Laura Galván, the athlete who set a new record and will represent Mexico at Tokyo 2020

The long-distance runner will seek to repeat at the Tokyo Olympics, the feat of Lima 2019 where she won gold

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Laura Esther Galván Rodríguez, who was born on October 5, 1991, in La Sauceda, Guanajuato, which is a small town where there are only about 5000 inhabitants. She was the first in her community to make history in sports; at the Pan American Games in Lima she won the gold medal.

For the athlete, her birthplace in La Sauceda represents a part of her because she always keeps in mind where she is from and her family. He is proud to carry the name of his people and Mexico to the top in the competitions. She dreams that the inhabitants of her community will develop into something, because, according to the athlete's words for an interview, her country needs talented young people.

Lau is interested in conveying the message that despite being low-income, having different social conditions, people must continue to dream of achieving great things in sports. In addition, her enthusiasm and example in athletics she wants to pass on to the generations that will precede her and advises them that “Always follow their dreams, no matter how crazy it may seem, they should not give up. If they don't try, if they don't take risks, they won't know what they can achieve.”

Laura Galvan (Foto: Instagram@gal_lau)

The gold medalist in Lima 2019, has always felt fortunate to find people on her way who have helped her when she has gone to competitions in other countries. She is always very grateful to her family, friends and the people who support her in achieving her goals as a high performance athlete.

In an interview, after winning first place in Lima 2019, she expressed some of her goals she has had since she was a child and what led her to persevere to achieve position among the best athletes in the 5000 meters flat.

Laura Galvan impuso un nuevo récord mexicano al batir el tiempo (15:04.32) que Adriana Fernández estableció en 2003. (Foto: Instagram/@gal_lau)

The long-distance runner has worked hard to achieve her goals in the sport and fulfilled her ultimate dream as a high-performance athlete: she ranked the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. That is after his feat in the 5 thousand meters test in a time of 15:02 .48, at the USATF Golden Games 2021, which were held at the Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walmut, California, United States.

The gold medallist at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games expressed her happiness and how she got the pass to Tokyo through her networks:

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