APExplains: A look at the Pan American Games being held in the Peruvian capital of Lima.
Workers construct a fan zone for the Pan Am games, on the coast in Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 25, 2019. The Pan Am games begin July 26 and run through Aug. 11.
LIMA, Peru — The opening ceremony of the Pan American Games will be held Friday in the Peruvian capital of Lima. The largest multi-sporting event in the Americas will run until Aug. 11. Here’s a look at the games which are held every four years:Organizers say that more than 400 million people worldwide will watch the ceremony that will highlight Peru’s natural beauty.
“We’ve created the most spectacular cultural event in Peruvian history,” said Juan Antonio Silva, the director of communications, commercialization and marketing for Lima 2019. “We’ll show the world that we’re more than Machu Picchu and our gastronomy.”Nearly 7,000 athletes from 41 countries will compete in the games. A record 21 of the 61 sporting disciplines in Lima will serve as qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.The Americans are favored to finish atop the medal standings. The U.S.
“The country accepted the challenge and made a giant achievement when it built this dining hall,” said Edgardo Oliva, head of Sodexo, a Company that also managed the dining halls at the London 2012 Olympics and the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.The Pan Am Games are being held as Peru has been rocked by major political troubles. Former Peru President Alejandro Toledo was recently arrested in the U.S. following an extradition request.
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