Author name: Pablo Martínez

The national pre-selection team ended the 2024 Para Swimming World Series in Guadalajara as the leader of the medal standings with a total of 44 medals (14 gold, 17 silver, 13 bronze). Mexico will host more events of the World Series between 2025 and 2028.  Mexico’s national pre-selection team concluded their participation in the 2024 Para Swimming World Series successfully, leading the medal table with 44 medals: 14 gold, 17 silver, and 13 bronze, according to data from World Para Swimming, the organization responsible for the event. The competition took place from November 21 to 24 at the Metropolitan Aquatic Center in Guadalajara.      Among the most notable achievements, Citli Siloe Salinas Rojas, a Mexican Paralympic athlete for Paris 2024, won three gold medals in the women’s 200 meters freestyle, 100 meters backstroke, and 100 meters breaststroke events. Meanwhile, Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez, also a medalist in Paris 2024, secured a silver medal in the women’s 50 meters backstroke.  In the men’s category, Jesús Alberto Gutiérrez Bermúdez, a bronze medalist at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, earned six medals: two golds in the 400 meters freestyle and 200 meters individual medley, and four silvers in the 100 meters freestyle, 50 meters butterfly, 100 meters breaststroke, and 100 meters backstroke.  Internationally, Argentina’s Joaquín Leiva stood out with three gold medals in the 50 and 100 meters freestyle and 100 meters backstroke events. Additionally, Peru’s Micaela Aspaetegui shone with three golds in the 50, 100, and 400 meters freestyle events.      The event saw the participation of 219 athletes from 11 countries: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Peru, Mexico, Neutral Para Athletes, and Hong Kong, China. Mexico had a strong representation with 158 swimmers, of which 83 were men and 75 were women.  You may also be interested in: Mexico concluded with 10 medals at the 2024 Deaf Pan American Games in Brazil This event, which was the third edition organized in Mexico, marked the penultimate date of the Para Swimming World Series. The National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (CONADE), the Mexican Paralympic Committee (COPAME), the State Council for Sports Promotion of Jalisco (CODE), and World Para Swimming coordinated the event.      Furthermore, World Para Swimming confirmed that Mexico will host four more events of the Para Swimming World Series between 2025 and 2028, a significant step for athletes in their preparation for the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games. Next year, Guadalajara will once again be the venue for this international competition.  Finally, the Para Swimming World Series will conclude in Cairo, Egypt, where the last stage will take place from December 6 to 8.

The Mexican team excelled at the 2024 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championship in Panama, winning two gold medals (mixed pair and individual), one silver medal, and achieving notable results in the trio events.  Mexico once again stood out at the Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championship Panama 2024, capturing another gold medal, this time in the mixed pair category thanks to the impressive performance of Mario Nava and Elizabeth Quintero.      In the final, they outscored five other pairs with a score of 18.300, improving upon their third-place finish in the qualifying round (17.650 points).  Nava and Quintero firmly established themselves as the top representatives of the discipline at a continental level, followed by Argentineans Kevin Riveros and Brenda Weber (18.200) and Uruguayans Diego Ramírez and Julieta Perazza (17.700), who completed the podium.  You might also like: Daniela Gaxiola and Yareli Acevedo to compete in the UCI Track Cycling Champions League In other events, Mexico placed among the top 10 in the trio competition. In the final, the team consisting of Iván Veloz, Mario Nava, and María Fernanda González finished in sixth place, while the trio made up of Neftalí Reyes, Saúl Vázquez, and José Madero secured the eighth position.  With these results, the Mexican delegation wrapped up the championship with two gold medals (one in the mixed pair and one individual by Iván Veloz), as well as a silver medal earned by Mario Nava in the individual category.  Fotos: CONADE

Mexico secured 4 gold medals, 3 silver, and 3 bronze at the 6th Pan American Deaf Games 2024, excelling in athletics, indoor volleyball, and taekwondo, and finished sixth in the overall medal table.  The national team returned to Mexico following their participation in the 6th Pan American Deaf Games 2024, held from November 10–17 in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The team collected a total of 10 medals: four gold, three silver, and three bronze.  In athletics, Lourdes Ponce Juárez won gold in the 5,000 meters, while Freya Danae Nieves Medina took the gold in the 400 meters.  In indoor volleyball, the men’s team claimed the championship by defeating Uruguay 3-0 in the final. Additionally, Brenda Sánchez Ramírez secured gold in taekwondo in the -49 kg category.  Freya Nieves also earned two silver medals in the 100- and 200-meter sprints. Meanwhile, swimmer Ángel Archivet Hernández won silver in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 59 seconds and bronze in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 27.3 seconds.  You might also like: Mexico continues to add medals in the 2024 Para Swimming World Series In athletics, Mexico added two more bronze medals, thanks to Ángela Gabrielle García Flores in the women’s 100-meter sprint and Jhonatan Manuel Jauregui Ávila in the men’s 100-meter sprint.  Meanwhile, the soccer team concluded their participation with a victory against Jamaica but suffered losses to Brazil, Argentina, and the United States.  With these results, Mexico placed sixth in the overall medal table, led by Brazil with 17 gold medals.  Fotos: CONADE Galería

Jalisco athlete Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez earned a silver medal in the 50-meter backstroke women’s event, with a time of 1:09.81 minutes, reaffirming her place among the best in the world at the 2024 Para Swimming World Series in Mexico.  Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez, a double silver medalist at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, stood out on the second day of the 2024 Para Swimming World Series in Mexico by winning silver in the women’s 50-meter backstroke, multi-class classification S1-S5, with a time of 1:09.81 minutes.      The podium was completely Mexican, with Karina Amayrany Hernández Torres taking gold with a time of 48.48 seconds, and Leilani Itzel González Ibarra earning bronze with a time of 55.36 seconds.  “Winning this medal today made me relive the moment I experienced at the Paralympic Games in France, and it’s something very beautiful—again it was silver, and in this event,” said Haidee Aceves.      The Jalisco athlete also highlighted the importance of public support at such events: “It helps us a lot because having so many people here supporting us and cheering us on motivates us, as well as the generations that come after us to push them to want to fulfill their dreams. I hope these kinds of events happen more often at home,” she added.  You may also be interested in: Haidee Aceves does it again, earning her second personal and Mexico’s silver medal In other results, Mexico also dominated the women’s 200-meter freestyle, multi-class S1-S5 and S14. Citli Siloe Salinas Rojas took gold with a time of 2:24.42 minutes, followed by Karen Amelyn Morales Galván, who earned silver with a time of 2:36.28 minutes, and Rebeca Hernández Carmona, who completed the podium with bronze at 2:36.64 minutes.  Aceves Pérez emphasized the importance of hosting international adapted and Paralympic sports competitions, highlighting their positive impact on the country’s sports development.      “We are on a very good path with these competitions, and the publicity needed to organize more events like this where many countries come is essential. It also gives us the opportunity to improve our records and qualify for more competitions,” she said.  This event is part of the qualification process for the 2025 Para Swimming World Championship in Singapore.