The largest sports event in the Americas opened August with a wide range of competitions, which will offer attendees an unforgettable multi-sports show. The top delegations in the continent will try to reach a spot on the podium and claim the gold in the most number of disciplines.

In this context, the men’s softball final will take place at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center from 10:00 to 17:50. In this first final, gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded. The finalists are Argentina, Mexico and United States.

In the evening, at the National University of San Marcos, the Peruvian football team will play against Honduras and will try to bounce back from its previous loss. The football competitions will kick off with a match between Panama and Ecuador at 10:00.

As a prelude to the end of the boxing competitions, the Miguel Grau Coliseum will house today the fights between the boxing finalists in different categories starting at 19:00. The best boxers will be awarded in the medal ceremony, including the delegations from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Brazil and United States.

Additionally, in shooting, one of the most acclaimed precision sports, athletes will compete for the gold at the Las Palmas Air Base Shooting Range from 09:00 to 14:30.

Also, the diving competitions will be held from 10:00 to 22:00 at the VIDENA Aquatic Center and are divided into two sessions.

Cycling track will feature the best cyclists in the Americas, who will give their all to win the gold. The competitions will be divided into two sessions and will be held from 11:05 to 20:11 at the Velodrome of the National Sports Village (VIDENA).

Moreover, the qualification rounds in indoor volleyball, tennis, surfing, hockey, equestrian sports, baseball, handball, basketball and badminton will continue in order to define the finalists.

To get more information about the competition schedule and results, you can visit the website: https://www.lima2019.pe/resultados.

Although the Pre-Olympic Tournament to qualify for Tokyo 2020 starts in one week, Argentina arrived at Lima 2019 with a powerful team hoping to reach a gold medal in men’s volleyball. While most of the players that will compete at the Callao Sports Center are not in the first team, they will renew the team after their participation in Japan.

The “Guerreros” began their way to the podium with a 3-0 over Cuba. It was a tight match where they managed to put themselves at the top of Group A in the Pan American Games. Many Argentinian fans were present in the grandstands of the Callao Sport Center rooting for their team with a lot of passion. Hours before, Peru lost 3-1 to Puerto Rico, and tomorrow at 12:30 they will play against the Argentinian team.

“We’re focused on the competition since we arrived at Peru. Defeating Cuba was important for us and now we have high expectations. Many of the players participating in this Games have never been to the Olympic Games, so we’re working hard every day. Also, the excitement you can feel in this coliseum is wonderful. It is worthy of these Games,” said the 24-year-old center-back, Gastón Fernández.

At 18:30, the group B will start with the match between USA vs. Chile, while the match between Brazil and Mexico will close the session at 20:30. To watch these exciting matches, buy your tickets at lima2019.pe/tickets or at the authorized points of sale.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION FORMAT

The volleyball matches at the Pan American Games will be governed by the rules of the International Volleyball Federation. The men’s competition will begin on July 31 and end on August 4, while the women’s competition will be held between August 7 and 11. The venue for the volleyball competitions will be the Callao Sports Center, with a capacity of 6100 spectators and which was built for Lima 2019.

The competition format includes a preliminary round for the two pools, A and B, of four teams each that will compete in a round-robin format. The first two teams of each group will qualify to the semifinals. The two winners of the semifinal will qualify to the final match for the gold medal. The third-place teams of each group will compete for the fifth and sixth place in the qualifying round.

With the head held high. The Peruvian women's football team will try to improve its score, after losing to Argentina in their first match. Now, Peru aims to obtain its first victory in women's football by beating Costa Rica in the second competition day in Group B.

The match between Peru and Costa Rica will take place at the stadium of the National University of San Marcos, starting at 20:30. It is worth mentioning the Costa Rican team beat 3-1 the Panama team in their first competition.

Argentina will compete against Panama at 17:30 for the same group. Meanwhile, in Group A, Jamaica will face Colombia at 13:00, and Mexico will go up against Paraguay at 10:00.

FOCUSED ON WINNING

On Wednesday, the dressage individual final (freestyle) will take place at the Army Equestrian School. Additionally, the men’s vault final and women’s beam finals will be held at the Villa El Salvador Sports Center starting at 13:00.

The women’s floor exercise and men’s parallel bars finals will start at 14:20. As for artistic swimming, all freestyle women’s pairs and teams will perform their final routines between 12:00 and 20:30. So, get ready to meet this discipline’s winners!

There will also be some amazing squash performances on Wednesday. The women’s team semifinals will begin at 09:00, followed by the men’s competitions two hours later. Between 16:30 and 19:00, we will see the final for both men and women.

Furthermore, athletes will compete for the shooting gold medal in trap mixed teams starting at 09:00 at the Las Palmas Air Base.

PERU ON THE FIELD OF PLAY

The men’s handball competitions will start at the Sports Center 1 of the National Sports Village (VIDENA) in San Luis, while baseball will kick off its competitions at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center. We have some exciting matches ahead, including Peru vs. Puerto Rico in both sports. The men’s handball match will start at 15:30, and baseball will be played starting at 19:05.

The Peruvian team will also give their all against Mexico in women’s hockey in Group FB. The match will be held in Villa María del Triunfo at 10:00. Also, in Group FB, Chile and the USA will face each other starting at noon.  Finally, Uruguay will play against Cuba and Canada against Argentina in Group FA.

MORE COMPETITIONS

The Punta Rocas beach will house a six-hour surfing competition starting at 9:00. Men’s and women’s open surfing will enter their repechage stage, while the men’s and women’s longboard and SUP surfing competitions will continue. 

Spectators at the Eduardo Dibós Coliseum in San Borja will continue enjoying the best basketball matches, with men’s preliminary round from 10:30 to 13:30 and from 18:00 to 21:00. Besides, the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center will house the men’s softball semifinals.

The fame of the ‘Leonas’, the Argentinian women's hockey team, transcended Peruvian borders and joined the fever for the Pan American Games. Hundreds of people, most of them girls who practice this sport and have the Argentinian team as a role model, enjoyed every move of the “Leonas” on the ‘water court’ of Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center.

Argentina beat Uruguay in the opening match of Group A, formed also by Cuba and Canada. The “Leonas” arrived in Lima to compete for the gold medal won by United States at Toronto 2015. The energy transmitted by their fans, who came from different Argentinian cities, and the Peruvian public who cheered them as if they were from Peru, will encourage the “Leonas” to reach the top of the podium.

“We are really enjoying the Games in Lima and the respect of the Peruvians at the venues and the Pan American Village, which makes us feel at home. And we were very surprised by the affection of Peruvian girls who encouraged us. It is nice to be admired in another country. We will give our best to make you enjoy the Leonas’ performance,” pointed out the captain Rosario Luchetti.

On his part, the Argentinian coach Carlos Retegui said: “We must congratulate the Organizing Committee for the two world-class fields that will serve to promote hockey in Peru. Peruvian athletes are talented, but we have to take hockey to schools to expand the player base and make this sport popular. We need to fill the courts with children after the Pan American Games,” stated Retegui.

In the afternoon, Peru will make its debut against Chile at 16:00 and entire families are already encouraging them with great fanfare at the sports center. If you do not want to miss this match, buy your tickets at lima2019.pe/tickets and in the authorized Teleticket points of sale in Metro and Wong in the following districts: Chorrillos, Independencia, La Molina, Lima, Miraflores, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel and Surco.  It is worth mentioning that a new point of sale has recently opened at Jockey Plaza shopping center in Surco. There is also another ticket office at the main gate of the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center.

The Peruvian fans proved one more time that they are the best fans in the world for their unconditional support of the eleven brave women who were defeated by the Argentinian team on the first day of the Lima 2019 women’s football competitions.

However, Peru won in the stands. The match took place at the remodeled stadium of the National University of San Marcos. The seats were red and white due to the ardent fans who did not stop cheering on the team and their opportunities to score.

The stadium featured devoted fans who were at all times focused on the Peruvian team movements. Their popular chants encouraged the eleven brave players, led by Doriva Bueno, on the second half. 

Despite being outperformed by the Argentinians, the Peruvian team together with the dedicated fans, never give up hope, especially when they were very close to score on several occasions. For example, when goalkeeper Correa caught the shot from striker Myriam Tristán in the 78th minute of the second half, which was also a disallowed offside goal.

The Peruvian team is focused on moving to the next round and dreaming of finishing first in the Games. For that purpose, they need to beat Costa Rica and Panama. These matches will be held on July 31 and August 3 at 20:30 at the San Marcos Stadium.

For the upcoming matches, the Peruvian team will be supported by its loyal fans, who will reaffirm their status as top-tier fans in the most important sport celebration in the Americas. 

Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center hosted the top rugby teams of the Americas, after three days of intense matches. Argentina defeated the two-time Pan American Champion, Canada, after spending 15 minutes surpassing their rivals in every aspect of the match. The Argentinian fans gathered in the grandstands and witnessed the great performance of the “Pumas” with great excitement. 

The Argentinians took the lead from the very beginning, scoring five five-point tries that made it difficult for the Canadians to even the score. The most notable Argentinian players were scorer Luciano Gonzalez and number 10, Santiago Mare, always precise in their conversions and penalties. 

“It was a great match for Argentina, not only because we won the medal that had been denied to us at the last two Pan American Games. Even though they scored a try early on, we stayed focused and finally surpassed them physically and tactically. The tournament was also well organized and we’re grateful for each gesture,” stated Santiago Mare.  

As for the women’s event, Canada defeated the United States for the second time in a row and claimed the gold medal. The Canadian team dominated the match from start to finish with a 24-10 victory.