Author: Lima 2019 press release Lima, 17 August 2019

THE CELEBRATION GOES ON! DO NOT MISS THE PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES AND BUY YOUR TICKETS

The Parapan American Games Opening Ceremony will be held on August 23 at the National Stadium, with the renowned group Bareto, among others. The competitions will start one the day before.

Tickets

Uruguay will present five of their top Para athletes at the biggest multi-sports event in the Americas: the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, which will be held from August 23 to September 1.

Ticket prices start at PEN 10.00. You can buy them to attend Para table tennis, Para swimming, Shooting Para sport or Para athletics competitions, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Parapan American Games. There will be a 50% discount for children under 18, senior citizens and people with an impairment. Tickets can be bought in eleven Lima 2019-authorized points of sale around the city. Learn more about their location:

DISTRICT

FACILITY

ADDRESS

Chorrillos

HIPERMERCADO METRO - Chorrillos

Av. Prolongación Paseo de la República S/N Urb. Matellini - C.C. Plaza Lima Sur, Chorrillos

Independencia

HIPERMERCADO METRO - Independencia

Av. Alfredo Mendiola 3900 Urb. Ind. Panamericana Norte, Independencia

La Molina

Tienda WONG - Camacho

Av. Javier Prado Este 5055 Urb. Camacho - C.C. Plaza Camacho, La Molina

Lima

HIPERMERCADO METRO - Emancipación

Jr. Cusco 245, Lima

Miraflores

Tienda WONG - Bajada Balta

Malecón Balta 626 - Balta Shopping, Miraflores

San Borja

Tienda WONG - San Borja

Jirón Ucello 162, San Borja

San Isidro

Tienda WONG - Dos de Mayo

Av. Dos de Mayo 1099, San Isidro

San Juan de Miraflores

Tiendas METRO - Atocongo

Av. Los Heroes 100, San Juan de Miraflores

San Miguel

HIPERMERCADO METRO - La Marina

Av. La Marina esquina cdra. 25 Av. Parque De las Leyendas

Santiago de Surco

Tienda WONG - Gardenias

Av. Alfredo Benavides 5250 Urb. Las Gardenias, Santiago de Surco

Santiago de Surco

Jockey Plaza

Av. Javier Prado Este No. 4200

Tickets can be also purchased online through lima2019.pe/tickets, where you will also find the Sports Calendar with detailed competition schedules. In the case of e-tickets, printing will no longer be necessary since customers can show their e-ticket from their mobile phones at the entrance of the sports venue.

THE PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES

The Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines (1247 men and 643 women). The Peruvian team will gather 139 Para athletes, participating in 16 of 17 sports.

Competitions will take place in 14 venues from August 22 to September 1, 2019. This is the first time that Peru will organize the most important multi-sports event of the Americas and the most significant sporting event in the world after the Olympic and Paralympic Games. A total of 13 Para sports of the Parapan American Games will be qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The Parapan American Games are supported by the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

About IPC and APC

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing body of the Paralympic movement. Its objective is to organize the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and to act as the International Federation of nine sports, in order to supervise and coordinate the World Championships and other competitions.

The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) was established in August 1997 with the aim of creating a Para sport governing body for the Americas. Since 2007, the Parapan American Games are held by the city that hosts the Pan American Games.

About the National Paralympic Association of Peru

The National Paralympic Association of Peru (ANPP) is the governing body of the Paralympic sports movement in Peru. Since 2016, it promotes individual and group Para sports participation. The association also works to transform society by promoting Para sports, as part of the legacy that the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games will leave.