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The activity will take place this Sunday, September 22, at Agua Dulce Beach. With the support of the Peruvian Institute of Sport (IPD), the District Municipality of Chorrillos presented the multi-sport event Activate with Us, which will take place this Sunday, September 22, seeking to promote sports among the population in the districts natural spaces, such as Agua Dulce beach and Morro Solar, within the framework of The American Week of Sport.
The president of the IPD, Federico Tong; the mayor of Chorrillos, Fernando Velasco; the General Coordinator for America of ACES, Gonzalo Cuesta; and the Institutional Director of ACES AMERICA, Adriana Sanchez, were present at the ceremony.
Chorrillos is a historic district and we are pleased that it has been recognized as an American City of Sport. We are facing an important event for the country and Peruvian sport, because it sets the work guidelines that the IPD has to support athletes in their preparation for the Lima 2027 Pan American Games and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. We are committed to ensuring that the population practices sports and has health policies for their well-being, said the president of the IPD, Federico Tong.
The head of the IPD received from the mayor of Chorrillos, Fernando Velasco, a recognition for his contribution to sport.
GET ACTIVE WITH US
The municipality of Chorrillos, consecrated as the American City of Sport, after the unanimous decision of the international organization ACES, and with the support of the IPD and the international organization ACES, will carry out the first edition of the multi-sport fair Get Active with Us, aimed at the entire family.
Chorrillos is a breeding ground for amateur and professional athletes. We are going to give them all the support and necessary tools. We will put our neighbors in the spotlight of the sports world. Soccer and beach volleyball, pelota, athletics, sitting volleyball, basketball, karate, boxing, capoeira, skating, are some of the 25 disciplines that those present will have free access to during the week, said the mayor of Chorrillos.
Among the most striking activities is the activation with the IPD Activate Program, with dance and aerobics teachers. In addition, sports exhibitions from the IPD Academy workshops, roulette and giant dice games, and the dissemination of the IPD Sports Book.
Also the new edition of the Olaya Runners 5K, a race that already has more than 4 thousand registered participants among professional and amateur athletes from the district and neighboring jurisdictions.
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
As a closing event for the sporting and cultural event, the Municipality of Chorrillos has coordinated the participation of the renowned singers Tomas Suarez-Vertiz (son of Pedro Suarez Vertiz) and Tommy Portugal.
