In the streets of Istmina, in the department of Chocó, about 14 years ago, Ronal Longa Mosquera
The tall and thin figure of a mischievous child, born in that land, stood out, who did not run but “flew” with his legs, to escape from the place where he made his pilatuna. Therefore, at school he was the best in physical education because of his speed. But suddenly they didn’t see him again.
His family, seeing his potential, decided to send him to Bogotá to look for a better future and to try to make someone see him and realize his conditions, to forge him as an athlete, after failing in his attempts to be a soccer player and jumper in the sport. long.
He arrived in the capital, looked in the Athletics League, and coach Jorge Benítez, his mentor, linked him to the program of the District Institute of Recreation and Sports, IDRD. Since then his evolution was impressive, gaining many things; and it has been such that in 2023, at 19 years of age, he entered history by becoming the first Colombian to break under 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash.
In the South American Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he was third and registered 9.99, qualifying for his first Olympic Games and setting a national record.
He was South American champion in 2023 in the 4×100 relay, bronze in the 100 meters, and bronze in the South American U-23 in Medellín.
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