With a tulip over their hearts, the national athlete delegation, led by our flag bearers Gladys Tejeda and Nicolás Pacheco, will be at the opening of the XIX. Parading and being present at the Pan American Games Santiago 2023 and thus paying homage in memory Jenny MartinezSecretary General of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, who recently passed away.
The parade will take place today at 8:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. in Peru) at the Chilean National Stadium in the municipality of Ñuñoa. Los Tres, Los Jaivas, Los Bunkers, Sebastián Yatra, Ana Tijoux and Movimiento Original will be responsible for the music at the spectacular opening of the Pan American Games. Likewise, the Pan-American flame is lit in the cauldron.
Gladys Tejeda, gold medalist in the women’s marathon at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, and Nicolás Pacheco, skeet shooting athlete and Olympic graduate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will have the honor of carrying the flag at the opening ceremony of the Santiago Games 2023, which will take place on October 20th at the Chilean National Stadium.
The list highlights the presence of two-time world champion Kimberly García, as well as Christian Pacheco, Diego Elías, Natalia Cuglievan and Alexandra Grande, who will try to repeat the gold medal of Lima 2019 and become two-time Pan American champion.
It is also important to mention that team sports in Peru include men’s hockey and women’s softball teams.
“We expect top performance from our athletes at every moment. The results will come because they are a consequence of the work of the associations and the IPD. He Peruvian Olympic Committee It is there to provide support and the Peruvian team is up there,” explained Renzo Manyari Velazco, President of the COP.
Unfortunately, Peru didn’t get off to a good start at the start of the Pan American Games yesterday, as national boxer Leodan Pezo dropped out of the competition. The Peruvian boxer in the 63.5 kg category lost in the first round to Argentine Luciano Amaya.
It should be recalled that Pezo won the bronze medal in the 60 kilo category at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, but was unable to repeat this feat in Santiago.
The Peruvian Sports Institute is offering an economic incentive to all national athletes who win a medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023. Peruvian athletes will receive 80,000, 60,000 and 30,000 soles for winning the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Did you know…
Confirmed. For the closing ceremony, it was decided that two-time world walking champion Kimberly García and squash athlete Diego Elías will be the flag bearers of the Peruvian delegation.