The Athletics Federation confirmed the coming to the country of the Olympic athlete, who resides in Arizona, but the exact day that it would be arriving in Guatemala is still pending to be announced.
The national athlete is qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the distance of 5 thousand meters and is one of the favorites to fight for a place on the podium, especially following the sanction to the Spanish Mo Katir for skipping three anti-doping controls.
According to Moisés Hernández, manager of the Athletics Federation, Grijalva is scheduled to share with other Guatemalan athletes, as well as visit Quetzaltenango.
He added that it is not yet known how long he will be in Guatemala, since everything will depend on the immigration process that must be completed at the United States Embassy regarding the visa.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be Luis Grijalva’s second, following having participated in Tokyo 2020, However, on this occasion everything indicates that he will compete as an Independent Athlete, due to the suspension of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in force since October 2022.
Before embarking on the trip to Guatemala, Grijalva will compete this Saturday, March 16 in San Juan Capistrano, United States, in the distance of 10 thousand meters. In last year’s edition he also started and finished the test with a time of 27:42.56 that became a national record.
The Guatemalan runner is the owner of five national records, in addition to the 10 thousand meters, he is also the owner of the following brands:
1,500 metros 3:35.32 18-6-21
3,000 metros 7:38.67 30-6-22
3,000 meters indoors 7:37.42 05-2-22
5,000 metros 13.02.94 2-9-22
10,000 metros 27:42:56 4-3-23
“They have been days of great joy, especially for the athletes who are going to interact with Luis. He is currently the eighth athlete in the world ranking in the 5,000 meters and we are excited that he can come to the country.”Hernández expressed in the conference to the media.
Likewise, it was reported that Alberto González, who suffered health problems, He has been completing the recovery phase in a good way and it is expected that he will soon be able to continue his training on the way to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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