The wait is over. The 2025 Bolivarian Games competition began, which will take place in the Peruvian cities of Ayacucho and Lima. The joust that brings together countries liberated or influenced by Simon Bolivar —plus other nations without historical ties— has debuted with the sports of squash and hockey in the men’s and women’s categories, with the presence of the Peruvian delegation.
In the Sports Field of the Lima district of Villa El Salvador, Joaquina Llano She could not overcome the first round in squash and fell at the hands of the Bolivian Andrea Fuertes. At the same time, Micaela Ponce She surpassed her debut and beat the Altiplano athlete, Michelle Arnez.
On the male branch, Amaro Castillo He was the only one who debuted in the first round and could not beat the Guatemalan Jose Toscano on the glass court. However, tomorrow, Rafael Gálvez and Alonso Escudero will compete from the round of 16.
On the other hand, the Andrés Avelino Cáceres Complex of the IPD, in Villa María del Triunfo, hosted the duels of the national team hockeyboth male and female. Both squads are led by the coach Jorge Querejeta. In both categories, Peru fell.
The women’s team was defeated by 3-1 at the hands of Venezuela. The goal for the local team was scored by Daniela Ramírez. In the other game of the group, Chile won 7-0 over Paraguay. In the men’s division, the Dominican Republic narrowly beat the Peruvians. The group is completed by Bolivia, Chile and Venezuela.
Tomorrow the Team Perú competition will continue and will have as its main event the Marathonwhich will have the Plaza Mayor of Lima as its starting and finishing point. In the streets of the Peruvian capital, Team Perú will be represented by Ferdinan Cereceda and Ulises Ambrosio, in men; and Sheyla Eulogio and Zarita Suarez in ladies.
The great sports festival of the XX Bolivarian Games Ayacucho-Lima 2025 will officially begin Saturday night, November 22with a spectacular opening ceremony that will begin at 7:00 p.m. Peru hours. It will take place in the Royal Felipe Fortress, the emblematic monument located in Callao.
This headquarters not only highlights Peruvian history, but also marks the end point of the Bolivarian Torch journey. This celebration officially establishes the beginning of 16 days of intense competition multisport.
The broadcast of the Ayacucho-Lima 2025 Bolivarian Games will be available for Peruvian viewers through the streaming platform Zapping. This option guarantees exhaustive coverage of the event, since it will have simultaneous signals dedicated to the 45 sports and 71 disciplines of the event.
To access this digital coverage, users can opt for a monthly subscription to the platform, whose entry cost is presented as an economic option, starting from S/. 7.14 soles.
Meanwhile, in Colombia, monitoring of the Games will be facilitated through Colombia Signalthe country’s public channel. This network will be in charge of bringing the signal of the event to all Colombian homes.
The Peruvian delegation was crowned champion of the Ayacucho 2024 Bicentennial Bolivarian Games with a total of 114 medalsan achievement that marked his return to first place in the medal table after 73 years. This historic triumph was consolidated with a tally of 49 gold medals, 38 silver and 27 bronze, surpassing its closest competitors in the competition held in its territory.
