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Peru’s Record 262 Medals Seal Third at Bolivarian Games as Oversight Dispute Grows

COP president Renzo Manyari says the IPD ran operations and budget execution, prompting an official review of a S/3.5 million Casa Perú contract.

Overview

  • The Games concluded on December 7 with Colombia first at 341 medals (142 gold) and Venezuela second at 311, while Peru placed third with 78 gold, 80 silver and 104 bronze for 262 total.
  • Peru’s total set a national best for the Bolivarian Games, surpassing the 226 medals won at Trujillo 2013.
  • Multiple delegations lodged complaints over hotel capacity, transport shortages, delayed meals and incomplete equipment, and Ecuador’s cycling federation withdrew citing unacceptable conditions.
  • The Contraloría carried out an inspection of the direct Casa Perú contract valued at S/3.5 million, which reporting attributes to IPD procurement.
  • Manyari asserts the COP’s role was limited to technical planning while the IPD served as the unit executor, a point scrutinized after a late IPD leadership change left key processes unfinished.