On Friday 7 May 2021 Guayaquil (ECU) honored, with the Pan-American Cup, the memory of "Luis Chocho", one of the most successful coaches in this discipline who died in February due to Covid-19.
Chocho promoted race walking in Ecuador and led Jefferson Pérez, the only Ecuadorian to win Olympic medals so far: the gold medal in Atlanta in 1996 and the silver medal in 2008 in Beijing.
The cup was held in the Los Samanes park in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil.
The humidity and high temperatures currently prevail in Guayaquil are predicted by athletes and their coaches similar to those they will find during the competition in the Japanese city of Sapporo, where the Olympic walk will be based.
There were athletes from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The president of the Ecuadorian Athletics Federation (FEA), Manuel Bravo, expressed great satisfaction with the participation and the excellent opportunity offered by the federation to athletes to complete the option of access to the Olympic Games.
50km men
Victory to Jhonathan Javier Amores Caura (ECU) in 4:05:03
Second place to Jair Ever Palma (MEX) in 4:06:31
Third place to Jose Leyver Ojeda (MEX) in 4:09:57
The split times every 2km by clicking on the overall results
35km women
Victory to Nathaly Leon (ECU) in 2:54:44
Second place to Aura Libertad Morales (MEX) in 3:19:22
Third place to Jaaneth Masmani Roque (MEX) in 3:19:25
The split times every 2km by clicking on the overall results
20km men
A beautiful race with four athletes to fight for the victory.
They are the two home idols: Alexander David Hurtado Espinoza (ECU) and Bryan Daniel Pintado Alvarez (ECU) and the two favorites for the win Caio Oliveira de Cena Bonfim (BRA) and Eider Arevalo (COL).
At 6km the four are all in a group in 25:24 (with them there is also Jordi Rafael Jimenez Arrobo, ECU)
Halfway through the race, the leading group (41:59) is made up of nine units. In addition to the five already mentioned we find Brandon Segura (MEX), Cesar Rodriguez (PER), Matheus Gabriel De Liz Correa (BRA) and José Ortiz Flores (GUA).
At 16km in the leading group there are five remaining in 1:06:05. They are: Alexander David Hurtado Espinoza (ECU), Caio Oliveira de Cena Bonfim (BRA), Eider Arevalo (COL), Rafael Jimenez Arrobo (ECU) and Brandon Segura (MEX).
After the 16km Alexander David Hurtado Espinoza (ECU), Caio Oliveira de Cena Bonfim (BRA), Eider Arevalo (COL) forced their pace and take advantage of the other two at 18km by 5 seconds.
On the last lap Eider Arevalo (COL) makes a split of 7:28 and gains 6seconds to Caio Bonfim.
Victory to Eider Arevalo (COL) in 1:21:35
Second place to Caio Oliveira de Cena Bonfim (BRA) in 1:21:41
Third place went to Alexander David Hurtado Espinoza (ECU) in 1:21:46
The teammate Bryan Daniel Pintado Alvarez (ECU) follows him in 1:21:56