Sherman Guity Explained

Sherman Guity (born 3 December 1996)^[1] is a Costa Rican Paralympic athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[2] This was the first medal won by a competitor representing Costa Rica at the Paralympics. He also won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres T64 event.^[3]

Career

He was banned from 23 July 2019 to 22 July 2021 after testing positive for a banned substance.^[4] This meant that he could not compete at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1] ^[5]

Web site: Sherman Guity. 3 September 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830171859/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1711075-guity-guity-sherman-isidro.htm. dead.
News: Houston. Michael. 30 August 2021. Streng seals gold as photo finish needed in dramatic men's T64 100m Paralympic final. InsideTheGames.biz. 3 September 2021.
News: Houston. Michael. 4 September 2021. Italy end athletics session with 1-2-3 in women's 100m at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 September 2021.
News: 11 November 2020. Para athlete Sherman Guity suspended for anti-doping rule violation. Paralympic.org. 3 September 2021.
News: Morgan. Liam. 12 November 2020. Costa Rican Para-sprinter could be ruled out of Tokyo 2020 for unintentional doping offence. InsideTheGames.biz. 3 September 2021.