{"id":25898,"date":"2021-12-17T16:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/kornit-blog-org\/?p=25898"},"modified":"2023-10-26T09:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T09:21:20","slug":"running-down-a-dream-kornit-follows-guatemalas-fastest-man-to-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/running-down-a-dream-kornit-follows-guatemalas-fastest-man-to-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Down a Dream: Kornit Follows Guatemala\u2019s Fastest Man to the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luis Grijalva <a href=\"https:\/\/nauathletics.com\/news\/2021\/8\/6\/track-field-luis-grijalva-sets-new-guatemalan-record-in-5k-final-at-tokyo-olympics.aspx\">set a Guatemalan national record this summer<\/a> at the Tokyo Olympic Games, running a 13:10.09 in the 5K-meter finals and placing 12<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\">\r\n<figcaption><em>Luis Grijalva racing at the Tokyo 2020 Games,<br \/>August 6, 2021<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike many fellow athletes, Luis didn\u2019t know until quite late in the game he\u2019d be able to participate in the games. His travel outside the United States required approval from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a process that often takes more than three months; Luis was cleared to travel three days after the Games commenced.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn all honesty I didn\u2019t think I was going to come here this year,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/trackandfield\/story\/_\/id\/31966390\/olympics-2021-daca-recipient-luis-grijalva-picks-pace-journey-represent-guatemala-5000-meters\">he told ESPN<\/a>. \u201cEverything\u2019s been kind of last minute.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His sponsor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoka.com\/en\/us\/\">Hoka One One<\/a>\u2014a subsidiary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deckers.com\/\">Deckers Brands<\/a>\u2014needed a custom singlet befitting a world-class athlete, and they needed it immediately, so they turned to Kornit Digital. Kornit\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/printer\/avalanche-poly-pro\/\">Avalanche Poly Pro<\/a> is the only DTG system developed specifically for polyester and poly-blend apparel, for the most durable, high-quality impressions at the push of a button. Luis\u2019s garments were imprinted on demand at Kornit Digital Americas in New Jersey before making their expedited journey to Tokyo, and Olympic glory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"713\" class=\"wp-image-25880\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.kornit.com\/blog2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luis-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luis-2.jpg 547w, https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Luis-2-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption><em>Luis and his Kornit-imprinted singlet at the 2021 New York City Marathon, November 7, 2021<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the game, Kornit Digital can handle the gear\u2014quickly, reliably, and without limitations. Learn how print service providers like <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/542652922\">Takedown Inc.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/521914968\">Industry Print Solutions<\/a> use Kornit Avalanche Poly Pro to deliver quality sportswear on demand and achieve growth in their operations.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Luis Grijalva set a Guatemalan national record this summer at the Tokyo Olympic Games, running a 13:10.09 in the 5K-meter finals and placing 12th. Luis Grijalva racing at the Tokyo 2020 Games,August 6, 2021 Unlike many fellow athletes, Luis didn\u2019t know until quite late in the game he\u2019d be able to participate in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":25889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[263],"class_list":["post-25898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry","tag-collaboration"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Angora Media","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29256,"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898\/revisions\/29256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kornit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}