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The Guatemalan athlete finished in the second position of the test and established a new record at the national level
UNITED STATES – The Guatemalan athlete Luis Grijalva continues to stand out in competitions in the United States and raising the Guatemalan flag. During Saturday afternoon, he fulfilled his presentation at the Millrose Games that took place in New York.
Grijalva competed in the 3,000-meter event and registered a time of 7:33.86, setting a new national record and finishing in second place in the event. which was won by British Olympic medalist Josh Kerr with a time of 7:33.47. That is to say, that Luis Grijalva was one hundredths of the victory.
According to the official record of the event held on Saturday, February 11, athletes from the United States, Switzerland, New Zealand and Germany participated in the competition. There were a total of 13 runners who completed the circumvallations to the athletics track to meet the 3,000 meters.
This is the second competition that disputes Luis Grijalva during the years 2023, since on January 27 he also stood out with his presentation at Boston University with the John Thomas Terrier Classic, where he set records.
On that occasion, Grijalva was the winner of the mile test and broke the four-minute barrier by crossing the finish line with a time of 3 minutes, 53.53 seconds. In addition, he established the third best mark in the history of the competition for an athlete from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Luis Grijalva is in the preparation stage for the World Athletics Championships that will be held in Budapest in August. Last year, the athlete who was born in Guatemala but grew up in the United States, finished fourth in the 5,000 meters, for which he was close to hanging the medal.
It must be remembered that due to the sanction of the International Olympic Committee on Guatemala, it is unknown if Luis Grijalva will be able to wear the colors of Guatemala for the World Athletics Championships or if he will do so as a neutral athlete.
Luis Grijalva was the representative of Guatemala in the last Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, so he is also focused on qualifying for Paris 2024.
