivia (16:00) and their closing match is on October 27 against Chile (16:00) in the “Classic of the Pacific.”

During the friendly match between the Peru’s and Uruguay’s national football teams, the team led by Ricardo Gareca congratulated athletes and Para athletes who won medals at the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games, accompanied by the applause of the crowd.

This took place minutes before the friendly match started at the National Stadium, which was also the venue for the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games ceremonies.

Pan American medalists Alexandra Grande, María Belén Bazo, Daniella Rosas, Sol Romaní, Ingrid Aranda, Andrea Almarza, Thalía Mallqui, Carlos Lam, John Trebejo, Kevin Martínez, Vania Torres, Nicolás Pacheco, Hugo del Castillo, Renzo Saux, Mariano Wong, among others, as well as Parapan American medalists Angélica Espinoza, Noemí Vásquez, Rodrigo Santillán, Fred Villalobos and William Fernández were present at the event.

Members of Peru’s national football team formed two lines and the athletes walked in the middle as they entered the National Stadium field, as is custom in European football. Most of the medalists were greeted by Paolo Guerrero, captain of the team led by Ricardo Gareca. Pedro Gallese, Renato Tapia and Edison Flores also shook hands with the athletes who made history during Lima 2019.

The Peruvian delegation obtained 39 medals during the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games and 15 during the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, their best performance in these types of competitions. These Games were described as the “best in history” according to international organizations such as Panam Sports and the Americas Paralympic Committee.

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The future stars of Peruvian athletics gathered, for three days, at the Athletics Stadium of the National Sports Village (VIDENA). Many of the young athletes experienced their first competition in a world class stage, which was built to host the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games.

The modern Athletics Stadium, which has an alternate warm-up stage, reopened its doors after hosting—only a few days ago—the National School Sports Games, and after having been the venue for the Lima 2019 athletics championship.

This time, the U-18 National Championship was contested and Liga de Barranco was crowned champion after scoring 164 points in the men’s category and 118 points in women’s category, for a total of 282 points.

Verónica Huacasi (Platería, Puno) and Guido Bustamante (Puno) achieved two of the best technical marks during this competition. Huacasi reached the mark in the 2000 m steeplechase and Bustamante did it in the 3000 m race.

Huacasi’s time was 7m 14s 56c, winning her the gold and the top technical mark, as well as adding 892 IAAF points. On the other hand, Bustamante finished his race with a time of 8m 30s 86c in the 3000 m event. With this mark, Bustamante beat the national U-18 record set in 2004 by Mario Bazán, with 8m 33s 06c in Guyana.

The U-18 National Championship gathered athletes from Lima and across the country, in addition to Bustamante and Huacasi, including Gabriel Cubas, Lucero Choca and Anthony Farfán.

The National Championship for children is set to take place early November, for the U-12, U-14 and U-16 categories, in the same Athletics Stadium, which has become a great legacy for sports practice in Peru.

Considered one of the best stages for cycling in the continent, the remodeled velodrome of the National Sports Village (VIDENA) saw some sports action again after the end of the Pan American and Parapan American Games.

During the weekend, the venue that hosted the best cyclists and Para cyclists of the Americas at Lima 2019, welcomed the national athletes competing in the National Cycling Championship. For many, this was their first experience at a stadium in top competition conditions, as well as one approved by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

The competitions were held on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13, both for men’s and women’s, in the Elite, Junior and U-17 categories. Lima 2019 sports equipment and material were used to test the speed, skills, dexterity and stamina of the athletes.

The best athletes from Arequipa, Pisco, Huancayo and Lima participated in the National Championship, competing in keirin, speed, individual pursuit, scratch, kilometer time trial, 500 m time trial and omnium events.

Among the main winners were Francis Cachique in kilometer time trial, and Rubén Salinas and Aurelio Saldaña in the elite category. Furthermore, Maximiliano Coila from Arequipa won the junior event, followed by Leonardo Ramos and Sebastián Corrales. Coila also won in scratch, escorted by Jorge García and Sebastián Corrales. In the same event but U-17, Axel Castro was the champion and he also won the title in the point race.

In the U-17 500 m time trial event, Walter Pasache from Pisco won, followed by Axel Castro and Dalmiro Mamani from Arequipa. The champion in the women’s category was Madeley Gálvez from Pisco, escorted by Luz Loayza and Betsabet Coila. Madeley Gálvez also placed first in U-17 scratch.

In keirin, elite category, Francis Cachique was the winner, while Maximiliano Coila won in the Junior category. The individual pursuit competition was very exciting and Hugo Ruiz won, escorted by Alonso Gamero and André Gonzales, and Bill Toscano won in the junior category.

The second session was held on Sunday, in which Hugo Ruiz stood out in the omnium Elite category results, escorted by Alonso Gamero and Alaín Quispe. In the speed final (Elite), the winner was Francis Cachique, while Leonardo Ramos from Paracas won in the junior category. The U-17 men’s and women’s titles were awarded to Axel Castro and Madeley Gálvez, respectively.

MODERN STAGE

The velodrome has a 250-meter track. The track is made of African wood and, thanks to the remodeling, it now has a ceiling that turns it into an indoor stage.

It has capacity for 2300 spectators and the track is seven meters wide. It has cambers (elevation at curves), with a 42-degree angle.

The velodrome has changing rooms and showers, a common area for athletes, a judges’ area, first aid stations for athletes and spectators, among its main features.

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