This morning, at the Pan American Village, the Organizing Committee officially welcomed the Peruvian delegation staying at this venue in an emotional ceremony, only a few hours before they were set to start competing in the most important multi-sports event in the continent.

Among the attendees were: María Jara Risco, minister of Transport and Communications; Alberto Valenzuela, Lima 2019 Games Operations manager; Giorgio Mautino, the Village mayor; Karin Sierralta, Village deputy mayor; and Sebastián Suito, president of the Peruvian Sports Institute. A total of 139 Peruvian athletes participated in this emotional ceremony, where the national flag was hoisted and the national anthem was played. The Peruvian flag was the first to be raised in the Village.

Minister María Jara highlighted the fact that this multi-sport event is taking place in Peru and the participation of Peruvian athletes. “To be here is a dream come true. This was achieved through teamwork. Athletes, I only ask you to give your all in the competitions. To our friends from the Americas, I tell you, from the bottom of my heart, that Peru is your home. We are pleased to welcome you with great esteem,” said the minister, who then toured the Pan American Village and the building where the Peruvian delegation is staying.

Meanwhile, Giorgio Mautino, the mayor of the Village, was in charge of welcoming the delegations. The first delegation to enter was Peru, followed by Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago. Later that day, it was Uruguay and Venezuela’s turn.

“We have worked hard to provide the best conditions for the athletes so that they can reach their best level. I know that they are working hard, and even more so given they are far from home. I understand all this because I was also an athlete. It should be clear that Peru will cheer all of you on, so let’s all play!” stated Mautino.

Then, he gave the chefs de mission, including Jenny Martinez from Peru, a cuchimilco figurine, on which Milco, the Lima 2019 Games official mascot, was based. The artistic show began with the main dances of the Coast, Andes and Jungle of Peru. Many of the Peruvian athletes moved to the music during the artistic show.

STAYING AT THE VILLAGE

The Peruvian handball and beach volleyball teams are staying at the Village and will make their debut tomorrow at the Pan American Games. Additionally, the gymnastics, softball, baseball, weightlifting and rugby teams are among the main Peruvian athletes staying at the Village and are ready to represent Peru at the international event.

The Peruvian delegation consists of 592 athletes, including 308 men and 284 women, as well as 235 officials (coaches, delegates, assistants and physicians). Aquatic sports has the greatest number of Peruvian athletes, with a total of 67 swimmers, who will compete in the five disciplines (open water swimming, diving, artistic swimming, swimming and water polo).

On Sunday, July 21, sailor Stefano Peschiera was chosen as flag bearer of the Peruvian delegation for the Opening Ceremony of Pan American Games. On the same day, a total of 90 enthusiastic Peruvian athletes entered the Pan American Village in Villa El Salvador, where they will stay before their Lima 2019 Pan American Games competitions.

The Peruvian delegation is saying in Tower 3, and the first three sport teams to enter the Village were handball and beach volleyball. Both teams will debut this Wednesday 24 at the VIDENA Sports Center 1 and the Costa Verde San Miguel venue, respectively.

On Monday 22, President Martín Vizcarra officially handed over the Peruvian flag to the Peruvian delegation at the Government Palace. Paleta frontón player Kevin Martínez was in charge of receiving the flag.

As a reward for athletes who win a gold, silver or bronze medal at the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games, the Peruvian Government will gift them apartments, as per law 30949, published in the official newspaper El Peruano.

According to the regulation, gold, silver and bronze medalists of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will receive apartments of 75.83 m2, 73.83 m2 and 70.87 m2, respectively.

ABOUT LIMA 2019

The Opening Ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be held at the National Stadium on July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas.

There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11, 2019, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao. Some venues are the VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas Surfing Sports Center, among others.

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.

Tickets start at 10 soles, with discount

Tickets for the Pan American and Parapan American Games will range from 20 soles to 10 soles, respectively. There will be a 50% discount for anyone under the age of 18, senior citizens and people with impairments and their companion.

Fans can buy their tickets at lima2019.pe/tickets. The Organizing Committee has recently installed a new ticket booth in the Jockey Plaza shopping center, in Santiago de Surco. This new point of sale is an addition to the 10 points of sales that were already operating at the Metro and Wong supermarkets and stores in the districts of Chorrillos, Independencia, La Molina, Lima, Miraflores, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel and Surco.

It is important to mention that 21 disciplines at the Pan American Games are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games while 13 Parapan American sports are qualifiers for the Paralympics.

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The famous Puerto Rican singer, Luis Fonsi, will be one of the stars of the Pan American Games Opening Ceremony. Today, before singing his greatest hits this Friday at the National Stadium, he attended a press conference, where he said he was honored to be a part of Lima 2019.  

At the press conference, that gathered local and international media, the pop idol was accompanied by the president of the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee, Carlos Neuhaus, and the president of Panam Sports, Neven Ilic, who were happy that, thanks to his presence, the Games will be both a sports and musical celebration.  

Fonsi, who achieved world fame with his hit “Despacito,” confessed that he was honored and grateful to be part of the largest multi-sport event in the Americas, and described himself, not only as a sports fan, but also as a failed athlete.  

“I’m happy to be here, to receive such a beautiful welcome and to be able to come back to Lima to be part of such an important event. I’m glad that we can speak and sing in our language. I feel honored to accompany great Peruvian artists and add a rhythmic and romantic touch to these beautiful Games, for which thousands of athletes have been getting ready. Just like my team and I, who, for a long time, have been preparing all the details to make it a magical night,” he revealed.  

Neuhaus pointed out that having the presence of a world-famous singer such as Fonsi will turn Peru into the stage of the Americas.  

“We are already in Games mode: the athletes arrived, the horses arrived but, most importantly, Luis Fonsi arrived. There are 41 countries participating in these Games and it is estimated that 400 million people around the world will watch this ceremony, especially in the Americas. Not only is it a great opportunity to promote Peru in the best way possible, but also to showcase our ancient history,” he said.  

The president of Panam Sports expressed his gratitude and amazement with the work done by Peru and assured that, with the Opening Ceremony, Peruvians will start to truly live the passion of the Games.  

“On behalf of Panam Sports, I want to tell you that you made no mistakes, and that’s a great achievement when it comes to a commitment like this one. Starting on Friday, you will live that passion that every Peruvian should feel when they are proud of what they’re doing. The entire world will be watching. We wanted to make the ceremony more international because, in a way, it represents the inclusion of the 41 countries that will be part of this sports celebration. We thought carefully about who currently represented what we wanted to showcase, who could make us dance and sing, and we all agreed that that person was Luis Fonsi,” he declared.  

ABOUT LIMA 2019 

The Opening Ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be held at the National Stadium on July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas. 

There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues like VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others. 

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. 

The Parapan American Games will welcome 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, who will participate in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. Competitions will take place from August 23 to September 1, 2019. Thirteen sports will be qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 

Five designs of the Pan American Games official mascot, “Milco”, made by inmates of the Lurigancho penitentiary, were presented today by the president of the National Penitentiary Council, César Cárdenas Lizarbe, and the Commercial and Marketing Manager, Juan Antonio Silva Sologuren.

 In a press conference, the Lima 2019 Communications, Commercial and Marketing Manager, Juan Antonio Silva Sologuren, explained that the INPE and the sports event Organizing Committee signed an agreement to provide free use of the distinctive signs and the Milco mascot. “We have seen the quality of the work and the commitment of the inmates who are part of this project,” he added.

The President of the National Penitentiary Council, César Cárdenas Lizarbe, said that this project shows positive aspects of the inmates: the willingness to change, the rehabilitation process and the conviction of being part of the development of our society.

The five designs: the official mascot, Milco holding the torch, football, surf and volleyball, were made by twenty inmates and supervised by professionals of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) in the fulfillment of the necessary standards for INPE to obtain the porcelain fabrication license.

The work was made in the porcelain workshop of the “Cárceles Productivas” project held by the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE), and the process included different stages such as casting, polishing, burning, painting and packaging.

There are 3000 units of the 20 cm mascot, which were made from cold porcelain clay. They will be available at six venues of the Games: VIDENA, Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center, Chorrillos Military School, Miguel Grau Sports Center, Punta Rocas Beach and Army Equestrian School.

This morning, the president of Peru, Martín Vizcarra, gave the Peruvian flag to the Peruvian delegation that will represent us at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The Opening Ceremony of the Games will take place this Friday, July 26, in the National Stadium.  

The ceremony was held at the Government Palace and fronton athlete Kevin Martínez was in charge of receiving the national flag, on behalf of flag bearer Stefano Peschiera, who returned to his competition venue in Paracas. A total of 592 Peruvian athletes will compete in the most important multi-sports competition of the Americas. 

Carlos Neuhaus, president of COPAL; Sebastián Suito, president of the Peruvian Sports Institute; Carlos Manuel Lazarte, the secretary-general of COP; and Jenny Martínez, chef de mission of the Lima 2019 Peruvian delegation and board member of COP, were also present at the ceremony. 

“The Pan American Games start this week and, as president, I give you one of the most emblematic symbols of our country. This flag represents the love, commitment and support of every Peruvian, which you will also demonstrate in few days. You will represent over 30 million Peruvians, you will be a role model and an example to everyone. This is a very important event for Peru,’’ Vizcarra stated. 

A total of 308 men and 284 women will try to make it to the podium in 38 sports. Several Olympic athletes such as Kimberly García, Mari Luz Andía, Inés Melchor and Gladys Tejeda (athletics), Paloma Schmidt (sailing), Camila Valle and Renzo León (rowing) and Alessandro De Souza (shooting) are part of the Peruvian delegation. 

On his part, Kevin Martínez said: “I want to thank President Vizcarra for this special occasion. I’m proud to be the flag bearer today, the representative of all the Peruvians that have sacrificed many years, with determination and effort, to try and do their best at Lima 2019. Thank you and, rest assured, we’re going to give it our all.’’ 

TICKETS STARTING AT 10 SOLES 

Cheer on our athletes and buy your tickets at lima2019.pe/tickets. It is worth noting that the Organizing Committee has installed a new ticket booth in the Jockey Plaza shopping center, in Santiago de Surco. This new point of sale is an addition to the 10 points of sales that were already operating at the Metro and Wong supermarkets and stores in the districts of Chorrillos, Independencia, La Molina, Lima, Miraflores, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel and Surco  

Tickets for the Pan American and Parapan American Games will range from 20 soles to 10 soles, respectively. There will be a 50% discount for anyone under the age of 18, senior citizens and people with impairments and their companion. It is important to mention that 21 disciplines at the Pan American Games are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games while 13 Parapan American sports are qualifiers for the Paralympics.  

The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations of the Americas. There will be 19 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 24 and August 11, 2019, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao. Some venues are the VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others. 

Maximum security. The Organizing Committee presented the Lima 2019 Security Plan only a few days away from the Pan American Games Opening Ceremony and, with that, announced that everything is ready to carry out the competitions without setbacks. The plan is backed by the Peruvian Armed Forces, the National Police of Peru (PNP), Civil Defense and the Fire Department.

Top Lima 2019 authorities, led by Carlos Neuhaus, and representatives of the agencies involved in this plan, attended the presentation that took place this morning. Over 34 thousand troops from the institutions participating in the plan will be in charge of air, sea and land security at the Pan American Games. The Peruvian Air Force, Navy, Army and the PNP will keep the venues safe during the competitions. Around 23 thousand police officers will patrol the streets, Civil Defense will set up mobile command centers and firefighters will have rescue vehicles throughout the city available in case of an emergency.

The president of the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee, Carlos Neuhaus, said that Peru is ready to welcome the best athletes in the Americas for the Pan American Games and to guarantee their safety so they can participate in the Games without any issues. This plan will enable them to have everything under control and to ensure the safety of athletes, members of technical teams and spectators.

“Safety is guaranteed. I would like to thank all the institutions helping us with this task, such as the Peruvian Armed Forces, the Peruvian National Police, Civil Defense and the Fire Department. We will innovate in sports security at this multi-sports event because we will not only use traditional security, but also cybersecurity, intelligence plans and measures that will allow us to have a first-rate event without setbacks and with over 400 million people watching us,” he emphasized.

PNP General Commander José Lavalle said that they joined the efforts in order to provide complete security for the Pan American Games. Therefore, around 23,800 officers from all specialized police teams will be responsible for security at all venues, accommodations and transit routes.

He also said that the deployment of these officers will not undermine Lima’s security, but will contribute to the development of these competitions without setbacks for the population. He also pointed out that there will be more than one thousand security cameras monitoring the city from the Video Surveillance Center – C4 of the National Police of Peru.

SUPPORT FROM THE ARMED FORCES

Vice Rear Admiral Andrés Arriarán, chief of the Joint Command Operations Department, announced that 4500 members of the Peruvian Armed Forces will be in charge of security in sports venues and of forming quick-response teams in case of an emergency or evacuation. He also informed that they would provide security during aquatic sports competitions and along the marathon course, which will take place on July 27.

General Jorge Chávez, head of Indeci, highlighted that the Lima 2019 Security Plan had been prepared in a coordinated manner. He stated that they are able to respond to risk scenarios such as fires or earthquakes. Therefore, 800 brigade members will be deployed throughout the city and at pre-emptive mobile command centers at competition venues. There, spectators will receive information about security measures and evacuation routes in case of unexpected events.

Finally, the Vice Commander of the Fire Department, Carlos Angeles Bachet, said that they would be in charge of emergency care in case of fires, rescue, car accidents, medical emergencies and hazardous materials leaks. They will have 6000 firefighters and 150 vehicles, including fire trucks, rescue vehicles and telescopic ladders to handle any unexpected situations during the Pan American Games.

About Lima 2019

The Lima 2019 Games Opening Ceremony will be held at the National Stadium of Peru on July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas.

There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues like VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others.

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.

The Parapan American Games will welcome 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, who will participate in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. Competitions will take place from August 23 to September 1, 2019. Thirteen sports will be qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

A total of 90 enthusiastic Peruvian athletes entered the Pan American Village in Villa el Salvador, where they will be staying before their competitions at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

Their entrance into Tower 3 was very emotional because they were welcomed by a group of enthusiastic volunteers, who did not stop cheering them on with the traditional chants that accompanied the Peruvian football team.

The delegation was led by Jenny Martínez, Peru’s chef de mission, and welcomed by Giorgio Mautino, the mayor of the Pan American Village. In this first group were the Peruvian gymnastics team, such as Aitana Orrego. She arrived this afternoon to join her team that will compete at the Villa el Salvador Sports Center, close to Pan American Village. Her team members Arián León, Daniel Agüero and Luis Pizarro were also present.

The Peruvian handball and beach volleyball team were also part of this group. Both teams will debut this Wednesday 24 at the VIDENA Sports Center 1 and the Costa Verde San Miguel venue, respectively. The members of the Peruvian baseball and softball teams were also there.

In the upcoming days, more athletes will join them to stay at the Village. Meanwhile, this Tuesday, the official Welcome Ceremony will be held at the Village, where they will raise the Peruvian flag and play the Peruvian national anthem in the presence of Lima 2019 and sports officials.

BUY YOUR TICKETS

Buy your tickets for the different competitions so you can cheer on the Peruvian athletes at Lima 2019. You can buy them on the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games website: www.lima2019.pe.

You can also buy your tickets at any authorized point of sale at the Metro and Wong supermarkets and stores in the districts of Chorrillos, Independencia, La Molina, Lima, Miraflores, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel and Surco. It is worth noting that a new point of sale has recently opened at the Jockey Plaza shopping center in Santiago de Surco.

The Puerto Rican singer, Luis Fonsi, arrived in Lima with all his excitement, ready to give a stunning performance at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games Opening Ceremony, which will take place this Friday, July 26, at the National Stadium.

This way, the renowned exponent of Hispanic music is ready to appear on the stage of this unforgettable ceremony, in front of more than 40 thousand people, who will turn Lima into the epicenter of continental sports.

“I’m really excited to be part of a celebration as big as the Pan American Games. I love sports, I admire the athletes and I promise it will be a great night,” said the Caribbean artist a few days ago.

With an impeccable and successful 20-year artistic career, Luis Fonsi is undoubtedly one of the most transcendent Spanish-speaking singers in the world of music around the globe. He has achieved countless records, transcending borders and crossing language barriers with his radio hits "Despacito", "Échame La Culpa", "Imposible", among others.

At the Opening Ceremony of the most important multi-sport festival of the Americas, the Latin artist will be joined by the distinguished tenor and representative of Peruvian culture, Juan Diego Flórez. The national singers Guillermo Bussinger, Sandra Muente, Shantall Young and Pelo D'Ambrosio, among others, will also participate in the ceremony.

This historic show will also have more than 1700 artists, under the direction of the renowned dancer and choreographer Vania Masías. The landscapes of Peru in all its latitudes will be reflected through a splendid choreographic display, as well as the recreation of the Pan American Games history since its founding.

The Pan American Games Opening Ceremony will take place this Friday, July 26, at 18:00, at the National Stadium with the attendance of approximately 40 thousand people. Delegations from 41 countries in the Americas will parade and more than 6700 athletes will be received with the ovation from the public.

Six days before the marathon event, Miraflores is already in #PanAmericanMode and ready to receive the best 36 runners of the Americas in one of the most expected athletics competitions. The marathon event rehearsal was held today and it included the security measures, such as the closure of streets and detours of vehicles, which will be adopted on Saturday 27. 

The Peruvian National Police and the Peruvian Armed Forces, responsible for protecting the marathon route on the day of the competition, deployed their strategic and tactical units along the streets and avenues, while the Transit Department worked on the detours of vehicles along the alternate route indicated previously.    

This recognition race, organized by Peru Runners, was included by the Organizing Committee in the "Lima 2019 Test Events Calendar", which allowed to test how the safety and road plans will be executed on the day of the competition. 

Furthermore, this activity helped to communicate the neighbors about the plan that will be carried out on July 27: the hours they can go out, where they can move around and the emergency routes. However, the most important was to invite them to support our national athletes on the streets as marathon is one of the road sports that will be free of charges, as stated by Gustavo San Martín, the Sports Director of Lima 2019.  

The test was held on Sunday, July 21 from 06:00 and it included the closing of the transversal roads of avenues José Larco, Arequipa, Garcilaso de la Vega to the Paseo de los Héroes Navales, in front of the Palace of Justice. Officers were located along the route to monitor the normal development of this competition that had the facade of the Municipality of Miraflores as starting and finishing point. The Pan American marathon event will be held in the same place. 

Additionally, the Municipality and the Pan American Games personnel handed out leaflets with information that included the road closure map, alternatives routes, pedestrian crossings and vehicle entrance.  

The marathon circuit in the Pan American Games will cover 42.195 kilometers, for both women and men. The women's race starts at 08:30 and the men's event, one hour after. It will start at Av. Larco, near the headquarters of the Municipality of Miraflores, and will travel along Av. Arequipa and Garcilaso de la Vega towards Lima downtown. 

The return will be by the same avenues until arriving at the crossroads between Av. José Pardo and Av. Arequipa, in the Óvalo de Miraflores, to deviate towards the Malecón de la Reserva and the Malecón Cisneros and the Av. Armendáriz and Av. Larco to finish off at Parque Kennedy. The route will cross the districts of Miraflores, San Isidro, Lince and Lima. 

Among the participants are renowned Peruvian athletes such as Gladys Tejeda, Inés Melchor, Cristhian Pacheco, and Willy Canchanya. 

Recommendations 

The Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games Organizing Committee has some recommendations for the spectators that will attend the competitions: 

• Do not throw objects to the competition track. 

• Do not water water at the athletes. 

• Do not interfere with the marathon circuit. 

• Do not bring pets as they can run way and can burst in the competition. 

• Respect the closure of roads that will be executed during the competition. 

• Be tolerant of the implications of the event. 

About Lima 2019 

The Lima 2019 Games Opening Ceremony will be held at the National Stadium of Peru on July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas. 

There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues like VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others. 

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. 

Lima will host the largest multi-sports event in the Americas in just three days. You cannot miss it! The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be a colorful celebration. There are still chances for the best fanbase in the world to get tickets and root for Peruvian athletes. You will also see the continent’s best athletes in action. Some of them will compete to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Football is one of the most anticipated events for Peruvian fans because the U-22 team, made up of the best talents from the Peruvian league, will go for the gold medal under the guidance of Nolberto Solano. Alianza Lima players Kevin Quevedo and Aldair Fuentes, along with Sporting Cristal's Gianfranco Chavez and Jesus Pretel are part of the team that will seek glory in the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos stadium.

Likewise, there are other events that you cannot miss. The best wrestlers, like American world star Kyle Snyder, as well as Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion and Cuban legend Mijain Lopez, will compete at Miguel Grau Coliseum in Callao.

You can also watch the current men’s softball champions at the Villa María del Triunfo venue: Argentina. Meanwhile, the biggest stars of Central American and Caribbean baseball will also shine in Southern Lima. Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center will also bear witness to the excellent level of the current Olympic men’s hockey champions, the “Leones” from Argentina.

The Cuba boxing team, consisting of seven world champions and three Olympic champions, will go for the ten gold medals on the ring of Miguel Grau Coliseum. This district will also see the best taekwondo fighters in the whole world compete in the tatami of the Callao Sport Center. Peruvian representatives Marcela Castillo, Hugo del Castillo and Julissa Diez Canseco will go for the gold medal. Let’s go and cheer them up so they can achieve their dream!

Peru also has good chance of winning gold in the squash, shooting and surf events. Diego Elías, the eighth best squash players in the world, is in top form to pick up a gold medal at the VIDENA Volleyball CAR. Meanwhile, ‘Piccolo’ Clemente and nine other surfers will seek glory in Punta Rocas beach. Alessandro de Souza and Nicolás Pacheco will enthusiastically represent the Peruvian shooting team in Las Palmas shooting range.

You can also root for the women’s pair made up by Lisbeth Alca and Alexandra Mendoza, who want to earn a gold medal for Peru in the beach volleyball event. The Peruvian women's volleyball team needs support for the competition against the mighty Dominican Republic, Canada and USA teams, which will also go for the gold at Callao Sports Center.

The best female racquetball player ever will also be at the Callao Regional Sports Center. In addition, the best basketball, swimming, table tennis and karate stars will arrive in Lima to give their best performance in their respective events.

Tickets are still available for other disciplines such as Basque pelota, tennis, weightlifting and handball, with the historic derby Brazil vs. Argentina.

Ticket prices start at PEN 10, with a discount

Ticket prices start at PEN 20 or 10 for the Pan American and Parapan American Games, respectively. There will be 50% off for anyone under the age of 18, senior citizens and people with an impairment.

Fans can buy their tickets at lima2019.pe/tickets. The Lima 2019 Organizing Committee has recently installed a point of sale at Jockey Plaza Shopping Center, in Santiago de Surco. This new point of sale joins the other ten already located in 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.

It should be noted that 21 disciplines in the Pan American Games are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while 13 Para sports will be qualifiers for the Paralympic Games.

Chiclayo. Historic, tireless and very charismatic. A huge smile was drawn on Sergio “El Checho” Ibarra’s face while he carried the torch in one hand and, with the other, greeted the audience from Chiclayo. He was the highlight of the day. The historic goal scorer of Peruvian football had the privilege of carrying the Pan American Flame in an environment full of support and encouragement shouts.  
 
He ran 500 meters, 300 more than what any torchbearer usually runs for the relay. In this way, he proved that he remains in top shape at his age. “I am very grateful, nervous and excited. I was born in Argentina, but I have been living in Peru for more than 26 years. My heart is Peruvian and I am proud of carrying the torch, considering the importance of the Pan American Games.” This time, “El Checho” scored a goal out of the court and we are sure that it will be one of the greatest in his admirable career. 
 
Daniela Fernández shines with her own light. Widely experienced sports journalist of great charisma and news presenter on a well-known private sports channel, Fernández was also chosen to carry the flame that lights us all in Chiclayo. “I feel proud and excited. We are talking about the Pan American Torch! It's nice to be able to participate in this,” said Daniela who ran 200 meters with the Flame that burned as fiery as her naturalness and kindness. 
 
George Edward Díaz Enríquez is the 2018 Karate and Martial Arts World Champion of the IMAT Open Elite Series, which was held in Buenos Aires. He has also participated in the Aztec Intercontinental Championship in Aguas Calientes, Mexico, last June. He's 26 years old and is an outstanding athlete and instructor, as well as Chiclayo's favorite son and pride of Peru, and he was also chosen to be a torchbearer. “I am very happy to participate in the relay. I would advise teenagers to practice sports because it is one of the best choices in life.” 
 
Jannet Sofía Irigoyen Muñoz is 43 years old and a true role model for her dedication and strength. The poliomyelitis left irreparable damages on her. However, she, like hundreds of people, has managed to live like everyone else. Devoted to sports and social work for many years, Jannet was chosen by the Chiclayo Regional Government to be a torchbearer in recognition of her tireless work as an activist for people with an impairment in Peru. “We only want our rights to be recognized and respected. I will continue fighting each day to achieve this goal. Carrying the torch is an honor and I do it not only for myself, but also on behalf of all people with an impairment in Peru."