In a publication on its social networks, the COG announced the classification of the swimmers and With this, the Guatemalan delegation to the Olympic Games will be made up of 14 athletes.
This week he also joined the group of athletes Olympic Jacqueline Solís, judo, who will compete in the under 48 kilogram category.
Lucero Mejía Arce will live the Olympic experience in the 100-meter backstroke category. It is an award for a career that began when she was 11 years old. Since then she has collected a large number of medals, set records and that places her among the best in this discipline.
“After the swimming quota was closed, our athlete was confirmed to represent Guatemala in the 100-meter backstroke event.”was the message from the Guatemalan Olympic Committee on social networks.
Likewise, the COG reported the classification of Érick Gordillo, who, like the case of Lucero Mejía, will be in the Olympic Games for the first time.
Gordillo has been one of the athletes with a great career, for the Tokyo Olympics he came close to qualifyingbut he couldn’t get it.
“Before Tokyo I was 11 seconds away from the mark, but I have been evolving and now I am three seconds away. I know that with effort and dedication I will achieve the time,” said the athlete in an interview conducted by Free Press in 2023.
Erick Gordillo during the 2023 swimming world championship during the 400 meters medley in Fukuoka in July 2023. (Free Press Photo: AFP).
Swimming figure
Gordillo was already present in the previous Olympic cycle where he stood out with his performance at the 2017 Managua Central American Games. where he obtained 5 gold medals and one silverthen he placed fourth in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla 2018 and in the Pan American Games in Lima 2019 he achieved seventh place.
Its main event is the 400 meter medley, where he managed to win the gold medal, the only one for Guatemala, at the Cali-Valle 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
In 2023 he got Three gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvadorwhere he was the leading figure of the Guatemalan delegation.
Lucero Mejía selected for swimming will compete in her first Olympic Games. (Photo Newspaper Library PL)
IOC quotas
The classification of Erick Gordillo and Lucero Mejia, as well as Jacqueline Solis, in judo, are part of the Universality quotaswhich are a recourse route for athletes from underrepresented National Olympic Committees.
According to the International Olympic Committee’s website, these quotas are designed to increase the diversity of nations participating in the Olympic Games sports programme.
Universality Quotas are available as part of the qualification system for certain sports for nations that have traditionally had small delegations.
2024-06-28 16:05:09
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