2024-08-27 09:40:19
After more than 19 days of his participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesthe corridor Luis Grijalva explained what happened that day in it Stade de France and the pain he felt for not having been able to achieve the best result.
Grijalva is one of the athletes most loved in the country currently and their dedication in each test has made the Guatemalans support him and follow him. However, that day in France his bad result left a pain in the Chapines. Here we tell you how the long-distance runner felt.
Paris 2024: Luis Grijalva explained what happened at the Olympic Games
In the early hours of August 6, 2024 in Guatemala, Grijalva came out in heat 2 of the test of the 5000 meters flatwhere he faced 19 others Competitors who sought to make their best timeHowever, things did not go as expected, as his position was not enough to enter the end of test and fight the medals.
Grijalva didn’t say anything that day, he kept his feelings to himself, he just smiled as he always has and let time pass so he could tell what happened that day: «I was in top form before the Olympics. But in unfortunate circumstances, a week before the preliminary (of the 5000 meters flat), an injury occurred which made it seem impossible to get to the starting line. I did my best with a limited time but it was not enough to finish.»published the chapin corridor.
A moment of reflection and recovery
Grijalva finished in it 16th place with a time of 13:58.81. The winner of his heat It was the Norwegian Jacob Ingebrigtsen with a time of 13:51.59, who then won the gold medal with a time of 13:13.63, the silver medal went to Kenya and the bronze to the United States.
He Guatemalan corridor has always shown its potential, it has done so world cups y world athletics championshipsBut an injury prevented him from fighting for one of the medals he had dreamed of. «For three years in a row I reached all the finals and always had my best performance. With experience and being so close to the podium for two years in a row, I really believed that a medal was possible in Paris.»confessed Grijalva, who competed in his second Olympics.
Luis Grijalva is in recovery
He Guatemalan corridor After his participation in France, he returned to the United States to begin his recovery, as he hopes to soon return to the track, where he has found his best times and the tranquility to enjoy the sport.
«To everyone who has been by my side, thank you. Your messages and support are heard and appreciated beyond words.»Grijalva posted on his social networks, where he placed a photograph during the Paris testwhere he arrived with many hopes, but now it gave him the strength to recover and, as he says, to return because there is still a long way to go. We are with you!
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