17th February 2011
As part of the plan to assist the Peruvian Hockey Federation to raise its profile and to promote hockey in the country visits were made to the Peruvian Olympic Committee and the Peruvian Institute of sport. The top priority of the Peruvian Hockey President Carlos Manual Lazarte and Secretary Gianni De Lucchi is to have a Synthetic Hockey pitch in Lima.
Discussions with the Olympic Committee related to the Bolivarian Games which will be held in 2013 in Trujillo, Peru, and efforts to have field Hockey as a sport in these games. At the Sport Institute discussions related to the need for funding for the synthetic surface, where it might be located in Lima and possible timelines for funding. In both cases the hockey delegation was well received and the meetings served to provide some momentum to efforts already underway by the Peruvian Hockey Federation.
18th February 2011
Executive members of the Peruvian Hockey Federation- President, Secretary and Treasurer attended the opening of the Board meeting. They were welcome by the President of PAHF on behalf of the Directors.
Peru Executive:
- President – Mr. Carlos Manuel Lazarte
- General Secretary – Mr. Gianni De Lucchi
- Treasurer- Ms. Stefania Accame
The President of Peru was invited to address the meeting and welcomed the PAHF to Peru. Mr. Carlos Manuel Lazarte is also an Executive member of the Peru Olympic Committee. He highlighted the goals of the Peru Federation as follows:
- Set up administrative secretariat for the Federation
- Install an artificial pitch
- Develop the sport – of Field Hockey, as Indoor is the only Hockey that is played presently
- Stage National Indoor Championship – March 2011
Peru is to host the Bolivarian Games in 2013 and Hockey and will be played.
Mr. Carlos Manuel Lazarte, President of Peru HF, addresses the PAHF meeting
Tony von Ondarza, PAHF President, and Carlos Manuel Lazarte, President of Peru HF
