Author: Lima 2019 press release Lima, 28 July 2019

PERUVIAN WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM TO DEBUT AGAINST ARGENTINA AT LIMA 2019

The match will take place tomorrow, Sunday 28, at 20:30, on the fifth competition day of the most important multi-sports event in the Americas.

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With the unconditional support of its fans, the Peruvian football team will make its Lima 2019 Pan American Games debut against Argentina on the first matchday of women's football, Group B.

The match will take place in San Marcos stadium at 20:30. This competition is one of the more than 10 disciplines to take place on the fifth day of the Americas' most important multi-sports event.

The men's modern pentathlon event will be held at the Chorrillos Military School (11:00 – 16:00). Meanwhile, men’s and women’s bowling competitions will be held at the National Sports Village (VIDENA) between 9:00 and 20:00.

MEDAL CEREMONIES

Men’s artistic gymnastics competitions will start at 16:30 in two rounds where the participating teams, among them Peru, will seek qualification for the final. The medal ceremony will start at 23:25.

Men's shooting, in the air pistol event, will start at 9:00 at Las Palmas Air Base Shooting Range, in the district of Surco. The medal ceremony will start at 14:45.

Weightlifting competitions start at noon at Mariscal Cáceres Coliseum in the district of Chorrillos. Two men's and two women's competitions will be held, resulting in the athletes to be awarded in this discipline.

Rugby competitions will be held at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center starting at 9:10, where 16 teams will compete for the medal. The medal ceremony for both women’s and men’s categories will start at 16:45.

MORE COMPETITIONS

Fifteen basketball 3x3 games will take place at Eduardo Dibós Coliseum in San Borja, in both women’s and men’s events. The competitions start at 14:30 with the preliminary match between Brazil and Venezuela, and end at 22:00 with the game between Dominican Republic vs. USA.

Women's and men's water ski events start at 10:00 at Laguna Bujama, in Mala, in the trick and jump disciplines.

Softball will also take place at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center at 10:00, with the following matches: Argentina vs. USA, Cuba vs. Mexico (13:00 – 15:30) and Peru vs. Venezuela (16:00 – 18:30).

Beach volleyball competitions will continue at the Costa Verde San Miguel Sports Center, with 16 women's and men's matches including the quarter-finals, starting at 9:00.

Finally, 10 men's and women's boxing bouts will take place between 14:30 and 21:00 at Miguel Grau Coliseum.