The only option that Colombia had to be in the Athletics world marathon, which will be played in September, in Tokyo, was with David Gómez, after his two good brands achieved last year (both with 2:11), but he had to ratify a good record before May 4, to ensure one of the 100 quotas that were delivered for the World Cup event.
However, in his participation in the Rotterdam marathon, in mid -April, he retired to kilometer 32, and there the illusions that Colombia had a marathoner man in the World Cups will be turned off, as the last ones were Juan Carlos Cardona, Carlos Mario Grisales and Julián Berrió, in Paris 2003, and among the ladies, the last World Cup was Eriko Abril, in Moscow 2013.
For this world championship, the minimum classification brands were 2:06:30, for men, and 2:23:30, for women. By minimal brand they classified 37 men and 32 ladies, which gave a wide margin to enter by ranks, since 100 quotas were delivered.
However, South America will have rewarding, although none of them achieved the minimum brand, but managed to enter the group of the world in the world by ranks, after the closing of May 4.
Among the men classified the Chileans Carlos Martín Díaz (Photo, Home) and Hugo Catrileo, the Uruguayan Cristhian Zamora and the Argentine Ignacio treasury.
On the other hand, the Peruvian Sheyla Eulogio, a recent 5,000 -meter South American champion in Mar del Plata and who debuted as a marathoner last February, in Seville (Spain); Thalia Valdivia, South American Recordist of the 10 km Route, and Jovana de la Cruz, the most experienced of all, with participation in Olympics and World.
The group of the three Pranas join the Uruguayan Julia Paternain and three Argentines: Florencia Borelli, the South American marathon recordist (2:24:18); Daiana Ocampo, who has the best marks 2:26:24 achieved last year in Hamburg, and Chiara Mainetti, who despite having a better mark of 2:30:54 (Rotterdam 2025), winning in the marathon of Buenos Aires served to add enough points and win a box in the World Cup.
The countries with classified athletes have to confirm their quotas and in case some give up the following will enter the ranks.
Finally, it is worth remembering that the women’s marathon will be played on September 14, while that of men will be the next day.
