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Costa Rican athlete at World

Para Athletics Grand Prix



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Published on Monday, February 20, 2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff



Costa Rican paralympic athlete, Sherman Guity-Guity, qualified to compete in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2023 which will take place between February and May.


According to the Institute of Sports, Guity will compete at the Dubai Club for the People of Determination in the United Arab Emirates.


On Tuesday, he will leave for Dubai to compete in the 100 and 200-meter sprint in the T64 category, which refers to athletes who compete in speed and have a leg amputation.


Guity has been training at the athletics track of the Ciudad Deportiva in the Hatillo District and at the Physical Conditioning Gym in Parque Central La Sabana. “I am anxious, I already want to run, win and put Costa Rica on top,” Guity said.


This year, six countries are co-hosting the Grand Prix. The season will kick off at the Rades Olympic Athletics Stadium in Tunis the capital of Tunisia. Then, the games will take place in the UAE.


The competitions will continue in the Grand Stadium of Marrakesh, Morocco. Then, the prize will move to Centro De Alto Rendimiento Niños Heroes in Mexico. The next step will be at Armando Picchi Stadium in Jesolo, Italy. The final stop will take place at the Swiss Paraplegic Center (SPC) in Nottwil City.




The season will mark the 10th anniversary of the Grand Prix which was launched in 2013 to give top athletes more significant opportunities to compete while providing a platform to develop new talents and excellence in competition management.


After these games, Guity will also participate in the World Para Athletics Games that will take place in Paris, France in July.


He was born in Limón Province on December 3, 1996. Since a very young age, he has stood out in racing competitions at the National Sports Games.


However, in August 2017, a car crash resulted in Guity losing part of his left leg. Despite this circumstance, his dedication and persistence made him continue to do sports during his recovery period.


Currently, he has specialized in 100 and 200-meter races for athletes with disabilities.


This year, the XL National Sports Games were dedicated to Guity, who stands out for having won a gold and silver medal at the Tokyo 2020-2021 World Paralympic Games.


In 2022, Guity won first place in the world athletics ranking at the Para Athletics Grand Prix that took place in Mexico.

 

In 2021, Guity won a gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympic World Games.



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