Athlete competed for about 20 years for the Sports Federation of Azuay and reached the title in the 50 km of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
Johana OrdonezThe 34-year-old has a past as an athlete from Guayas and now, after almost 20 years, she once again wore the albiceleste shirt in a national tournament and placed second in the 35-kilometer march, a new distance for the runner.
His specialty is endurance, that’s why he won the 50-kilometer march of the Pan American Games Lima 2019.
“I am from Guayaquil by birth and since I spend a lot of time in Naranjal I train in the streets there, in the Samanes Park and the Moldeo stadium track, so I decided to go back to my beginnings“Says the athlete.
The runner indicates that after 20 years of defending Azuay, she availed herself of the benefit allowed by the Sports Law, which in one of its articles allows the “Free Transit”To athletes so that defend the province where they reside.
“I have been with Azuay for almost 20 years, I am very grateful, they opened the doors for me and I obtained many achievements with them. I carry Cuenca in my heartWhen I won, I said that the medal was from Azuay, but also from Guayas, because I am from Guayaca; my heart is divided ”.
Ordóñez was born on December 12, 1987, in Guayaquil and as a child her parents took her to Cuenca, she returned to Guayaquil when she was 12 years old and competed in national championships for Guayas in the 1999, 2000 and 2001 tournaments. From there she returned to Cuenca. , for the work of his father, and represented Azuay until 2021, when he decided to defend Guayas again.
The marcher points out that there is an intention to be able to massify the march in Guayas and for that “children need to be motivated, encourage people to parents, Guayas does not have a march because they do not practice it, because, perhaps, there is no coach in this specialty. As I am a highly competitive athlete, you have to motivate the children to practice it ”.
According to Ordóñez, his training sessions are planned and in Naranjal he takes the road and covers long distances, “but when there is something specific about a competition, we need a track and there I travel to Guayaquil to train at the Alberto Spencer Model Stadium ”.
The marchista already debuted with the Guayas shirt and obtained the silver medal in the national championship recently held in Machala. “It went well for me if we consider that it was the first competition of the year and we proved in 35 km that it is a new test that we had not done before ”.
The time that Johana set in Machala (2 hours, 56 minutes and 8 seconds) cannot be compared with other of her records since it was the first official test. “This brand is ok”, He said.
The future of Johana as an athlete from Guayas will depend on the support she receives. “I am sure that I will have the full support of the president of the Guayas Sports Federation (FDG), Roberto Ibáñez -with whom he shared in the delegation of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games– and we can dream big, I am proud to represent them because I have returned home ”.
Noelia Caicedo, as president of the Guayas Athletics Association, played an important role in bringing Johana back to her roots. About the leader, the athlete indicates. “She is an incredible woman, I think she is the best manager, for me; does a lot of management, is dedicated a lot for the love she has for athletics, she is the best leader of the Ecuadorian Athletics Federation and she is also a very passionate woman. We would like to have more leaders like her ”.
For Ordóñez, the new High Performance Plan presented by the Ministry of Sports, “It looks very good for us, for all Ecuadorian sports. We understand that support will continue; in general it is very good because there is an endorsement for athletes”.
Johana aims for the new Olympic cycle to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the 20 km, ‘which is a faster distance and has another type of training ”,
The runner trains under the direction of the Spanish Olympic medalist Paquillo Fernández, with whom he has already started his second season of preparation. Now he is getting ready to compete on February 5 and 6 at the South American Marching Championship, in Lima Peru.
“We will continue workingWe have two world championships, one for walking and the other for athletics in the United States; there are also the Bolivarian Games, South American Games, and we will continue working to be present in them and obviously to improve the brands ”, announces the broker.
“I am a very hard-working woman and I will always represent the colors of my province and from my country with great pride and I will wear those colors as high as possible ”, is the promise of the champion. (D)
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