Overview
- Evelyn Inga won the half‑marathon race walk at the 2026 Pan American Athletics Championships in Medellín with a time of 1:35:34, finishing ahead of Ecuador’s Glenda Morejón and Mexico’s Alejandra Ortega and earning a direct berth to the Lima 2027 Pan American Games.
- Verónica Huacasi added a silver medal in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:39.00 and already held a Lima 2027 spot after winning the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games.
- Those two podiums are the medals Peru collected at the Medellín meet, giving the national team confirmed representation and momentum for the home Pan American Games next year.
- Peru’s Instituto Peruano del Deporte and national programs Ciclo Olímpico 2025‑2028 and Lima 2027 are credited with providing funding, training bases and technical support that officials say underpinned the athletes’ preparation and results.
- Inga’s gold follows her bronze in Lima 2019 and, together with Huacasi’s junior‑to‑senior progression, signals continuity in Peru’s development pathway and could strengthen selection, planning and resources for major continental and Olympic qualification efforts.