Basketball is a sporting passion in the norwestern towe of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. But Ana was too young to play of her state's basketball team, and so she started training in track and field by chace in1996. Today Ana Guevara is one of the world's most respected runners, and an inspiration to thousands of young people in Maxico
Ana represented her country in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and won a gold medal in the Pan-American games in Santo Domingo in2003. In2003, she also won the World Track Championship in Paris, France, making her the world champion in the 400 meters.