2019 Parapan American Games


The 2019 Parapan American Games, officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, was 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 was held from August 23 to September 1, 2019 in Lima, Peru.

Bidding process

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. 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, Canada, to elect the host city. The city was considered the favourite to win the rights to host throughout the process.

Development and preparation

Venues

The events was held in various Lima districts and neighboring cities, with most of them concentrated in the clusters of , Pan American Park, the Sports Village of Callao, and a sports complex in.

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 million spent in organization, and $106 million for other expenses.

Athlete's Village

2000 athletes and team officials was accommodated in a complex with 1,700 units in Villa El Salvador.

Torch relay

The torch was lit on August 20, in the Lima district of Pachacamac and took a 3-day tour within the city center from August 21 to 23, 2019.

The Games

Ceremonies

The opening ceremony of the games took place on August 23, 2019 at the Estadio Nacional de Lima and the closing ceremony took place on September 1, 2019 at the VIDENA Athletics Stadium. The opening ceremony was entitled Elevation and featured a stage designed as a totem, made by three obelisks. It was produced by Italian company Balich Worldwide Shows and directed by creative director Hansel Cereza. The closing ceremony was entitled Human Spirit and featured a stage with a backdrop with a mosaic made of the faces of hundreds of
volunteers. It was produced by Italian company Balich Worldwide Shows and directed by creative director Juan Carlos Fisher.

Participating National Paralympic Committees

30 National Paralympic Committees have participated at the games. Guyana and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines participated for the first time,Paraguay participated in the Games for the first time since 2007 while Virgin Islands which last participated at the 2015 edition was absent.
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Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committee

Sports

Events in 17 sports was held during the 2019 Parapan American Games. Cycling events was split into road and track disciplines. Team events goalball, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball continued as men's and women's events, wheelchair rugby continued to be a mixed event and football 5-a-side and football 7-a-side opened for male competitors. Badminton, taekwondo and para shooting made their debuts. Seven of the sports count as qualifying events for 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Medal table