The Medalist Ambassador Thalía Mallqui has been practicing wrestling since she was 17. She is considered one of the best Peruvian wrestlers and a strong contender in each competition she participates.
Our Ambassador won the silver medal at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.
The Legendary Ambassador Percy Rojas is a former Peruvian football player, who became a legend due to his technique and speed.
1975 was a key year for his sport career because he won the Copa Libertadores and the Copa América, and he became the best goal scorer in the oldest football tournament in the world.
His sports career dates back to the 70’s. He played in many clubs such as Universitario de Deportes, Sporting Cristal and Independiente de Avellaneda, and made it to the second round at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
The Honorary Ambassador Nicolas Fuchs is one of the most important race drivers in Peru. He won the ninth edition of the 2009 Caminos del Inca Rally in the N4 category. He also claimed five national titles consecutively between 2007 and 2011 proving his skills in many competitions.
Also, Fuchs won the Serdegna, Acropolis, Argentina, Portugal and Mexico Rallies participating in the Production WRC2 category. He is the first Peruvian to claim these titles.
The Lima 2019 Medalist Ambassador María Alejandra De Osma is considered one of the best water skiers in Peru. She is a member of the Top Peru 2019 group of the Peruvian Institute of Sports, which includes the best athletes of the country.
She is also a strong candidate to win medals at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games to start on July 26 in Lima.
Perseverance, dedication and strength are the main characteristics accompanying her since she started practicing water ski. At the age of two, she started practicing water ski thanks to her mother, who encouraged her to enter the water at the Bujama Beach in Cañete, Lima.
The Lima 2019 Medalist Ambassador Marcela Castillo is considered the best taekwondo athlete in Latin America, after winning the silver medal in the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in 2017.
Castillo Tokumori practices taekwondo since she was 5 years old and has proved to be a strong contender in each competition she attends. An example of her power is the gold medal she collected at the 2013 Bolivarian Games.
The Lima 2019 Honorary Ambassador Jorge Arriola is also known as “El chupo”. He is a Peruvian PR professional and a sports lover. He has participated in eleven football World Cups and eight Olympic Games.
At the Russia World Cup, he did not only wear the Peruvian flag as usual, but he also wore his Lima 2019 Ambassador uniform in the stadiums where the Peruvian team played.
The Legendary Ambassador Hector Chumpitaz, known as the “Captain of the Americas” is a former Peruvian football player, who played in the defense position. He was a member of the national team that won the 1975 Copa América.
Also, as part of the Peruvian football team, Chumpitaz participated in the Mexico 1970 and Argentina 1978 FIFA World Cups. He played in many clubs such as Deportivo Municipal, Universitario de Deportes, Atlas de Guadalajara and Sporting Cristal.
The Lima 2019 Medalist Ambassador Benoit Clemente is one of the most important Peruvian surfing representatives in longboard.
He claimed two world titles in 2013 and 2015 and has proven his great skills in this sport. Clemente won the 2013 ISA World Longboard Championship in China, as well as the gold medal at the 2013 Bolivarian Games, held in Peru.
The Lima 2019 Medalist Ambassador Ariana Orrego was the first Peruvian gymnast to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Her outstanding performance made her the best gymnast in Peru.
Due to her hard work, in 2013, Ariana became the third best youth gymnast in South America.
Peruvian rider Alonso Valdez Prado, was also appointed as a Lima 2019 Medalist Ambassador. Throughout his career, we can distinguish three stages.
The first stage was when he became three-time children champion (1990, 1991 and 1992) and youth champion (2001 - 2002 - 2003) during three consecutive years.
In the second stage, he met success again and reconnected with sports in 2012 by participating in many competitions around the world. Valdez classified to the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France; the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, where he had an outstanding performance that allowed him to qualify to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.