Guatemala team for the World U20 athletics championships are the latest arrivals in the country and are already promising fireworks in the walk racing.
Glendy Teletor, Bryan Matias and Mariandree Chacon arrived in the country on Thursday night ahead of the 2021 World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
The trio were accompanied by coaches Carlos Ortiz, Mario Salomon Pineda and physiotherapist Mario Javier Ruiz.
Teletor and Matias will feature in race walking while Chacon is a sprinter and will compete in both 100m and 200m.
The race walkers are coached by 21-year-old Ortiz, a bronze medalist from 2018 World Under 20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.
"We love race walking since it is the sport most people associate with back home. We come to Kenya with the intention of doing well in the race," said Ortiz.
Ruiz said the team received endorsement from the autonomous Sports Confederation of Guatemala to take part in the biennial event.
"We shall hit the ground running immediately so that the athletes can acclimatise and maintain their form and shape. Our target is to win medals," said Ruiz.
The Central American country located South of Mexico became the second country to send a delegation to Kenya after Poland whose contingent arrived in two batches early this week.
Just like the Polish team, Team Guatemala was booked at Ole Sereni Hotel.
Eight more countries including Canada, France, Algeria, Argentina, Botswana, Czech Republic, Colombia and Dominican Republic were expected in the country last night.
The global event set for August 17 to 22 will see a total of over 100 countries and 1462 athletes compete behind closed doors at Kasarani as a measure to combat the spread of coronavirus.