LIMA 2019 GETTING GAMES-READY WITH THREE KEY TEST EVENTS

Lima, Peru; May 24, 2019: Lima 2019 today kicks off a series of three important Pan American Games test events, as the Organizing Committee continues to rehearse and perfect operations like ticketing, security, transportation and anti-doping. This weekend marks Lima 2019’s most intensive test event period, with concurrent international athletics, volleyball and equestrian jumping competitions.

Videna Athletics Stadium

Lima 2019 President Carlos Neuhaus said: "The three test events getting underway today are incredible opportunities for athletes to showcase their talent and earn qualification slots. We’ll also be giving thousands of fans a preview of the amazing level of athleticism and competition we’ll see at the Pan American Games. As Lima 2019 works to get ‘Games-ready’, we are building excitement for the main event this summer and continuing to put sports at the heart of Peruvian life."

Lima 2019 has already successfully hosted the Panamerican Judo Championships and World Para Powerlifting World Cup as official test events for the Pan American and Parapan American Games to fine-tune preparations at the Videna Sports Center 1 and 2. Further test events for baseball, fencing, rugby and Para athletics will be held in the coming weeks.

The South American Athletics seniors championship is taking place May 24-26 at the newly upgraded athletics stadium in the Videna Sports Complex. Approximately 383 top athletes arrived in Lima from 14 countries across the Americas to compete in one of the final athletics qualifiers for the Lima 2019 Games. The championship also offers qualification for the World Athletics Championships, happening later this year in Doha, Qatar.

In addition to athletics, the Videna Sports Complex will host track cycling, badminton, table tennis, handball, judo, roller skating, squash, swimming and bowling during the Pan American Games; it will be home to Para athletics, Para swimming, Para cycling, wheelchair basketball, Para powerlifting, Para badminton and Para table tennis during the Parapan American Games.

The Volleyball Women's U20 Quadrangular Tournament is being held May 24-26 and officially opens the doors of the Callao Sports Center in the Callao Regional Village. The Peruvian team will compete against Chile, Colombia and Argentina in the three-day tournament. Lima 2019 will stage boxing, wrestling, taekwondo, volleyball and racquetball competitions in Callao during the Pan American Games, plus sitting volleyball and Para taekwondo during the Parapan American Games.

The equestrian jumping tournament is taking place May 24 and 25 at the new equestrian venue at the Army Equitation School in La Molina. The 67-acre facility features three arenas: the main competition ring; warm-up and training areas; and the cross country course. A total of 150 athletes are scheduled to compete in the three disciplines of dressage, eventing and jumping at the Pan American Games, each with an individual and team event.

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