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2024 Olympic Games: Date, times and details of Guatemala’s participation in Paris
A total of 16 Guatemalan athletes will compete from July 26 to August 11 to make history in the national sport. Learn more regarding their participation.
A total of 16 Guatemalan athletes will be in Paris 2024. (Photo Prensa Libre: AFP)
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are set to be a sporting event where the eyes of the world will be focused on the French capital for almost three weeks.
Some 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will meet in the French summer for 19 uninterrupted days in 32 sports, 45 disciplines and 329 medal events.
For Guatemala, the 2024 Paris Games will be its sixteenth presence in the world’s largest multidisciplinary event. Since its first participation in Helsinki (Finland) in 1952, the country has only missed three editions (between 1956 and 1964), Since Mexico 1968 to date there has always been Guatemalan representation in the Olympic Games.
A total of 16 Guatemalan athletes have qualified for Paris 2024, either through continental access, records, ranking or by invitation.
The national delegation will be composed of Five women and nine men in 7 sports and 12 events.
When and at what time will Guatemalan athletes compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
After the opening parade on the River Seine in Paris where all the delegations will present their athletes to the eyes of the world, the fight for medals will begin. Given the time difference between France and Guatemala, some of the athletes who will see action in Paris 2024 will compete in the Parisian morning and followingnoon hours, which results in certain events occur in the Guatemalan early morning.
The first to appear on the scene in France for Guatemala will be Olympic debutant Jacqueline Solís in the -48kg judo category and veteran Kevin Cordón in badminton, while the official event will be closed by long distance runner Alberto González in the marathon.
Dates and times are in Guatemala time.
July 27th
- Jacqueline Solís: 2 hours, judo -48kg, Champ de Mars Arena
- Kevin Cordón: 3 hours, badminton, Porte de La Chapelle Arena
July 29th
- Jean Pierre Brol: 1 hour, Olympic pit, Chaterauroux Shooting Center
- Lucero Mejia: 3 hours, 100 meters swimming, Paris La Defense Arena
July 30th
- Waleska Soto: pending time, Olympic pit, Chaterauroux Shooting Center
- Adriana Ruano: pending time, Olympic pit, Chaterauroux Shooting Center
July 31st
- José Barrondo: 11:30 p.m., 20 km walk, Plaza Tocadéro
- Érick Barrondo: 23.30 hours, 20 km walk, Plaza Tocadéro
August 1st
- Érick Gordillo: 3 hours, 200m medley swimming, Paris La Defense Arena
- Juan Ignacio Maegli: pending time, sailing ILCA 7, Marina de Marseille
August 2nd
- Sebastián Bermúdez: 1 hour, skeet, Chaterauroux Shooting Center
- Mariaandrée Chacón: 2.35 hours, 100 meters, Stade de France
August 7th
- Luis Grijalva: 2.35, 5 thousand meters, Stade de France
August 8th
- Andrés Fernández: 3.10 hours, pentathlon, North Paris Arena
- Sophia Hernandez: 6.30am, pentathlon, North Paris Arena
August 10th
- Alberto Gonzalez: 0.00 hours, marathon, Invalides
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