Guerrero, 36 years old and originally from Mazatlán (state of Sinaloa), was exultant today after achieving third place in Tokyo and despite the fact that “he had become very mental” to achieve gold, as he said in statements to Efe after the test.
The limitations derived from the pandemic – and even more so for people with disabilities – made it extremely difficult to prepare for Tokyo, and to these were added the restrictions that are applied in the Japanese capital during these Games that take place in an unprecedented bubble format .
“For us, as a group of athletes and coaches, it was difficult to find a place to train, then another and then another.… but at the end of the day we have been working hard and believe me it was reflected, “Guerrero explained.
The discus thrower made her debut in practice at the highest level of this Paralympic sport in 2017, at the World Championships in London where she obtained third place.
Seven years earlier, he lost mobility from the waist down due to a bacterial disease, and after having played soccer regularly.
Guerrero resumed sports practice after his disability trying wheelchair basketball, and it was his current coach, Iván Rodríguez Luna, who recruited him to dedicate himself to athletics.
For this reason, he wanted to dedicate the coach his first medal in a Paralympic Games, in addition to expressing his gratitude “to God” and “to all his relatives”, whom he considers part of his achievement.
The Mexican athlete affirmed that she “will continue working” to achieve an Olympic gold and says she is “full of hunger to move on“.
Guerrero conquered the bronze in Tokyo in the F55 category with a throw of 24.11 meters, in the final played at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo with empty stands due to the pandemic.
The pitcher, who came to be in first position for much of the test, was only surpassed by the Chinese Feixia Dong, with a mark of 26.64, and by the Latvian Diana Dadzite (25.02).