The selected one In athletics she became the 16th athlete of the Guatemalan delegation at the Paris Games, as well as the fifth athlete to benefit from the universality letter granted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The other athletes who will attend with an invitation will be the swimmers Lucero Mejía and Érick Gordillo, as well as judoka Jacquiline Solis and race walker Érick Barrondo.
Mariandrée Chacón is number one in the national ranking in the 100 meters and currently holds the record for that distance, which is 11 seconds 66 hundredths, also has the best mark in the 200 meters.
Chacón knew since April of the possibility of making her dream of being at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games come true, But it was not until this Monday, July 15, that the Guatemalan Olympic Committee and the National Athletics Federation notified him of the news.
The athlete was at a teachers’ parade in Zacapa, where she received a tribute, when he received the call from the sports authorities. “They called me at around 8 in the morning, it was a special moment,” explained Chacón, who is originally from the village of Antombrán, Huité, Zacapa department.
“I am happy to have the opportunity to be in Paris. I feel that it is deserved for all the effort and sacrifice I have made, although I am aware that qualifying with a record is not the same, I am happy that I will have that opportunity,” shared the athlete.
“One of the requirements to be taken into account by the IOC is to have the best times and in 2021 I have the best times in the 100 and 200 meters.that was fundamental to receiving the universality letter,” he said.
Mariandrée said that having the opportunity to be in Paris is a dream come true, that is the goal of any athlete.I feel like I’m dreaming and it’s hard to process, but it’s the result of personal sacrifice, my parents and coaches.”.
This will be the third time that Guatemala will participate in this test in the female branch (1952, 1984 and 2024). Athletics accounts for five of the 16 athletes who will represent the country in Paris, making them one third of the national delegation.
Qualified for Paris 2024
- Jose Barrondo – March
- Luis Grijalva – 5,000 meters
- Alberto Gonzalez – Marathon
- Waleska Soto – Hunting Weapons Shooting
- Adriana Ruano – Hunting Weapons Shooting
- Jean Pierre Brol – Shooting Hunting Weapons
- Sebastian Bermudez – Hunting Weapons Shooting
- Sophia Hernandez – Modern Pentathlon
- Andrés Fernández – Modern Pentathlon
- Kevin Cordón – Badminton
- Juan Ignacio Maegli – Sailing
- Jacqueline Solis – Judo
- Erick Gordillo – Swimming
- Lucero Mejia – Swimming
- Erick Barrondo – March
- Mariandrée Chacón – Athletics
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