The Colombian Paralympic athlete first crossed in Duluth with a time of 1h26: 02, in a race marked by adverse climatic conditions.
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Francisco sancomente made history again. The Colombian Paralympic athlete won for the second time in a row in the Grandma’s Marathonone of the most traditional tests of the background calendar in the United States. This time, under challenging climatic conditions, Francisco crossed the goal with a time of 1h26:02consolidating its domain in category T54 and its growth as an international figure of adapted sport.
From Duluth, Minnesota, the Bugueño corridor described the day as one of the most demanding of his career: “harder, heavier … but also more special,” he said. The high humidity, the wind against and a layout with technical ups and downs put resistance and strategy, but also served to ratify the competitive level that has been holding throughout this year.
A 2025 full of podiums
The victory in Duluth is not an isolated event, but part of a 2025 that is already emerging as the best year in the trajectory of sanclimal. In the last six months, it has added outstanding results in top -level circuits:
- 🥇 Los Angeles Marathon (Marzo)
- 🥉 Paris Marathon (April)
- 🥇 Cali marathon (mayo)
- 🥇🥇🥈🥈 Four medals in the Grand Prix de Cali (two golds and two silver on track)
- 🥇 Grandma’s Marathon de Duluth (June)
This route, beyond the numbers, reflects its sports maturity and positioning among the best exponents of wheelchair athletics globally.
Francisco does not compete just for the podium. It also does so by making visible talent, discipline and the ability of athletes with disabilities. His career is not only sports: it is a constant statement on inclusion, high performance and social transformation. For years, his message has avoided the easy rhetoric of “personal overcoming” to focus on coherence, work and dignity of the effort.
Owner of the South American Marathon record in a wheelchair, has sanctified a place as a reference for adapted sport in Latin America. And everything indicates that his way will take him, step by step, towards a new dream event: the Paralympic Games of Los Angeles 2028.
Buga awaits him with a race for everyone
While accumulating international triumphs, Francisco also builds legacy in his land. On December 6, its hometown will host the Athletic career to be inspirationan event that seeks to become the most inclusive competition on the continent. With the participation of thousands of runners with and without disabilities, the race will be a platform to demonstrate that sport can unite, transform and leave their mark beyond the stopwatch.
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