Lima, 12 November - Legacy is one of the most important aspects in the organization of mega-sports events and it even becomes the main motivation for hosting competitions like the Pan American and Parapan American Games. With that in mind, Lima 2019 formally sent a proposal to the Ministry of Education recommending the creation of a public entity to manage the legacy.

The initiative seeks to make infrastructure sustainable in time to serve elite competitions and the popularization of sports, but also to enhance the legacy in a comprehensive manner, promoting the possibility of socio-educational transformations and urban regeneration in order to generate a long term impact on sports, society and Lima.

The creation of this entity includes an efficient governance model to temporarily manage the legacy, four sports venues (VIDENA, Villa María del Triunfo, Villa El Salvador and Punta Rocas) and a non-sports precinct (the Pan American Village), as well as the supervision of five precincts, like the Las Palmas Shooting Range or the Army Equestrian Center, which will be managed by their owners.

The following items will be included as part of the transfer from the Special Project to the Legacy Entity: management plans prepared for the sports venues under its supervision; legacy management guidelines for the venues that will remain under their owners’ management but will be supervised and monitored by the entity; the Urban Master Plan to aid in the sustainable and planned urban development of the Pan American Village and its 45 hectares; and the transfer of knowledge website.

The proposed entity would have a department in charge of venue management, support and maintenance, as well as a department responsible for the Pan American Village and urban integration. Urban integration work will be very important, as the goal is to coordinate with the municipalities and other national government bodies in order to integrate the venues into the community and turn them into to hubs of social development.

PAN AMERICAN VILLAGE

In the case of the Pan American Village, which has 1096 apartments, an Urban Master Plan for the 45 hectares of the plot is underway to develop a new urban center in Lima Sur, focusing on education, innovation, sports and culture. In this regard, international experience shows that urban regeneration processes are one of the most sought-after and successful elements of legacy after events of the importance of the Pan American and Parapan American Games.

After having housed over 11 thousand people, between athletes, para athletes and officials (coaches, managers, assistants, physicians and administrative personnel), the Village is being conditioned for housing.

Sports competitions are still going strong and even more so with the first-rate infrastructure that is now available thanks to the Lima 2019 Games, event that recently took place in our country and that was considered as the best Games in the history of our continent.

VIDENA is one of these venues, where the table tennis pre-Olympic tournament will take place starting on October 25, with the best teams of the Americas fighting for a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The opening ceremony will start at 10:00 and matches will be held during the afternoon, from Friday 25 to Sunday 27.

As a qualifying event, this will be the first major tournament, after the end of the Pan American and Parapan American Games, that will be hosted in Sports Center 3 of VIDENA, built for the Lima 2019 Games.

This international tournament will gather Americas’ most prominent athletes: Hugo Calderano from Brazil and Adriana Diaz from Puerto Rico, gold medalists at the Pan American Games who qualified individually to Tokyo 2020.

In addition, Brazilians Vitor Ishiy, Pan American champion in Asunción 2019, and Bruna Takahashi bronze medalist in singles and in doubles with Jessica Yamada, silver medalist in mixed doubles with Gustavo Tsuboi and silver medalist in teams with Caroline Kumahara and Jessica Yamada at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, will participate in the tournament. Chile, Argentina and Peru will also take part.

Therefore, a high-level competition will be contested at VIDENA, the largest Lima 2019 venue.

SOUTH AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL

Meanwhile, in Callao, the Girls’ U16 South American Volleyball Championship will begin on Wednesday 23, at the magnificent Callao Sports Center. The competition will take place until Sunday, October 27.

Peru’s junior team, coached by Gina Torrealva, will face Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Chile. Peru debuts today against Paraguay at 17:00 on the main stage of Callao Sports Center.

RUGBY, HOCKEY AND BASEBALL AT VILLA MARÍA DEL TRIUNFO

Another venue living a sport-filled weekend will be Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center, main stage of the Lima 2019 team sports. This Sunday, October 27. and Sunday, November 17, the “Women’s Rugby Super Cup” will be held, with the reopening of the rugby stadium, stage of the Pan American and Parapan American Games. This tournament will be divided into two categories: experienced players and amateur players, as stated by the Peruvian Rugby Federation.

At the same time, the semifinals of the closing event of the Men’s Metropolitan Rugby Tournament will take place in the same stadium, which has two fields, starting at 09:00. It will be a full day of rugby.

At the same time, and at the same Lima Sur venue, the National Hockey Championship will continue to be contested by the best national clubs. Meanwhile, at the baseball stadium, national league will be played. With all this activity, the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center will witness lots of competitions in its different stages, specially built to host the Pan American and Parapan American Games. It is now an important center for sport development. Admission is free at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center.

Being confident about the vision of the organization is what made the difference in terms of successfully achieving the objectives of the Pan American and Parapan American Games,” assured the head of Human Resources for Lima 2019, Walter Zuñiga.

At the “Trasciende Lima 2019” workshop, he explained that the leaders knew how to communicate objectives across all the project’s levels. “It’s very important that the organization and senior management communicate clearly the objective to the entire team,” he added.

He also stated that teamwork and confidence in collaborators were essential to solve various problems that arose.

With that in mind, he highlighted that all collaborators knew how to make the most of the project in each department and carry out their tasks and activities responsibly, observing deadlines and following rules as a principle.

In the context of this results, he said that the Lima 2019 team can now offer and transfer this successful experience to other government institutions.

“Trasciende Lima 2019” is the Organizing Committee’s proposal that helps collaborators prepare for the separation process. “The project has undertaken this process so that they can relocate in the job market,” he said.

“I hope this workshop has been and will be helpful,” he concluded.

During the friendly match between the Peru’s and Uruguay’s national football teams, the team led by Ricardo Gareca congratulated athletes and Para athletes who won medals at the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games, accompanied by the applause of the crowd.

This took place minutes before the friendly match started at the National Stadium, which was also the venue for the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games ceremonies.

Pan American medalists Alexandra Grande, María Belén Bazo, Daniella Rosas, Sol Romaní, Ingrid Aranda, Andrea Almarza, Thalía Mallqui, Carlos Lam, John Trebejo, Kevin Martínez, Vania Torres, Nicolás Pacheco, Hugo del Castillo, Renzo Saux, Mariano Wong, among others, as well as Parapan American medalists Angélica Espinoza, Noemí Vásquez, Rodrigo Santillán, Fred Villalobos and William Fernández were present at the event.

Members of Peru’s national football team formed two lines and the athletes walked in the middle as they entered the National Stadium field, as is custom in European football. Most of the medalists were greeted by Paolo Guerrero, captain of the team led by Ricardo Gareca. Pedro Gallese, Renato Tapia and Edison Flores also shook hands with the athletes who made history during Lima 2019.

The Peruvian delegation obtained 39 medals during the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games and 15 during the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, their best performance in these types of competitions. These Games were described as the “best in history” according to international organizations such as Panam Sports and the Americas Paralympic Committee.

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Lima, Friday, October 11. Lima 2019 held a ceremony to honor the work of micro and small companies (Mypes) that stood out as Mype producers of the goods acquired through the Executing Nucleus of Kit Purchases for the Special Project for the Preparation and Development of the 2019 XVIII Pan American Games and Sixth Parapan American Games, for the most important multi-sports event in the continent.

Thus, Lima 2019 recognized the Mypes that produced standardized goods that complied with the quality standards required by the Special Project of the Pan American and Parapan American Games. To achieve this, they received technical assistance and support of Pan American Executing Nucleus of Kit Purchases (NEC) and FONCODES.

A total of 301 micro and small companies from across the country participated in the procurement process for Lima 2019. The recognition went to 50 Mypes dedicated to woodwork, metalwork and textiles, that stood out for their quality and timeliness in their product delivery.

Carlos Neuhaus, president of Lima 2019; Amalia Moreno, executive secretary of Lima 2019; Wilber Venegas, director of FONCODES; and Arturo Legua, representative of the Ministry of Production, participated in the ceremony at the Athletics Stadium of VIDENA.

Carlos Neuhaus thanked the micro and small companies for their efforts in complying with the organization’s objectives. “I’m very thankful and, so, I congratulate you. At first, no one believed we would be able to organize such an important event, and we did it with everyone’s help. They did not think we would deliver the best Games in history, and it was the result of joint effort. You (Mypes) were a part of that,” stated the president of Lima 2019.

“We went through a lot during the organization, but we could not let down Peru. We did all of this for the athletes. We had three years of intense work. We pulled off the Games under budget and in a time frame not many expected. Lima 2019 is a source of pride for Peru, but here ‘we all play,’ not only workforce. You should also feel proud about what you have done for the Games. We have achieved something great for the country and it belongs to everyone. Your work is priceless,” declared Carlos Neuhaus during the touching ceremony.

Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary of Lima 2019, Amalia Moreno, said that “we make a great team. Everyone who believed in Peru and those who trusted the work of Mypes got together. Here, we all play and we all win. You are leaving a business legacy. That is why we decided to reward you commitment, high qualifications and excellence. You also contributed to the success of the Games. You have made uniforms and furniture that are a source of national pride. Now we have the capacity to export; everyone is looking at this type of system.”

“You have gone down in history with the work done. You achieved the goal and showed what Peru was capable of. You have played, won and triumphed. I hope you fall in love with sports in order to keep growing,” she added.

Wilber Venegas, on behalf of FONCODES and the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, pointed out that thanks to Lima 2019, 3800 direct jobs were created in the over 300 Mypes that worked for the Games.

Lima 2019 bought furniture and other goods for approximately 22 million soles under the MYPErú Purchases program, which belongs to the Ministry of Production and with the assistance of FONCODES (MIDIS); the Executing Nucleus of Purchases (NEC) was established for this purpose. All of this contributed to the successful organization of one of the best Games in history in Peru.

AWARD FOR DEDICATION

The recognition is a product of an assessment of the Mypes that participated in the Games, taking into account the following criteria: timeliness of sample approval, delivery times, number of required operators, production process numbers, approval of audits and other operational aspects.

In order to promote excellence in national production, the Special Project identified the Mypes that scored 19 and 20 in the production process. From these, those that made their deliveries by the deadline, an essential factor for the development of the Games.

Hence, Lima 2019 decided to recognize 50 Mypes that participated in the production process of the goods acquired by Lima 2019, which stood out for their quality and timely delivery. They all received a diploma of recognition for their work. Herbert Figueroa, president of Lima 2019 Games NEC Kits, was also awarded.

NEC KITS

The Executing Nucleus of Kit Purchases for the Special Project for the Preparation and Development of the 2019 XVIII Pan American Games and Sixth Parapan American Games, known as the Pan American Games NEC Kits, was set up on January 30, 2019.

The Pan American Games NEC Kits oversaw a total of 24,456,803 soles for the procurement and management processes carried out. Of this, 22 million soles were allocated directly to the Mypes for the purchase of goods required by Lima 2019.

A total of 212, 524 goods were purchased from 301 Mypes for the development of the Games: 267 micro and 34 small companies; 240 of the 301 Mypes hired (79.5%) were located in the districts of San Juan de Lurigancho, Villa El Salvador, Los Olivos, Ate, San Luis, Comas, Puente Piedra and Carabayllo.

Among the products purchased for the Games were wooden and melamine furniture; metalwork furniture; textile uniforms for volunteers, referees and torchbearers; and fencing.