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.
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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.
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