2019 Parapan American Games
parapan american game spanish juegos parapanamericanos de officially vi pan american game commonly known lima parapanam game international multisport event athlete disability celebrated tradition parapan american game governed america paralympic committee held august september lima peru four bid submitted pan parapan american game officially announced february lima peru santiago chile ciudad bolívar venezuela la punta argentina lima bid game second consecutive time losing toronto edition game three city bid parapan american game first time lima elected host city october paso member gathered toronto canada elect host city city considered favourite win right host throughout process event held various lima district neighboring city concentrated cluster videna complex san luis district pan american park villa maría del triunfo sport village callao sport complex costa verde total budget estimated u billion million sport infrastructure million building pan american village million spent organization million expense athlete team official accommodated complex unit villa el salvador torch lit august lima district pachacamac took day tour within city center august opening ceremony game took place august estadio nacional de lima closing ceremony took place september videna athletics stadium opening ceremony entitled elevation featured stage designed totem made three obelisk produced italian company balich worldwide show directed creative director hansel cereza closing ceremony entitled human spirit featured stage backdrop mosaic face volunteer produced italian company balich worldwide show directed creative director juan carlos fisher opening ceremony ceremony began countdown announcement president peru martin vizcarra president america paralympic committee julio césar ávila flag peru raised peruvian armed force national anthem played followed introductory performance titled birth symbolising peru biodiversity life performance followed immediately parade nation team marched stadium preceded person dressed ekeko carrying chichastyle banner name country similar pan american game per tradition peru host entered last country entered spanish alphabetical order soon afterwards creative segment divided six segment symbiosis maze chaos hope horizon victory six segment told story two boy grow helping spirit friendship showing people ability overcome disability boy child played jheremy alejos perez piero guidiche monte adult boy played marco antonio moran jose jesus diaz quispe protocol segment president lima organizing committee carlos neuhaus president apc julio dussliere deliver speech president peru martin vizcarra declare game open apc flag carried stadium former peruvian sportsman efraín sotacuro alicia flores yeni vargas juana hurtado maría trujillo israel hilario óscar neyra augusto vásquez raised paralympic anthem armed force torch relay segment parapan american flame carried stadium peruvian paralympian pompilio falconi competed athletics athens beijing london passed flame table tennis player teresa chiappo handed swimmer josé gonzález jose gonzalez handed flame last torch bearer jimmy eulert gold medallist atlanta sydney summer paralympics light incan sun cauldron help acrobat totem ceremony ended concert peruvian band bareto performed four song quiero amanacer se ha muerto mi abuelo juegues con el diablo cariñito parade nation closing ceremony katia condo gonzalo torres host ceremony segment ceremony inspired core value international paralympic movement inspiration determination courage equality featured mostly concert dance performance local artist ceremony laguna pai performed three song libertad vamos con fe resiliencia lion performed four song found love demon fine life began desiree nunez del prado javier morale performed marinera duet delivery speech president organizing committee carlos neuhaus america paralympic committee apc julio césar ávila game declared closed apc president president america paralympic committee julio césar ávila deputy mayor city lima miguel eugenio romero sotelo handed apc flag undersecretary sport chile andres otero klein next parapan american game flag chile raised armed force personnel national anthem chile performed yearold cerebral palsy female singer isidora guzmán accompanied image slideshow country scenery chilean band los jaivas performed song stage represent chile next host event peruvian singer eva ayllón performed “canción con todos” stage flame beside stage extinguished ceremony ended concert cumbia group hermanos yaipén performed five song mix de luis miguel el tiki taka al llorar otra parte mix de juan gabriel que levante la mano national paralympic committee participated game including guyana saint vincent grenadine debuting team paraguay returned participate last competed edition virgin island last participated edition absent number athlete national paralympic committee event sport held parapan american game cycling event split road track discipline team event goalball sitting volleyball wheelchair basketball continued men womens event wheelchair rugby continued mixed event football aside football aside opened male athlete badminton taekwondo para shooting made debut seven sport count qualifying event summer paralympics host nation peru pan american game official website archived september wayback machine schedule result lima parapan american game ipc website