2024-06-29 16:00:40
Two younger swimmers be part of the Guatemalan delegation that may take part within the Olympic Video games of this 12 months! This Friday, June 28, the Guatemalan Olympic Committee -COG- introduced that Erick Gordillo and Lucero Mejía certified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
With them, they’re already 14 Guatemalan athletes who will do their finest to raise the nation within the anticipated sporting occasion.
Erick Gordillo and Lucero Mejía certified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games
Erick Gordillo is initially from Izabal At 25 years previous, he has confirmed to be a high-performance athlete who’s leaving his mark on the historical past of swimming. He has had the chance to signify the nation in varied worldwide competitions during which he has gained a number of medals and has additionally set a number of information within the sporting self-discipline.
The height second of his sporting profession got here within the Central American and Caribbean Video games to be held in San Salvador in 2023. On this competitors, he managed to set a brand new occasion file and reached the rostrum with three gold medals. This achievement positioned him because the first Guatemalan swimmer in historical past to realize such a feat, marking a major milestone for nationwide sport.
After the swimming quota for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games was closed, it was confirmed that the swimmer would qualify by way of an invite.
For her half, the younger swimmer Lucero Mejía has additionally excelled at her younger age on the planet of swimming. Since she was 11 years previous, she has devoted herself totally to practising this sport and since then, her progress has been impeccable. In simply 5 years, she has established greater than 20 nationwide information within the Youth A class and 9 within the Youth B class.
His most up-to-date and notable participation was within the Championship of the Central American and Caribbean Confederation of Swimming Amateurs (CCCAN), which happened in Monterrey, Mexico, the place the Guatemalan gained 3 particular person silver medals, 3 bronze medals within the relay occasion and likewise set a nationwide and CCCAN file within the 100-meter backstroke, within the youth B class, reaching a time of 1:02.60.
Like Gordillo, Lucero additionally certified for the Olympics by way of an invite after the swimming quota was closed.
Who’re the athletes certified for Paris 2024?
As of Friday, June 28, Guatemala has 14 athletes certified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. They’re:
- Jose Alejandro Barrondo (march)
- Luis Grijalva (5,000 meters)
- Sophia Hernández (fashionable pentathlon)
- Andrés Fernández (fashionable pentathlon)
- Adriana Ruano (capturing, entice)
- Jean Pierre Brol (capturing, Olympic pit)
- Waleska Soto (capturing, Olympic pit)
- Sebastián Bermúdez (capturing, Olympic pit)
- Juan Ignacio Maegli (crusing)
- Alberto González (marathon)
- Kevin Cordón (badminton)
- Jacqueline Solis (judo)
- Erick Gordillo (swimming)
- Lucero Mejia (swimming)
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