Who are the Guatemalan athletes classified for the Olympic Games? – 2024-03-04 21:01:48

2024-03-04 21:01:48

The Guatemalan delegation every day it grows more for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games For this reason, we will tell you who are the athletes classified for the summer competitions.

This is the largest and most important event in world sport, which on this occasion will be held between July 26 and August 11 in the city of Paris, in France.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: List of qualified Guatemalan athletes

So far, Guatemala has 9 athletes classified in 4 sports with ticket to Paris 2024.

Adriana Ruano

• Sport: shooting with hunting weapons
• Test: female pit

These will be the second consecutive Olympic Games for Adriana Ruano, to which she qualified after winning a gold medal in Santiago 2023.

Description of the photo for the visually impaired: Adriana smiles while holding her shotgun with her right hand. (Credits: Eduardo Fortes / Santiago 2023 via Photosport)

Alberto Gonzalez

• Sport: athletics
• Test: marathon

Alberto Gonzalez He fulfilled his Olympic dream by qualifying for the Valencia Marathon, where he crossed the finish line under the minimum time required. His time was 02:07:40 hours.

Photo description for the visually impaired: Alberto standing on a training court, holding out a Guatemalan flag with both hands. (Credits: Alberto González)

Andres Fernandez

• Sport: modern pentathlon
• Test: men’s individual

Andres Fernandez He qualified for his first Olympic event, after his great performance at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, in which he obtained sixth place in the individual final.

Description of the photo for the visually impaired: Andrés and his horse jump over an obstacle. (Credits: Nicolás Abalo/ Santiago 2023 via Photosport)

Jean Pierre Brol

• Sport: shooting with hunting weapons
• Test: male pit

Jean Pierre roll will have its second appearance in the Olympics thanks to the gold medal it obtained in the Pan-American Games in Santiago 2023. Its first participation was in London 2012.

Description of the photo for the visually impaired: Jean Pierre raises both hands after being awarded the gold. Credits: Sebastian Nanco/Santiago 2023 via Photosport)

José Alejandro Barrondo

• Sport: athletics
• Test: 20 kilometers march

José Alejandro Barrondo He became the first athlete to qualify for Paris 2024, after achieving the minimum mark in the International Grand Prix of La Coruña, on June 3, 2023. It will be the second Olympic Games for the Alta Verapaz walker, after Tokyo 2020.

Description of the photo for people with visual disabilities: José Barrondo marching in an Olympic cycle competition. (Credits: Guatemala.com)

Juan Ignacio Maegli

• Sport: sailing
• Test: ILCA 7

Photo description for people with visual disabilities: Juan Ignacio maneuvers his sailboat in the water. (Credits: Matias Capizzano/Santiago 2023 via Photosport)

Luis Grijalva

• Sport: athletics
• Test: 5000 flat meters

Luis Grijalva He assured his participation in his second Olympic tournament, after reaching the minimum mark in the Zurich 2023 Diamond League, held on August 31.

Description of the photo for the visually impaired: Luis runs alongside other competitors on an athletics track. (Credits:

Sophia Hernandez

• Sport: modern pentathlon
• Test: women’s individual

Visually Impaired Photo Description: Sophia raises both her hands to celebrate the medal she won. (Credits: Cristian Soto Quiroz / Santiago 2023 via Photosport)

Waleska Soto

• Sport: shooting with hunting weapons
• Test: female pit

These will be the second consecutive Olympic Games for Waleska Soto, she qualified in the XVI CAT Americas Championship which was held in the Dominican Republic.

Description of the photo for people with visual disabilities: In the image the shooter Waleska Soto who qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Credit: wale.abril)

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