The Lima 2019 Organization through the Soy Lima 2019 campaign delivered free tickets to near 500 students from Villa El Salvador so the students may watch the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games competitions.

Schools are: 7077 Virgen del Carmen, 7216 Villa de Jesús, 6070 Héroes del Cenepa, 6067 Juan Velasco Alvarado and 6069 Pacahacútec.

Students watched with excitement every play from the Para athletes in wheelchairs scoring.

Carmen Espino, Director of School 7077 Virgen del Carmen, expressed how it is important for students to see and value the effort of the athletes participating in the Parapan American Games.

“We are an inclusive school with children with special needs. Helping and admiring people who face their difficulties and succeed was a challenge for us”, she said.

Sofia Paredes, student from the same school said she learned to appreciate the courage and the effort from people with impairments.

Silveria Bonilla, principal of Education institution No. 7216, Villa de Jesus, thanked Lima 2019 for the free tickets and said that after the competition, students understood that we were all equal and learned about inclusion in the Parapan American Games.

35 140 tickets will be given to 57 education institutions (out of which 22 121 tickets are for day-time competitions and 13 019 for the evening sessions).

When attending, students must be with a teacher, parent and/or staff member of the Regional Direction of Education of Metropolitan Lima (DRELM) and the Regional Direction of El Callao (DREC).

The main goal is for the students to assimilate the values of the Parapan American Games: courage, determination, equality and inspiration.

The Soy Lima 2019 campaign started in April with Lima 2019 staff visiting different schools with some sociocultural animations and high performance athletes to share the importance of the Olympic and Paralympic values.

These were his first Parapan American Games and he will remember them. Fred Villalobos achieved the bronze medal in the category -81kg in judo.

At 28 years old, the judoka defeated the American Nathan Ostergaard by Ippon at the VIDENA Sports Center 2 winning the second medal for Peru.

Months before competing, Fred mentioned that “impairment can be an asset to achieve amazing things”.

In this category, the gold medal was given to Mexican Eduardo Avila, who became the Parapan Americanchampion for the fourth time in a raw. The Judoka had obtained the gold medal in Rio 2007, Guadalajara 2011 and Toronto 2015. He also obtained gold at the Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.

Gerardo Rodriguez from Cuba obtained the silver medal and Brazilian Harlley Pereira shared the bronze one with Villalobos. 

If you want to enjoy more competitions and supporting the Para athletes, get your tickets on www.lima2019.pe  or at authorized points of sale.

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The Lima 2019 Ambassador Dunia Felices thanked this morning the unceasing people’s support at the Aquatic Center in VIDENA, during the first of the five events she will compete in the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, in the beginning of Para swimming competitions.

She competed in the 50m, backstroke. Placed in the lane 2, the Peruvian athlete swam while people shouted “Peru... Peru... Peru”, reaching the finish line in after one minute, 29 seconds, and 58 hundredths.

“It has been an spectacular experience.  It is not exactly my event, but I am happy to be able to swim at the beginning of the competition; to be the first Peruvian. I wanted to feel this, to participate and receive the applause from the public, to swim in these Games, the truth is, it has been spectacular”, she said.

Heat 2, category S5, was won by the American Alyssa Gialamas (48,80s), followed by the Brazilian Tishe De Souza (54,48s) and Esthefany De Oliveira (57,40s).

MISSION COMPLETED

“The Parapan American Games have just begun, but I was able to seethe achieved goal which is to highlight the Para athletes and show everyone that people with impairments can find in sport a big opportunity to excel, just as I found it two years ago when I started in ANPPERU (The National Paralympic Association of Peru); look at me now, I am swimming here in front of all Peruvian”, she said.

In the afternoon session, another Peruvian will compete. Juan León Durán will compete in the 400m final, freestyle S7, his opponent will be Facundo José Arregui from Argentina who has the Parapan American record in the event with a time of 5min05s93h obtained fours years ago in Toronto.

There is no doubt that Lima 2019 has given Peru top notch sports facilities. The Athletics Stadium is one of them and its infrastructure allows athletes to train and compete at the highest level.

That was confirmed on the first day of Para athletics competitions, where the new Athletics Stadium, specially built for the occasion, witnessed three new world records in Para sport. Brazilian Thiago Paulino broke the world record in shot put, Elizabeth Rodrigues, also from Brazil, did the same in discus throw in the F53 class (Para athletes who compete in sitting position.)

The Brazilian made a throw of 16 m 67 cm, beating the record of the Ukrainian Iana Lebiedieva, with a mark of 14 m 93 cm in August 20, 2019.

The long jump world record was also broken by the American Nelya Schasfoort in the T45 class (physical impairment in arms). The Para athlete jumped a distance of 4 m 26 cm and set a new record in Para athletics. With this, she broke the mark of 4 m 24 cm set by the Brazilian Mariane Santos on June 16, 2012.

Earlier, the Brazilian Thiago Paulino broke the world record in shot put.

TICKETS SALE

To see these brilliant Para athletes during the Parapan American Games, buy your tickets starting at PEN 10. There will be a 50 % discount for minors, senior citizens elderly and people with an impairment. Tickets can be bought at the VIDENA (gate 1 and 10) and at the 11 authorized points of sale in the city.

Tickets can also be purchased online at lima2019.pe/tickets, where you will also find detailed competition schedules. Printing e-tickets will no longer be necessary as customers can show their them on their mobile phones at the venue.

Fans were delighted at first glance and recognized the effort of “Los Chasquis” in the two-hour match against Mexico. Although the football 5-a-side team did not make an auspicious debut at the Parapan American Games, they won the affection of over one thousand attendees at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center.

The five Peruvian players gave an example of talent, demonstrating that their passion for the most popular sport in the world transcends any visual impairment. Rony Estrada’s courage to dispute every ball and Brayan Bartolo’s skills, who was about to break the nets and stop the good performance of the goalkeeper José Bolívar, were the most applauded players, in a cold night in Villa María del Triunfo.

The match ended 1-0 for the “Aztecs” and was defined in the last two minutes, when the referee awarded the Mexicans a penalty shot after an infringement committed in the Peruvian area. The Mexican captain, Rubicel De la Cruz, scored the goal from a shot after the penalty kick, even though equality would have been the fairest result.

“We played a good match tactically and physically. Although we put up a fight against a team that reached the podium in the last Copa América, we couldn’t score any goal. However, the boys are moved by the affection of the people and that motivates us to move forward,” said coach Felipe Ramírez.

THE SHOW GOES ON

Colombia gave us the surprise this day, in a 0-0 tie against heavy favorite Brazil, the three-time Olympic and Parapan American champions. The entire match was tight from start to finish. Meanwhile, Argentina’s “Los Murciélagos” defeated Costa Rica 2-0, in a clear victory.

The second matchday begins tomorrow with the classic South American derby between Brazil and Argentina at 15:00. Meanwhile, Colombia vs. Mexico at 17:30. It is played in a round-robin format, while the top two teams compete for the gold medal, on August 30.

CHEER ON THE ATHLETES FROM THE GRANDSTANDS

If you want to enjoy this impressive show, tickets are available at ticket offices of the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center and at the 11 authorized points of sale around the city. There will be a 50% discount for children under 18, senior citizens and people with an impairment.

Tickets can be also purchased online through lima2019.pe/tickets, where you will also find the competition schedules. 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.

It is worth emphasizing this, because, tonight, the cheering of the Peruvian fans was heard from beginning to end in the women’s sitting volleyball competition between Peru and United States. 

Although the Peruvian team lost against the powerful team from USA, Peruvian fans cheered with their classic: Peru, Peru, Peru! 

Women, men and children cheered at each serve or spike performed by the members of the female national team. 

If the Peruvian fans had already shown us their constant support in every match during the Pan American Games, the Parapan American Games were no exception, as the Callao Sports Center vibrated with excitement tonight. 

After having been defeated in the first event by Brazil, the Peruvian football 7-a-side team will look for revenge against Colombia this Sunday 25 from 09:30 at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center. 

It should be noted that Peru endured Brazil’s attacks, which defeated them 10-0. Peru and Costa Rica will also compete in football 5-a-side at 20:00 at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center. 

FINALS 

As part of the fourth day of competition of the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, there will be another Para athletics session to compete for the gold in various disciplines. 

The discus throw (men and women), long jump (women), shot put (men and women), 400-meter (men), 200-meter and 1500-meter (women) finals, among others, will also be held at the National Sports Village - VIDENA in San Luis. 

There will also be another day of Para swimming events at the VIDENA Aquatic Center. From 09:56, athletes will compete for the gold in 100 m backstroke (men and women), 100 m and 400 m freestyle (men and women), 100 m breaststroke (men and women) and 100 m butterfly (men) events.  

MORE PERUVIANS COMPETING 

The Peruvian judoka Antero Villalobos will face off Eduardo Ávila (Mexico), Gerardo Rodríguez (Cuba), Harlley Pereyra (Brazil) and Nathan Ostergaard (US) from 09:00 at the Sports Center 2 in VIDENA. 

Meanwhile, Steve Medina, Jorge Arcela and Milagros Palomino from Peru will seek to qualify for the finals in shooting Para sport, in the 10 m air rifle prone event, from 10:00 at Las Palmas Air Base Shooting Range in Santiago de Surco. 

Peru will also participate in Para table tennis. Peruvian and Chilean men’s teams (class 3-5) will face off from 10:00 at the Sports Center 3 in VIDENA. Peruvian representatives will also compete against Guatemala and the US. 

Goalball events will be held at the Miguel Grau Coliseum in Callao from 12:30, where Peru will face off the US and Venezuela. Peru and Canada will also compete at the Callao Sports Center from 17:00 in sitting volleyball. In the same way, Peru and the US will compete in wheelchair basketball from 18:30.

Culturaymi, the cultural program of Lima 2019, reopened its doors this Saturday, August 24, at the Parque de la Exposición with a great artistic and cultural proposal for the Parapan American Games, including well-known musician and artists.

At the opening act was Ileana Rodríguez, Americas Paralympic Committee Athlete representative (APC), who praised the accessibility of Culturaymi as wheelchair users were able to easily move through the facilities thanks to ramps and other kinds of services.

Likewise, Juan Antonio Silva, director of Communication, Commercialization and Marketing of Lima 2019, stated that Culturaymi of the Parapan American Games wants to provide every family with an accessible space, so they can all share all the amenities together. Afterwards, the authorities went on to see the facilities at Parque de la Exposición.

The folklore-singer Dina Páucar and Dilbert Aguilar are the stars artists that will appear on Saturday 24 on the Fun Fest stage. On the same day, Daniel F, Larah Nuh, Outsiders and Barrio Calavera will play on the Milco stage.

Among the stars that will be featured in the artistic program in the upcoming days are: Danitse, Laguna Pai, Frágil, Pamela Rodríguez, Voz Propia, Cementerio Club, Chuquisengo & Madueño, Elyyella, Gaia y Mar de Copas, Damaris, Novalima, Son Tentación, Ray Callao, and La Sonora Patronal.

Batalla de Gallos will show its music this Sunday 25. The freestyle, rap and hip-hop leading exponents will make their entrance at 19:40 at Fun Fest. At 18:45, Morisco a Cosa Nuestra will take the stage, this Viña del Mar winning band, will delight us with their music and sound.

Apart from all that, children will get to learn to make masks of Milco, the official mascot of Lima 2019, and they will also get to make posters of Milco in comic. Both workshops will take place this Sunday 25 at the MALI and the Culturaymi auditorium.

In the same way, on August 30, Culturaymi will present the show “Cantos del Ande” with the National Children’s Chorus, along with the participation of the musical band of the Ballet Folklórico Nacional and, as special guests, Diosdado Gaitán and Hatun Killa.

Culturaymi will last until August 31, from 11:00 at the Parque de la Exposición, and it is free.