The ripple effect of the Pan American and Parapan American Games continues in the various competition stages used between July 26 and September 1. One of these stages is the baseball stadium in the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center, where week after week the National Baseball Championship is being played, in its different categories.

In an atmosphere of great camaraderie, the Senior and Aspirant tournaments are held on Sunday and the under 15 and under 18 tournaments on Saturday.

Peruvian players and members of the national team for the Pan American Games, and Venezuelan and Cuban players living in Peru, are part of the Pumas, Kiuyo, Taiyo, Católica and Leones teams that are fighting for the championship in the 2019 tournament organized by the Peruvian Baseball Federation.

The Pumas defeated the Leones 3-2 in their match this last Tuesday, making the most of the national holiday, while the Universidad Católica team beat Kiuyo seven runs to zero.

DURING THE LIMA 2019 GAMES

During the Pan American Games, the baseball stadium hosted the tournament in which teams from Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Argentina, Cuba and Puerto Rico competed, as well as Peru.

The stadium has a high-quality official competition field, certified by the World Baseball and Softball Confederation, with modern changing rooms and stands for 1800 people.

The Villa María del Triunfo Sport Center housed the softball, water polo, rugby-7, field hockey, Basque pelota, Peruvian fronton and archery competitions during the Pan American Games, and football 5-a-side and football 7-a-side during the Parapan American Games.

LIMA, PERU (September 25, 2019) — Panam Sports, in pursuit of its commitment to the protection of the clean athletes and drug-free sports, instituted a solid Anti-Doping Program for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, which included the collection of 1,843 urine (1348 in-competition and 495 out-of-competition) and 252 blood samples which were analyzed by the WADA-approved Montreal Laboratory. From these samples, 15 Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) have been reported and have been subjected to the results management processes and protocols as prescribed in the Anti-Doping Regulations of Panam Sports.

Of the 15 AAFs, we have concluded the process for seven cases, which resulted in the athletes being disqualified from the Games, they have lost their medals and their results were removed.  Hearings for five cases have been scheduled for October 3 and 4, 2019. The results of three cases are yet to be determined following analyses of B samples, as requested by the affected athletes. It should be noted that in one of the cases already concluded, the athlete has appealed his disqualification to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

It should be highlighted that the results management process has been long, as we have ensured that the rights of the athletes are respected, especially in relation to confidentiality. The corresponding International Federations, WADA and the National Anti-Doping Organizations in the countries of the athletes involved have been notified.

Panam Sports will continue to promote drug-free sports through its 41 member NOCs and assist in strengthening the educational programs for athletes, coaches and other officials to ensure that clean athletes and clean performances are fully protected.

The relevant information on the cases that have been completed so far is the following:

Athlete: Audry Joel Perez

Country: DOM

Sport: Baseball

Substance: Oxandrolone

As the athlete participated in a team sport and therefore, he did not obtain any individual results, there were no consequences for the Dominican Republic baseball team, since according to article 11.2 of the Panam Sports Anti-Doping Rules, for a team to be disqualified, more than two of its members must have committed a violation to the Anti-Doping Rules.

Athlete: Kacio Fonseca da Silva

Country: BRA

Sport: Cycling

Substance: LGD - 4033

The athlete’s participation in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games was void. Therefore, the Brazilian team lost the bronze medal won in the men’s sprint event.

Athlete: Osvaldo Manuel Abreu

Country:  DOM

Sport:  Baseball

Substance: Clenbuterol

As the athlete participated in a team sport and therefore, he did not obtain any individual results, there were no consequences for the Dominican Republic baseball team, since according to article 11.2 of the Panam Sports Anti-Doping Rules, for a team to be disqualified, more than two of its members must have committed a violation to the Anti-Doping Rules.

Athlete:  Brian Cesar Paredes Vergara

Country: PER

Sport:  Handball

Substance:  Boldenone

As the athlete participated in a team sport and therefore, he did not obtain any individual results, there were no consequences for the Peruvian handball team, since according to article 11.2 of the Panam Sports Anti-Doping Rules, for a team to be disqualified, more than two of its members should have been found to have committed a violation to the Anti-Doping Rules.

Athlete:  Jean Francisco Pérez Faure

Country:  PUR

Sport:  Bowling

Substance:  Chlorthalidone

The athlete’s participation in the men’s doubles event of the bowling competition at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games was void and therefore, the Puerto Rican team lost the gold medal won in this event.

Athlete:  Rafaela Silva

Country:  BRA

Sport:  Judo

Substance:  Fenoterol

The athlete’s participation in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games was void and therefore, the athlete lost the gold medal that she won in the -57 kg event of the judo competition.

Athlete:  Narlyn Tathiana Mosquera Cordoba

Country:  COL

Sport:  Basketball

Substance:  Oxandrolone, Stanozolol

As the athlete participated in a team sport and therefore, she did not obtain any individual results, there were no consequences for the Colombian basketball team, since according to article 11.2 of the Panam Sports Anti-Doping Rules, for a team to be disqualified, more than two of its members should have been found to have committed a violation to the Anti-Doping Rules.

PANAM SPORTS OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

Lima will host the largest multi-sports event in the Americas in just three days. You cannot miss it! The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be a colorful celebration. There are still chances for the best fanbase in the world to get tickets and root for Peruvian athletes. You will also see the continent’s best athletes in action. Some of them will compete to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Football is one of the most anticipated events for Peruvian fans because the U-22 team, made up of the best talents from the Peruvian league, will go for the gold medal under the guidance of Nolberto Solano. Alianza Lima players Kevin Quevedo and Aldair Fuentes, along with Sporting Cristal's Gianfranco Chavez and Jesus Pretel are part of the team that will seek glory in the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos stadium.

Likewise, there are other events that you cannot miss. The best wrestlers, like American world star Kyle Snyder, as well as Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion and Cuban legend Mijain Lopez, will compete at Miguel Grau Coliseum in Callao.

You can also watch the current men’s softball champions at the Villa María del Triunfo venue: Argentina. Meanwhile, the biggest stars of Central American and Caribbean baseball will also shine in Southern Lima. Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center will also bear witness to the excellent level of the current Olympic men’s hockey champions, the “Leones” from Argentina.

The Cuba boxing team, consisting of seven world champions and three Olympic champions, will go for the ten gold medals on the ring of Miguel Grau Coliseum. This district will also see the best taekwondo fighters in the whole world compete in the tatami of the Callao Sport Center. Peruvian representatives Marcela Castillo, Hugo del Castillo and Julissa Diez Canseco will go for the gold medal. Let’s go and cheer them up so they can achieve their dream!

Peru also has good chance of winning gold in the squash, shooting and surf events. Diego Elías, the eighth best squash players in the world, is in top form to pick up a gold medal at the VIDENA Volleyball CAR. Meanwhile, ‘Piccolo’ Clemente and nine other surfers will seek glory in Punta Rocas beach. Alessandro de Souza and Nicolás Pacheco will enthusiastically represent the Peruvian shooting team in Las Palmas shooting range.

You can also root for the women’s pair made up by Lisbeth Alca and Alexandra Mendoza, who want to earn a gold medal for Peru in the beach volleyball event. The Peruvian women's volleyball team needs support for the competition against the mighty Dominican Republic, Canada and USA teams, which will also go for the gold at Callao Sports Center.

The best female racquetball player ever will also be at the Callao Regional Sports Center. In addition, the best basketball, swimming, table tennis and karate stars will arrive in Lima to give their best performance in their respective events.

Tickets are still available for other disciplines such as Basque pelota, tennis, weightlifting and handball, with the historic derby Brazil vs. Argentina.

Ticket prices start at PEN 10, with a discount

Ticket prices start at PEN 20 or 10 for the Pan American and Parapan American Games, respectively. There will be 50% off for anyone under the age of 18, senior citizens and people with an impairment.

Fans can buy their tickets at lima2019.pe/tickets. The Lima 2019 Organizing Committee has recently installed a point of sale at Jockey Plaza Shopping Center, in Santiago de Surco. This new point of sale joins the other ten already located in Metro and Wong supermarkets, in the districts of Chorrillos, Independencia, La Molina, Lima, Miraflores, San Borja, San Isidro, San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel and Surco.

It should be noted that 21 disciplines in the Pan American Games are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while 13 Para sports will be qualifiers for the Paralympic Games.