Guatemalan athlete Luis Grijalva arrives in Paris and joins the Olympic Village – 2024-08-04 02:24:09

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Guatemalan athlete Luis Grijalva arrives in Paris and joins the Olympic Village

Luis “Tarzan” Grijalva joins the Guatemalan delegation at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

National long-distance runner Luis Grijalva joins the Guatemalan delegation in Paris. (Photo Prensa Libre: COG)

The national cross-country skier Luis “Tarzan” Grijalva arrived this Saturday, August 3rd at Pariswhere it joined with the Guatemalan delegation which is contesting the 2024 Olympic Games.

Grijalva, who spent the last two weeks in a preparation camp in France facing their debut at the Games on Wednesday, August 7, (3:00 hrs.) in their heat eliminatoryif they qualify for the final, this would take place on Saturday, August 10 at 11:30 a.m.

The chapín was warmly welcomed by his companions, Andres Fernandezathlete of Modern Pentathlon He shared a photo on his social networks with “Tarzan” who will finish the rest of his Preparation in the French capital.

Grijalva’s trainers have indicated that the long-distance runner has been working intensely in its speed y endurancekey aspects for the demanding competition of the 5 thousand meters.

Luis inspires Guatemalans to dream of a third medal in these Olympic jousts and the fourth in history. After her good performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where she managed to reach the final of the 5,000-meter flat and placed in the place 12.

Grijalva achieved his qualification to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in it World Athletics Championshipson August 31, 2023, in ZurichSwitzerland, with a final time of 12:55:88.

One of the great achievements also achieved at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is being the third fastest time of a Latin American athlete at the Olympic Games.

The Chapín will compete against the best long distance runners in the world, where he will seek to demonstrate his quality to place his name Guatemala at the top to achieve a new Olympic medal.