With information from E. Moreno/URPI-LR
At the end of 2023, Peru will host the U-17 World Cup. The Elías Aguirre Stadium in the city of Chiclayo (Lambayeque) has been chosen as one of the venues where the national teams’ matches will be held in November and December. For this, the executive will carry out the reconstruction of this sports facility with an investment of S/ 70.2 million. The boss of Peruvian Sports Institute (IPD) LambayequeEduardo Cosmópolis Céspedes, confirmed that the work on site will start in the first week of January.
The renovation of the four grandstands will then continue in February. The works must be delivered by the end of August next year. “The technical dossier prepared by the Organizing Committee of the U17 World Cup It has already been approved by FIFA. Then the reconstruction of the stadium will be carried out. The term of office is seven months,” he told La República.
Cosmópolis Céspedes indicated that the athletics track, the jumping pits and the attached fields will not be part of this project and will have to be included in a new initiative.
The Elías Aguirre Stadium has a capacity of 25,000 spectators. Photo: GRL
The teams taking part in this important tournament in Chiclayo must train in the sports fields of schools in this city.
stadium maintenance
Regarding the maintenance that the colossus of the Paseo del Deporte must have after its transformation, the official stressed that this is the responsibility of the Management of the IPD allocate a budget item. Likewise, the closed Colosseum of Chiclayo must be taken into account in these economic decisions.
“Maintenance is the responsibility of the IPD. The state has an important role to play in supporting sport. It is important that the IPD can consider leaving not only for the maintenance of the stadium but also for the stadium coliseum‘ he stressed.
given
The works in the stadiums where the soccer matches will take place must be completed by August 31, 2023, the date by which they must be delivered to the Peruvian Institute of Sport (IPD).