The best Pan American cyclists will race on Wednesday, August 7 in the 100 meters events to get the gold medal at the Athletics Stadium in VIDENA.

This sports competition will take place starting at 16:40 and will be the main attraction of the public, who come to this venue to see the best athletes of the Americas.

Before that, the following competitions will take place in the VIDENA: men's long jump final, women's 800 m final, men's shot put final, and men's 1500 m decathlon with the awarding of a medal.   

There will also be preliminary competitions, such as men's discus throw decathlon, men's 100 m hurdles series 1/2 decathlon, women's 100 m hurdles series 1/2 heptathlon, women's high jump heptathlon, men's pole vault group A decathlon, among others.

Another of the attractions of Wednesday 7 is the debut of the women's volleyball competitions, where the Peruvian team will play its debut at 20:30 against Canada at the Callao Sports Center. Competitions will kick off with a match between Brazil and Puerto Rico at 13:00.

Cyclists Compete for the Gold

Likewise, the best road cyclists of the Americas will compete on Wednesday, August 7 at 09:00 at the Costa Verde beach circuit, where they will try to obtain the gold medal.

20 female cyclists will start the time trial event in a mass road race which has its starting and finishing point at the Costa Verde San Miguel venue, which is located near the exit to Av. Bertolotto and continues until Los Pavos beach in Barranco, where athletes will have to make a U-turn and return to the Costa Verde venue.

Afterwards, 21 male athletes will start the competition following the same route at 11:30. In the case of women's, they will cover a total of 18.5 km and, in the men's category, they will pedal 37 km, making two laps of the circuit.

Following the Pan American sports competition schedule, there will also be a competition in equestrian sports, with the team jumping event, where Peru, Guatemala, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, Brazil and United States will participate.

This sports activity will be held at the Army Equestrian School, in La Molina starting at 10:00.

Additionally, The Greco-Roman wrestling competitions will begin with the men’s 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, and 97 kg categories which will be held at the Miguel Grau Coliseum in Callao starting at 10:00.  Two Peruvian athletes, Nilton Soto and Bryan Cruz, will compete and fight to get one of the medals.

Racquetball and table tennis will also define gold medal winners. Racquetball will be held from 10:00 at the Miguel Grau Coliseum in Callao and table tennis, at the Sports Center 3 of VIDENA

The Peruvian football team will play its last match against Ecuador in the dispute of the 7th and 8th place at the San Marcos Stadium at 10:00.

Finally following the sports competition schedule, the sailing, archery, fencing and women’s basketball preliminary rounds will be held.

The National Sports Village (VIDENA) in San Luis will be the stage of a long competition day with the different swimming styles, on Tuesday, August 6. The medal events, awarding gold medals, will be held at night.

The men’s and women’s 400 m freestyle, 100 m breaststroke, 200 m butterfly and 4x100 m freestyle relay events will start at 20:30.

However, there is a discipline that will potentially add to Peru's medal count in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games: Peruvian fronton. It’s a basque pelota event where Peruvians have clear chances of seizing the gold.

In this 100% Peruvian sport, Peruvian Kevin Martínez, who has already won against Cuban Alejandro González and Mexican Isaac Pérez, is one of the best representatives of the host country. Starting at noon on Tuesday, Kevin will face the American Salvador Espinoza in Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center.

Claudia Suaréz is another Peruvian ace in Peruvian fronton. The athlete has won two matches against Cuba and Argentina and will face Venezuelan Diana Rangel, starting at 12:00.   

Additionally, this fourteenth day is marked, as usual, by the best multi-sport events where the best delegations of the Americas will fight for the glory of their countries.

The women’s doubles final for the gold medal will be taking place. Events of this sport will be divided in two sessions starting at 10:00 and 15:00.

The Callao Regional Sports Village will be the stage of racquetball men’s and women’s singles and doubles semifinals for the bronze medal, starting at 10:00.

Likewise, at the Athletics Stadium in VIDENA, from 14:00, a series of events will define gold winners of 10000 m and 5000 m, among others.

Fencing will also define the gold, silver and bronze winners in individual sabre and foil, starting at 09:00 at the Lima Convention Center.

Finally, sailing, softball, rowing, water polo, hockey, football, equestrian sports and women's basketball will continue their qualifying rounds to define the finals brackets.

Athletics, swimming and table tennis fans will be able to see in action the best athletes of the Americas tomorrow, on Tuesday, August 6, in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games competitions to be held in the National Sports Village (VIDENA), in the district of San Luis.

The organization exhorts people to arrive an hour before the start of competitions to comfortably locate their seats.

The events will start with table tennis at the Sports Center 3, from 10:00 to 13:00. They will resume at 15:00 and end at 21:00. Spectators are advised to arrive by 09:00 and enter through gate N° 2 located at Av. Del Aire s/n.  

Meanwhile, swimming competitions will be held at the Aquatic Center from 11:00 to 14:15, and from 20:30 to 22:45. Spectators are advised to arrive by 10:00 and enter through gate N° 2 located at Av. Del Aire s/n.  

Athletics events will be held at the ATHLETICS STADIUM, from 14:00 to 20:00. Spectators should arrive by 13:00 and enter through gate N° 10 located at Av. Canadá s/n. However, if you wish to arrive earlier, the gate will be open from 12:30.

Recommendations

The Lima 2019 Organizing Committee gives the following recommendations for spectators:

• Arrive one hour before the time of the event.
• Infants and children must show their tickets.
• All spectators (including minors) must show their ID or similar documents.
• Do not bring your own vehicle (use public transportation).
• Do not bring pets.
• Do not bring bicycles or scooters.
• Do not bring plastic or glass bottles.
• Only packaged food with sanitary registration is allowed.

Athletics Legend

The legendary American athlete Carl Lewis, nine-times athletics Olympic champion, eight-times world champion and gold medalist at the Indianapolis 1987 Pan American Games, will attend the athletics events and will award medals for the 100 m and long jump events. He is a special Panam Sports guest.

The most awarded athlete to participate in Lima 2019 is now in Peru. With his five Olympic gold medals, the American Nathan Adrian, is the top athlete of his delegation to compete in the Pan American Games. Starting on August 6, the world swimming star is ready to compete in the most expected aquatic sport competition. 

The swimming competitions start on August 6 in the new and modern Aquatic Center, which has been cataloged by athletes as one of the best in the world. Nathan Adrian is staying in the Pan American Village, waiting actively to participate on seven events, where he will try to win more medals and increase his great sporting record. 

Nathan Adrian won gold medals in the Pekin 2008 Olympic Games in 4x100m freestyle, and in London 2012 in the 100m freestyle and the 4x100m medley relay events. He also won two gold medals in Rio 2016 in 4x100m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay. He also got a silver medal in London 2012 in 4x100m freestyle, as well as two bronze medals in Rio 2016 in the 50m freestyle and the 100m freestyle events.  

Along with him, Lima 2019 will welcome outstanding American swimmers, such as: Gunnar Bentz (gold medal in 4x200m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games), Lia Neal (silver medal in 4x100m at Rio 2016), among other athletes that we will have the privilege to watch. The swimming competition will be a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, assuring the participation of the best athletes of our continent. 

COMPETITIONS WHERE HE WILL PARTICIPATE 

Nathan Adrian will compete in the 50m freestyle, the 100m freestyle, and the 4x100m freestyle relay events along with Michael Chadwick, Grant House and Drew Kibler.  

He will also participate in the 4x200m freestyle relay event with Michael Chadwick, Grant House and Drew Kibler, as well as in the 4x100m mixed freestyle relay event along with Michael Chadwick, Anne Lazor and Kendyl Stewart. In addition, he will compete in the 4x100m medley relay event with Daniel Carr, Matthew Josa and Cody Miller, as well as in the 4x100m mixed medley relay event. 

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

Second chance. Tomorrow, July 29, the triathlon mixed relay will take place starting at 9:00. In this event, athletes will show their endurance in all three disciplines it comprises: swimming, cycling and running. This road sport competition will take place in the districts of Barranco and Chorrillos. It is one of the disciplines that can be watched free of charge. 

Each team is made up of four athletes: two men and two women. Each of the competitors will complete a 300-meter swimming course at Agua Dulce beach, a 6667-meter cycling course and a 1.5-kilometer race course. When each circuit is completed, each athlete will tag off the next team member, and so on. 

The Peruvian team is made up of Ada Bravo, Blanca Kometter, José Gómez de la Torre, and Rodrigo Bravo, who will seek to win a medal in this event. 

The Peruvian National Police and the Lima 2019 Organizing Committee have coordinated the implementation of a road plan that allows athletes to give a good performance. For this event taking place on Monday, July 29, the restriction will begin today, July 28, at 23:00 and end tomorrow at 12:15. 

Roads affected by closures are: Avenida Malecón Grau (Bajada Huaylas), close to Calle Balarezo and Calle Aguirre. Other affected roads will be: Calle Cruz, Calle Vílchez and Jirón José M. Barrionuevo, at their intersections with Malecón Grau (Bajada Huaylas), as well as the Vía Expresa Costa Verde between Los Pavos beach and Agua Dulce beach.  

Some alternative routes are: 

• Southbound: Almirante Grau, El Sol, Libertador San Martín, Pedro de Osma, Chorrillos and José Olaya. 

• Northbound: Alejandro Iglesias, Chorrillos, Pedro de Osma, 28 de Julio, Almirante Miguel Grau and Reducto. 

Recommendations 

The Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games Organizing Committee has some recommendations for the spectators who will be supporting the athletes during this competition: 

• Do not throw objects to the competition track. 

• Do not throw water at the athletes. 

• Do not interfere with the marathon circuit. 

• Do not bring pets because they could run away and interrupt the competition. 

• Respect the road closure which will be in force during the competition. 

About Lima 2019 

The Lima 2019 Pan American Games started on July 26, 2019 with a ceremony held at the National Stadium, and gather more than 6680 athletes from 41 countries from all over 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 Maria 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. And to make it more interesting, a total of 21 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 

The Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. Competitions will take place from August 23 to September 1, 2019. The most qualified athletes from 13 sports will get places at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 

We are a few hours away from the most important multi-sport event in the continent to be staged in Peru. Competitions start on Wednesday, July 24 at 09:00 in the beach volleyball stadium of the Costa Verde San Miguel venue. That very afternoon, in Sports Center 1 at VIDENA, the first day of handball competitions will take place, gathering the best athletes in the Americas.

Two days later, on July 26, the much-awaited Opening Ceremony of the Pan American Games will take place. Such is the relevance of these Games that 110 Olympic medalists will compete at Lima 2019. This proves that the Games will be a gathering for the best athletes in the Americas. Sixty-six of the athletes participating in the coming days have won gold. These outstanding athletes have won a combined total of 155 Olympic medals, including gold, silver, and bronze.

Among the most renowned athletes that will compete in Lima is five-time Olympic champion swimmer Nathan Adrian, who picked up two gold medals at Rio 2016, one at Beijing 2008, and two at London 2012. We will also have Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce from Jamaica, winner of three gold medals (two at London 2012 and one at Beijing 2008). Her compatriot Elaine Thompson, double gold winner at Rio 2016, will also join the Games.

American female shooter Kim Rhode is another outstanding figure. She won gold in shotgun events at Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004 and London 2012.

One of the most remarkable teams is Cuba, which includes Mijaín López as flag bearer. He is part of Team Panam Sports, and a three-time gold medal winner in Greco-Roman wrestling at Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. Rio 2016 gold-winning boxers Julio César La Cruz Peraza and Arlen López, as well as Greco-Roman wrestler Ismael Borrero Molina, will also compete at the Games.

We will also have Argentinian judoka Paula Pareto, who won gold at Rio 2016 in the -48 kg event and bronze at Beijing 2008, and Argentinian basketball player Luis Scola, who won gold at Athens 2004 and bronze at Beijing 2008. We will also have the chance to see Mariana Pajón, Colombian BMX cyclist and two-time gold winner (London 2012 and Rio 2016).

ARGENTINIAN HOCKEY

The list also includes athletes from Argentina’s hockey team, gold medalists at Rio 2016, such as Juan Manuel Vivald, Lucas Martín Vila, Pedro Ibarra, Juan Martín López, Ignacio Horacio Ortíz, Matías Enrique Paredes and Matías Alejandro Rey.

Among the most outstanding athletes we will see compete is Thiago Braz, Brazilian gold medalist in pole vault at Rio 2016. We will also have the privilege of seeing Brazilian judoka Rafaela Lopes Silva and her compatriot sailors Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze. All three were also gold medalists at Rio 2016.

HERE IS A LIST OF ALL OLYMPIC MEDALISTS TO COMPETE AT LIMA 2019

BUY YOUR TICKETS

Get your tickets to watch these events. You can buy them on the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games website: www.lima2019.pe. 

You can also buy them in the authorized points of sale at Metro and Wong in Chorrillos, Independencia, La Molina, Lima, Miraflores, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel and Surco.  A new sales stand has been opened at Jockey Plaza shopping center in Santiago de Surco.

The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be a milestone in Peruvian sports, as they will receive the largest Peruvian delegation in the most important multi-sport event in the Americas. The Peruvian Olympic Committee confirmed 834 members (599 athletes and 235 officials, between coaches, delegates, assistants and medics) in their delegation.

Peru will be represented by 315 men and 284 women in 38 disciplines, during 19 competition days, from July 24 to August 11. Carlos Manuel Lazarte, Secretary General of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, said that it will be the largest Peruvian delegation ever in the Pan American Games.

According to the Peruvian Olympic Committee, most members of the delegation will be competing in aquatic sports. A total of 67 swimmers will compete in five disciplines (open water swimming, diving, artistic swimming, swimming and water polo). Racquetball will be the sport with the less number of athletes.

The delegation’s flag bearer will be announced on July 26 at the National Stadium. The special event will be held at the main auditorium of the San Ignacio of Loyola University (USIL). The nomination is been kept in absolute secret for now.

ABOUT LIMA 2019

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, 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.

The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will include 39 sports and 62 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.