During the seventh competition day at the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, the Peruvian women’s sitting volleyball team will compete against Canada for the bronze medal in a nerve-racking match. 

The competition will be held at the Callao Regional Sports Center, starting at 19:00. The women’s final between Brazil and the USA will take place at 21:00. As for men’s, the competition for the gold, silver and bronze medals between the teams from Canada, Colombia, Brazil and the USA will start at 15:00. 

In the men’s quarterfinals goalball competitions, the Peruvians will play against the experienced Brazilian team, starting at 10:00, at the Miguel Grau Coliseum in the province of Callao. In women’s, the Peruvian goalball team will face off Brazil again starting at 18:45. 

In the football 5-a-side group stage, the Peruvian team will try to bounce back and make a full recovery against Colombia, starting at 20:00, at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center. On the same day, the Argentinian, Mexican, Brazilian and Costa Rican teams will compete against each other as of 15:00.  

As part of the first-round matches in football 7-a-side, the Peruvian team will go up against Argentina, starting at 11:30, at the Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center. The teams from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and the USA will also try to obtain more points to move to the next stage.  

Besides, the wheelchair basketball matches will also continue at the VIDENA, featuring Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, the USA, Colombia, Chile, and of course Peru.  

Moreover, the best male and female wheelchair tennis players in the continent will compete to obtain their ticket for the singles and doubles finals, at the Lawn Tennis Club, starting at 11:00. 

The Aquatic Center of the National Sports Village will house the last Para swimming matches, where athletes will compete for the gold in two intense sessions scheduled to start at 09:00 and 17:00.   

In Para athletics, the best athletes in the Americas will put their training to the test in a wide range of events, including 100 m, 400 m, javelin throw, 1500 m, 4x100 m mixed relay, discus throw, etc. 

On Monday 26, the Peruvian sitting volleyball team will compete against the powerful team of Brazil in the Callao Sports Center for the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.

This match will be held at 13:00 and will have the support of the fans that will fill up the venue.

Previously, in this same venue, the Peruvian men’s sitting volleyball team will face off the Colombian team at 09:00. At night, the same Peruvian men’s team will play against Costa Rica at 19:00.

On August 26, the following disciplines will award medals: Para athletics, Para cycling track, Para swimming, Para table tennis, and shooting Para sport.

The following Para athletics events will be held at the VIDENA Athletics Stadium starting at 15:00: men’s long jump final T47, men’s discus throw final F56, women’s 400 m T47, women’s shot put final F57, women’s javelin throw final F54, men’s 100 m final T37, among others.

Para cycling track will also be held at VIDENA in two sessions. The first session will start at 11:00 and end at 11:45, and the second session will go from 14:45 to 18:15.

Para swimming will be held at the Aquatic Center in VIDENA starting at 09:00, and Para table tennis will be held in the same venue starting at 10:00.

Finally, the venue where shooting Para sport will be held is Las Palmas Air Base.

The day will be completed with wheelchair basketball (VIDENA), football 5-a-side and football 7-a-side (Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center), goalball (Callao Sports Center), wheelchair rugby (Villa El Salvador), and wheelchair tennis (Lawn Tennis).

It is worth emphasizing this, because, tonight, the cheering of the Peruvian fans was heard from beginning to end in the women’s sitting volleyball competition between Peru and United States. 

Although the Peruvian team lost against the powerful team from USA, Peruvian fans cheered with their classic: Peru, Peru, Peru! 

Women, men and children cheered at each serve or spike performed by the members of the female national team. 

If the Peruvian fans had already shown us their constant support in every match during the Pan American Games, the Parapan American Games were no exception, as the Callao Sports Center vibrated with excitement tonight. 

One of the most remembered love gestures while representing Peru in sports happened on February 29, 2000. The famous midfielder of the Peruvian football team, Roberto “Chorri” Palacios, showed a T-shirt with “I love Peru” written on it, after scoring a goal against Paraguay.

Nineteen years later, the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games allowed us again to watch a similar love gesture for Peru.  It happened on the men’s sitting volleyball match between Peru and Canada, where the Peruvian team lost 3 sets to 0.

The Peruvian sitting volleyball team fought the whole third set (25-16), and the result is anecdotal. The really important thing is that there was constant connection between the Peruvian team and fans on the stands.

This magic connection inspired the sitting volleyball teammate, Miguel Fernández, to run across the court after the game, carrying the Peruvian flag to thank the fans and to show his commitment with our country’s team.

There is nothing more gratifying for Lima 2019 Para athletes than competing on a stage where there is constant cheering. This morning, the Callao Sports Center provided that human warmth to the best sitting volleyball players of the continent, who expressed their gratitude with a big applause. In this festive setting, the first phase of the Parapan American Games sitting volleyball competition began.

Although the Peruvian debut was not encouraging, as they lost 3-0 to the three-time champion, Brazil, this type of international experience adds up. It is important to keep in mind that this is the first time the Peruvian teams participate in this type of competition.

“We competed against the best team of the continent, which has players who have been in three Olympic cycles. They practice the sport full time, while we have only been training seven months for this event. However, we enjoyed it because the support of the crowd was amazing and that motivates us for what’s coming next,” said the team captain, Bruno Quiros.

On his part, Brazil’s star player, Daniel Lima (world runner-up and three-time Parapan American Games champion), stated he was moved by the Peruvian fans’ support. “We applauded the fans because, for a Para athlete, this means a lot. I still remember that when I started my cycle with Brazil, at the Rio 2007 Parapan American Games, we didn’t have any fans. This will help Peruvian volleyball,” he pointed out.

The Peruvian men’s team will play two matches tomorrow: first against the United States at 10:00 and then against Canada at 15:00. The women’s team will debut against the United States from 19:00. The tournament has a round-robin format and the top four teams will advance to the semifinals. Then, the two winning teams of the semifinals will compete for the gold medal on August 28.

BUY YOUR TICKETS

Tickets to see the two Peruvian sitting volleyball teams in action start at PEN 10 and there will be a 50% discount for people under the age of 18, senior citizens and people with an impairment. Tickets may be purchased at the ticket office at VIDENA, gate 1, and at the 11 Teleticket counters.

Tickets can also be purchased online, on the official website lima2019.pe/tickets, where you can find the detailed competition schedule. In the case of e-tickets, printing will not be necessary, as the spectator can show their e-ticket on their mobile phones at the venue’s entrance.

The Peruvian men’s sitting volleyball team will start their participation in the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games on Friday, August 23, facing off the Brazilian team at the Callao Sports Center.

The Peruvian volleyball players will seek their first victory against the Brazilian team, who has lots of potential and is ready to take a medal in this sports discipline.

The match will take place at 22:00 and the Peruvian team will be supported by the local audience.

Before this match, Colombia will compete against Costa Rica at 18:00 at the same venue, in Callao.

On the second day of competitions, Para table tennis will also be hosted at the VIDENA Sports Center 3 in San Luis, where the participating countries will seek a spot on the podium at the Parapan American Games.

In the morning, Shirley Ávila (Peru) will compete against Manuela Guapi (Colombia) at 10:20 and Guillermo Yáñez (Peru) will face off Matias Pino (Chile) at 11:40, at the same venue. It should be noted that some matches will start at 9:00 and the participating countries are: Argentina, Cuba, Brazil, the USA, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Canada, Venezuela, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Mixed wheelchair rugby competitions will also be held on this day at the Villa El Salvador Sports Center, where Canada will compete against Argentina at 18:00, the US vs. Chile at 19:45, and Brazil vs. Colombia at 21:30.

On Friday, August 23, Peru will be able to enjoy a wonderful multi-sport experience during the Parapan American Games, where 1890 of the best athletes from the Americas will be participating.

On Saturday, August 17 a Para sport festival will take place at Plaza Manco Cápac, located in the center of the district of La Victoria.

From 10:00 all the spectators will be able to watch the exhibitions of four Para sports that will be part of the Parapan American Games. They are the following: Para athletics, wheelchair basketball, football 5-a-side (where only the goalkeeper is the one without a visual impairment) and sitting volleyball.

All spectators will have the chance to enjoy some recreational games right in the center of Plaza Manco Cápac. Pan American Games medalists as John Trebejo, Carlos Lam, Saida Salcedo, Thalía Mallqui, Claudia Suárez, Luis Miranda and Alexia Sotomayor will be attending too.

Milco, the Games' mascot who earned the affection of Peruvian families, will also be participating.

There will be a stand selling tickets to attend the Parapan American Games ceremonies and the different competitions with the best Para athletes of the continent. No more excuses to miss the greatest multi-sport event in the Americas.

THE PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES

1890 Para athletes (1247 men and 643 women) from 33 countries will participate in 17 sports and 18 disciplines in these Parapan American Games. The Peruvian delegation will consist of 139 Para athletes participating in 16 out of 17 sports.

Parapan American Games will be qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in 13 Para sports.

The team consists of 257 Para athletes, with a total of 36 Paralympic champions, who will compete in Peru starting on August 23.

 With the goal of winning as many medals as possible, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced the team that will compete at the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games, which will take place from August 23 to September 1 in Peru.

The US delegation consists of 159 men and 98 women, including six guides. The US will participate in 16 sports, with the exception of football 5-a-side. There are 257 athletes on the list; 114 of them have experience competing in Paralympic Games.

The US will arrive at Lima 2019 with 67 Paralympic medalists; 36 of them are Paralympic champions, demonstrating the power of team USA. The women’s and men’s wheelchair basketball team and women’s sitting volleyball will arrive in Lima as the current Paralympic champions.

Other notable athletes of the US delegation are four-time Paralympic cycling medalist Joe Berenyi, three-time Paralympic champion Jeremy Campbell and two-time Paralympic champion Deja Young.

Other Paralympic champions that will be in Lima are: Brian Bell, Aaron Gouge, Trevon Jenifer, Michael Paye, Matt Scott, Steven Serio, Joshua Turek y Jake Williams, from the men’s wheelchair basketball team, and Megan Blunk, Abigail Dunkin, Rose Hollermann, Darlene Hunter, Becca Murray and Natalie Schneider, from the women’s wheelchair basketball team.

Lisa Czechowski (goalball) and Jennifer Johnson, Tahl Leibovitz and Terese Terranova (table tennis) will also be in Lima. Para athletes David Brown, Jeremy Campbell, Breanna Clark, Gianfranco Iannotta, Jerome Singleton, Deja Young and Jerome Avery will also compete at Lima 2019.

And, finally, the women’s sitting volleyball team will also be present: Monique Burkland, Tia Edwards, Heather Erickson, Katie Holloway, Kaleo Kanahele, Nichole Millage, Nicole Nieves, Alexis Shifflett, Lora Webster and Bethany Zummo.

INTERESTING FACTS

Team USA is bringing 31 Spanish-speaking Para athletes. Their youngest Para athlete is Para swimmer Keegan Knott (14), while the oldest athlete is Para table tennis player Terese Terranova (72).

A married couple will compete in Para athletics for team USA: Kym Crosby and Erik Hightower. A total of 23 Para athletes coming to Peru have times to the military: 16 with the army, three with the Air Force, two with the Marine Corps and two with the US Navy. The men’s sitting volleyball team has the most military veterans, with six Para athletes on the team. 

• With information from the US Paralympic Committee

LIMA 2019 TICKET SALES

If you would like to go to the competitions and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, tickets are already on sale and they start at PEN 10. There will be a 50% discount for children under 18, senior citizens and people with an impairment.

At VIDENA and Villa Maria del Triunfo, there will be a “Day Pass” ticket that can be used to watch all the Para sports taking place in the venue for one price.

Tickets can only be bought at the 11 Lima 2019-authorized points of sale around the city. Learn where they are located:

Tickets can also be purchased online at www.lima2019.pe/tickets, where you will also find the Sports Calendar with the detailed competition schedules. E-tickets will no longer need to be printed out; clients will be able to show their e-ticket on their mobile phones at the entrance of the sports venue.