2019 Parapan American Games

VI Parapan American Games
Host city Lima
Country Peru
Nations participating 31
Events 17 sports
Opening ceremony August 23
Closing ceremony September 1
Main venue Estadio Nacional de Lima
Website lima2019.pe
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The 2019 Parapan American Games, officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, is an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee that is scheduled to be held from August 23 to September 1, 2019 in Lima, Peru.[1]

Bidding process

Lima was selected as the host city of the 2019 Parapan American Games

A total of four bids were submitted for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games, and they were officially announced on February 1, 2013. These were Lima in Peru, Santiago in Chile, Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela and La Punta in Argentina.[2] Lima bid for the games for the second consecutive time after losing to Toronto for the 2015 edition of the games. The other three cities bid for the Parapan American games for the first time. Lima was elected as the host city on October 11, 2013 where PASO members gathered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to elect the host city.[3] The city was considered the favourite to win the rights to host throughout the contest.[1]

2019 Pan American Games bidding results
City NOC Round 1
Lima Peru 31
La Punta Argentina 9
Santiago Chile 9
Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela 8

Development and preparation

Venues

The events will be held in various Lima districts and neighboring cities, with most of them concentrated in the clusters of VIDENA (a complex in the San Luis District), Pan American Park (Villa María del Triunfo), the Sports Village of Callao, and a sports complex in Costa Verde.

The Estadio Nacional is scheduled to host the opening and closing ceremonies

Financing

The total budget is estimated at US$1.2 billion, with $470 million in sports infrastructure, $180 million building the Pan American Village, $430 spent in organization, and $106 for other expenses.[4]

Athlete's Village

9,500 athletes and team officials will be accommodated in a complex with 1,700 units in Villa El Salvador.

References

  1. 1 2 McKay, Duncan (11 October 2013). "Lima awarded 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Four Cities Vying to Host 2019 Pan American Games". www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/. Sports Publications, Inc. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Bauer, Aaron (11 October 2013). "Lima Wins the 2019 Pan American Games". Around the Rings. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "El presupuesto para Lima 2019 está casi listo". La Republica (in Spanish). 2016-07-21.
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