A new change of coach for Erick Barrondo.
The strong walker of Guatemala is looking for redemption after the disappointing race of 20 km in Rio de Janeiro, where he entered as vice-Olympic champion and where, unfortunately, ended in 50th position. Moreover he cannot compete in 50km for the recurrence of a knee injury that has troubled him all season.
The opportunity was offered by the knowledge with Francisco "Paquillo" Fernandez, met about three years ago during a meeting camp of the Guatemala team in Sierra Nevada.
Erick Barrondo and his partner Mirna Ortiz (arrived 13th in Rio de Janeiro 20km) then they will transfer to Guadix in Spain since the beginning of 2017 and will be followed by Paquillo Fernandez.
The goal of Fernandez is certainly to be able to improve the Barrondo technical problem, which he said is also a contributory factor in the series of injuries that have affected the athlete of Guatemala in recent years. What Fernandez is not certain is “at what pace” it will take place this improvement. Certainly Barrondo is a very humble athlete is a great worker and therefore the outlook is encouraging. These essentially the words of Paquillo Fernandez in the news of Marca.com.
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