On February 21, 2025, the National Free Flight Association of Guatemala announced that its athlete, Luis Roberto Gutiérrez Soria, lost his life while representing the country in the Peñón Classic Race 2025.
The notic enclosed the entire community of the free flight in Guatemala, since Roberto Gutiérrez was part of this since 2016, standing out as one of the national teams for nine consecutive years, forming ties with all the other practitioners and members of the Guatemalan free flight .
“Chowi”, as was nicknamed, He graduated as a high -delta pilot of the National Free Flight Association in December 2016. Just a year later, he was already part of the candidates to integrate international camps, arriving in Mexico to improve their skills.
His training as a athlete was in charge of José Everardo Monzón, who was one of his mentors in the mastery of flight.
In 2018, he changed a Sport 3 155 glider and with that he started his career, starting with long -term camps in Guatemala and later in Mexico what the expertise of being a H3 pilot gave him and raising his level of sports development .
Roberto Gutiérrez’s prominent records
- Best distance in a straight line 22.3 kilometers on 07/11/2019.
- 214 flights made in his sports career from 02/15/2017 to 02/18/2025.
- Total distance in Kilometers XC throughout his sports career is 969.4, 9 years.
- 6th place in the 2023 national ranking.
- 1st place for teams in the 2024 national ranking.
- 15th place in the Peñon Classic Race 2025.
In addition to flying, one of Roberto Gutiérrez’s great passions was to travel around the world and know different places.
On February 20, Gutiérrez’s career reached its end after suffering an accident in Valle de Bravo, Mexicowhile competing in the Peñón Classic Race 2025 that was being held between 16 and 22 of the month.
“With deep regret, the National Free Flight Association of Guatemala laments the sensitive death of our athlete Luis Roberto Gutiérrez Soria, who lost his life in A tragic accident during your participation in competition The Peñón Classic Race 2025, in this State of Mexico, “said a statement from the Free Flight Association published on February 21.
“According to testimonies from other competitors, approximately 500 meters high, Luis Roberto entered an uncontrollable spiral turn, subsequently impacting a wooded area,” he explained.