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Bolivarian Games Open in Peru With Callao Ceremony as Events Concentrate in Lima

President José Jerí calls it a test of Peru’s organizing capacity despite inherited hurdles.

Overview

  • ODEBO confirmed the opening for Saturday at 7 p.m. at Fortaleza Real Felipe in Callao, a two-and-a-half-hour ceremony with 17 delegations and no public attendance details yet.
  • Competitions run from November 22 to December 7 with more than 4,000 athletes from 17 countries across 45 sports and 70 disciplines.
  • Most events were shifted to Lima and Callao due to infrastructure limitations in Ayacucho, which will host only five disciplines at designated venues.
  • Team Perú received the national flag, with sailor Stefano Peschiera and fencer María Luisa Doig named flagbearers, and Peschiera urged coherence between government commitments and execution under the transitional administration.
  • Peru fields a 642-athlete delegation as President Jerí thanked ODEBO for its trust and emphasized the Games’ role in fostering regional unity.