With the unconditional support of its fans, the Peruvian football team will make its Lima 2019 Pan American Games debut against Argentina on the first matchday of women's football, Group B.

The match will take place in San Marcos stadium at 20:30. This competition is one of the more than 10 disciplines to take place on the fifth day of the Americas' most important multi-sports event.

The men's modern pentathlon event will be held at the Chorrillos Military School (11:00 – 16:00). Meanwhile, men’s and women’s bowling competitions will be held at the National Sports Village (VIDENA) between 9:00 and 20:00.

MEDAL CEREMONIES

Men’s artistic gymnastics competitions will start at 16:30 in two rounds where the participating teams, among them Peru, will seek qualification for the final. The medal ceremony will start at 23:25.

Men's shooting, in the air pistol event, will start at 9:00 at Las Palmas Air Base Shooting Range, in the district of Surco. The medal ceremony will start at 14:45.

Weightlifting competitions start at noon at Mariscal Cáceres Coliseum in the district of Chorrillos. Two men's and two women's competitions will be held, resulting in the athletes to be awarded in this discipline.

Rugby competitions will be held at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center starting at 9:10, where 16 teams will compete for the medal. The medal ceremony for both women’s and men’s categories will start at 16:45.

MORE COMPETITIONS

Fifteen basketball 3x3 games will take place at Eduardo Dibós Coliseum in San Borja, in both women’s and men’s events. The competitions start at 14:30 with the preliminary match between Brazil and Venezuela, and end at 22:00 with the game between Dominican Republic vs. USA.

Women's and men's water ski events start at 10:00 at Laguna Bujama, in Mala, in the trick and jump disciplines.

Softball will also take place at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center at 10:00, with the following matches: Argentina vs. USA, Cuba vs. Mexico (13:00 – 15:30) and Peru vs. Venezuela (16:00 – 18:30).

Beach volleyball competitions will continue at the Costa Verde San Miguel Sports Center, with 16 women's and men's matches including the quarter-finals, starting at 9:00.

Finally, 10 men's and women's boxing bouts will take place between 14:30 and 21:00 at Miguel Grau Coliseum.

Artistic skating is one of the disciplines that has created a lot of expectations in world multi-sports events and the Lima 2019 Pan American Games were not the exception. After two days of competition, the best 16 roller skaters of the Americas showed their art at the spectacular skating rink of Sports Center 3 of VIDENA, and spectators showed their love with standing ovations.

The Brazilian Bruna Wurts won the gold in women’s category, beating Giselle Soler from Argentina and Eduarda Fuentes from Ecuador. On the other hand, Juan Sánchez from Argentina defeated John Burchield from USA and Gustavo Casado from Brazil on his way to the gold.

The stands vibrated with the skaters’ performances. Most of them are placed in the top 10 of the world ranking. Entire families cheered for the routines accompanied by classic and modern music and athletes gave their best, to win the applause of Peruvian fans.

It is worth mentioning the spectacular skating rink, praised by competitors, trainers and spectators. “It has been an impressive event, not only because of the athletes’ high competition level, but also because of the spectators respect and the surface amazing conditions. I take good memories with me,” said the Pan American champion Juan Sánchez.

Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center reopened its doors. This time it was rugby in both men's and women's events. There was a pleasant atmosphere at the venue. Early on, fans of various nationalities were present to encourage their respective countries. The fun was guaranteed with a face painting show for children and entertainment for adults.

And so it was. While 14 female players faced a tough match on the field, divided in two halves of seven minutes each, the atmosphere in the grandstands was that of a party.

The day opened with a lively match between Argentina and Colombia, with a 24-14 win for the Colombians. Then, the United States earned a comprehensive victory over Trinidad and Tobago by beating them 55-0. Both matches belong to Group A.

Peruvian Debut

With the song “Contigo Peru” as background, the Peruvian team took to the field to face a big rival, Brazil—reigning South American champions—in a match for group B. Under constant encouragement, the home team went ahead with a Michelle Flores try, but soon the action was leveled. The Peruvian hopes were short-lived as Brazil showed their supremacy, especially in the second half, eventually defeating the Peruvian team 33-5.

“It hurts me to lose, because it's our flag, it's our home, but this means that there are many things for us to improve,” said Michelle Flores, who highlighted the positive atmosphere experienced in Villa María del Triunfo. “What does it feel like to score? It's incredible, but we do this as a team,” she mentioned.

In the second match, Canada defeated Mexico 54-0 in a match for Group B.  

Also for Men's

But the games didn't finish there. After the women's matches, the male rugby players also jumped onto the field. For Group A, Brazil and Chile played an exciting match, whose final result showed how even it was: 14-14. Both teams left the field with well-deserved applause from the grandstands.

In other results, the United States beat Guyana 62-0, also in Group A, while in Group B, Canada beat Uruguay 31-0 and finally Argentina, the current South American champions, beat Jamaica 52-0.

The action continues tomorrow at Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center from 10:10 with the match between Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago for Group A. Peru will face off Canada at 11:00.

To be part of the Rubgy celebration, buy your tickets at lima2019.pe/tickets or at any authorized point of sale across the city.

A crucial day in Lima 2019. A few hours before the Pan American Games Opening Ceremony, the competitions of this event continue and others, such as rugby and artistic skating, begin.

Modern pentathlon is a sport that includes swimming, equestrian, fencing and laser run (shooting and running). For this sport, the fencing competitions, in men’s and women’s singles, will be held from 09:00 to 15:00 at the Lima Convention Center in San Borja.

Beach volleyball competitions will continue at the Costa Verde venue in San Miguel with 16 preliminary matches, in men’s and women’s category, from 08:00 to 14:40.

The rugby competitions will kick off at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center with the women’s category, with matches between Colombia and Argentina (09:50), and United States vs. Trinidad and Tobago (10:15). At 10:40, Brazil and Peru will participate in a spectacular match, and Canada vs. Mexico (11:05) will close the session.

In men’s category, the stage is just as attractive with matches between Brazil and Chile (11:30), United States vs. Guyana (11:55), Canada vs. Uruguay (12:20) and Argentina vs. Jamaica (12:45).

NATIONAL SPORTS VILLAGE

Artistic skating is one of the other disciplines that begins prior to the Lima 2019 Opening Ceremony. Short sessions in men’s and women’s category have been scheduled from 10:00 to 12:00, at the National Sports Village (VIDENA) in San Luis.

As for squash, the quarterfinals for men’s singles, women’s and men’s doubles will take place from 08:00 to 12:00.