PETROPERU awarded athletes and para-athletes of the Lima 2019 Pan Americans

PETROPERU rewarded the national athletes who had an outstanding participation in the XVIII Pan American Games and VI Para Pan American Games Lima 2019, which culminated this Sunday.

The event was led by the President of the Board of Directors, Carlos Paredes Lanatta and was attended by Carlos Barrientos, General Manager, Aturo Vargas Romero, Commercial Manager, as well as Gustavo San Martín, Head of the Sports Area of Lima 2019. The event was held in the Auditorium of the headquarters of the Company and was transmitted via streaming.

Paredes Lanatta highlighted the young athletes who have managed to overcome adversity and get ahead in a successful way. "They are an example for PETROPERU, an example for the country, they teach us a lot about self-improvement," he said.

In the event, the athletes sponsored by the Companies in Lima 2019 were recognized: the para swimmer Dunia Felices, winner of the bronze medal in the specialty of 50 meters butterfly, the Paralympic long distance runner Efraín Sotacuro winner of the bronze medal in the test of 1,500 meters class T46 and sprinter Andy Martínez, the fastest man in Peru, who participated in the 100 flat meters.

In addition, he paid tribute to the para taekwondo  Angélica Espinoza who won the gold medal in the K44 category (<65 kg), as well as to the runners Rosbil Guillén - along with their guides, Ferdinand Cereceda and Carlos Guevara -, winner of the gold medal; Carlos Sangama Sangama fifth place, Piter Ticllasuca sixth place in the 1,500 meter race in Lima 2019 class T46; who make up the team of high performance parathletes with their coach Sunil Serna Espinoza.

It should be noted that PETROPERU was chosen as the “Official Fuel of the Lima 2019 Pan American and Para Pan American Games” with which it guaranteed the supply of the Lima 2019 bus fleet.

The ceremony was broadcast by streaming and can be found at:

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