In 2021, Guatemalan athletes have led the country to important positions in various competitions, such as the Tokyo Olympics.
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Soccer, badminton, swimming, skating are some of the sports in which national athletes continue to demonstrate their quality.
Kevin Cordón – Badminton
The Zacapaneco made the hearts of Guatemalans vibrate with his participation in Tokyo 2020. Placing himself in fourth place and being close to an Olympic medal won him the admiration of his people, who made fans wake up early in each competition.
Despite losing his last two games, in the semifinal and for the bronze medal, Cordón was greeted with applause upon his return to the country.
Luis Carlos Martínez – Swimming
The national swimmer shone among the best of the Tokyo Olympics.
Luis Carlos Martinez made history by finishing in No. 7 with a time of 51.09 seconds.
The national competed against the best swimmers in the world, including Celeb Dressell from the United States. He was just the gold winner, and broke the world record, with a time of 49.45 seconds.
– Videoteca_gt (@Videoteca_gt) July 31, 2021
Rubí Rivera – Skating
The Guatemalan won the silver medal in the Skating world and Ibagué 2021, Colombia. The national athlete managed to obtain second place in the round-the-circuit event at the World Skating Championship, in the 400-meter specialty.
Ruby is originally from Izabal and she became the second athlete to win a medal for the country in Ibagué 2021.
Ana Lucía Martínez – Football
The Guatemalan legionary fell this season in the Serie A female with the Sampdoria.
Despite having only one goal in the current competition, his performance has been important within the squad.
However, an injury suffered before the Naples On matchday 7 on October 31, he took her away from the fields for several weeks, while she recovered to better return to the field of play.
CRACK! ⚽️ This was the historic goal of the Guatemalan Ana Lucía Martínez in the highest category of Italian women’s soccer with the team of #Sampdoria ⚽️
Her brother, Camilo Martínez, proudly shared the debut of the athlete. #Our diary. pic.twitter.com/BcaIvi35QI
– Our Diary (@NuestroDiario) August 30, 2021
Nicholas Hagen – Soccer
The national goalkeeper left Azerbaijan to land in the second division of Norway with the HamKam.
After a dream season, the green box achieved its promotion to the First division from that country, where Hagen was important in defending his goal.
It is expected that in the next season it may have a greater demand in the competition and become another window to be studied by other European teams.
– InfoGT_Noticias (@infogt_noticias) November 19, 2021
María Amanda Monterroso – Football
The Guatemalan arrived this season at Badajoz de la Second division National of Spanish soccer.
He has already managed to score some goals with the club that has managed to march among the top of group 4.
With his goals he hopes to stand out in Spanish football this season.
Our footballer @maria8amanda does not forgive face to door
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.#playerfamesport pic.twitter.com/fLxDxKX0Ld– angel mosk (@ angelmosk21) November 4, 2021
Lester Martínez – Boxing
The petenero has managed to obtain important victories in his different international commitments.
One of the last he held was in October against the Cuban Raiko Santana in one of the toughest fights he’s had in the year.
So far, Martínez retains the title of Latin American champion of the World Boxing Organization (OMB).
#Petenero #LesterMartínez comes out victorious in #Mexico @soy_502 #Guatemala pic.twitter.com/JKb1RgrLr4
– Selene Mejía (@ SeleneMSoy502) October 15, 2021
Sofía Granda – Bowling
The experienced bowler won the bronze medal at the World Cup of Bowling Dubai 2021 which was played in November.
It is the first medal that the country has obtained in a competition of this magnitude in this specialty.
Sofia Granda It is the number one card of the Guatemalan bowling alley. He started in the sport when he was 12 years old and his first participation in an event of the Olympic cycle was in the Pan American Games in Winnipeg 1997.
Bronze! #Bowling Sofía Granda, bronze at the IBF World Cup, after an exciting duel with Shayna NG (Singapore), in the semis that declined 203-216 for the Asian.
We exalt the perseverance, dedication and passion for Guatemala de Granda in the World Cup.@CDAG_Guatemala pic.twitter.com/FSeT2Th9VQ
— C O G (@COGuatemalteco) November 12, 2021
Alejandro Enriquez – Squash
Alejandro Enriquez successfully forged the path that led him to bronze his work in squash of the I Junior Pan American Games Cali-Valle 2021.
Enriquez was added to the list of Guatemalan medalists after advancing determinedly to the semifinals of the men’s individual event, earning him a bronze medal.
Prior to that, Enriquez He added two wins against the Canadian Elliott Hunt and the Colombian Juan Torres Lara, with sets of 3-1 and 3-0, respectively.
This was the award ceremony of the men’s individual squash with Alejandro Enríquez, winner of the bronze for Guatemala at the I Junior Pan American Games Cali-Valle 2021.#GuateEnCaliValle #JuegosPanamericanosJunior #PassionForGuatemala @CDAG_Guatemala pic.twitter.com/qOX2JzUb54
— C O G (@COGuatemalteco) November 28, 2021
Luis Grijalva – Athletics
Guatemalan Luis Grijalva qualified for the grand final of the 5000 meter dash, a feat never before achieved by a Central American.
Grijalva was the only one Latin American in the competition and his presence was not going to go unnoticed from start to finish.
After the competition, Luis concluded the tour with a time of 13:10.09 in 12th place. With this, he manages to break the national record.
3:10:09 pic.twitter.com/VhrKIXy5Fy
– Videoteca_gt (@Videoteca_gt) August 6, 2021
However, his simplicity won the hearts of the Guatemalans who supported him and appreciated his effort to raise the country’s name in one of the most demanding specialties in the world. Olympics.
Luis Grijalva pic.twitter.com/uR0otnMdcj
– Videoteca_gt (@Videoteca_gt) August 6, 2021
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