HIGH-PERFORMANCE CENTER AT PUNTA ROCAS BEACH: GREAT LEGACY FOR SURFING

Almost immediately after obtaining the bronze medal for Peru, the country's 13th medal at Lima 2019, the young Peruvian surfer Itzel Delgado highlighted the legacy that the High Performance Center at Punta Rocas Beach leaves for Peruvian surfing.

During a press conference offered to provide details on the progress of the Pan American Games, the outstanding Peruvian athlete thanked Panam Sports for promoting lesser-known sports “in front of a worldwide audience”.

"I am very grateful for the legacy left by Lima 2019 with this high-performance center, a world-class facility, which will help the development of surfing, so that Peru wins more medals in the Pan American Games, the Olympics and world championships," he said.

“GOOSEBUMPS”

Although he claimed the gold medal in this discipline, American surfer Connor Baxter confessed feeling “goosebumps” in his first Pan American Games surfing competition.

“Being with a lot of athletes and spectators, I got goosebumps. It was an awesome experience. Thank you for the hard work done behind the scenes. We arrived (in Lima) and focused on winning any medal,” he said humbly.

It is worth mentioning that stand-up paddle surfing consists of an open ocean race where the athlete, standing on a board and supported by one paddle, completes a round-trip circuit.

The competition starts in the sand, up to the buoys placed in the sea, and ends when the competitor crosses the finish line with the paddle in hand.