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Another good day for Mexico, moving 3 archers into quarterfinals: Miguel Becerra (Men’s Compound), Andrea Becerra (Women’s Compound) & Alejandra Valencia (Women’s Compound), who reached that stage beating two Mexican competitors Ana Vazquez in 1/16 and Gaby Schloesser (competing for the Netherlands) in 1/8. As usual, the weak link in the lineup is in men’s recurve. Tomorrow, two Mexican teams will shoot for gold, so I hope for the best. Also, another curiosity, as it seems some quotas for the World Games will be contested among quarterfinal losers in compound individual events for both genders.

Sadly for the Brazilian men, they had to face South Korea and lost. Women on the other hand will fight for bronze Mexico secured two medals advancing to finals in men’s team compound and women’s team recurve, so a pretty decent result.

I like it more, the venue is 3.5 k from my house

Do the qualification systems has a release date yet?

I’ll need to do a way back search in some Instagram posts, but during the 2018 CAC Games hosted in that city, Mexican athletes complained and took photos showing the roof of the village was made of tin sheets, with no isolation or covering whatsoever. And while the quality of the sports venues was OK for that event, Barranquilla will need to invest quite the money for most of the venues to reach a PanAm level. Not saying I hope they will fail, but definitely, the OC needs to step up to the task for 2027.

Olmos is in the mixed doubles final, partnering with Arevalo

Hope they at least don’t use tin for the roof at the athletes village.

I think Spain

Germany?

And now a silver in men’s 400m, with Avilés being the first Mexican in 20+ to run under 45 seconds @Braulio @RiSeGwangFan

Exceptional win for Ramos Rodriguez in women’s 10,000 Race Walking, lapping almost every other athlete in the field, the exception being the other two medalists (but just by about 100 meters).

4th bronze for Mexico, with a 3-1 win against Japan. It has been highly noted in Mexican media that this a 53 year old revenge, after Japan beat the hosts in the bronze medal match at the Mexico City Olympics.

She crumbled in her ribbon routine and also cabe in at the last moment of the clubs, but I’m proud of her after 3 failed attempts to be in the Olympics.

Nice routine from Castillo in hoop Definitely not a medal contender, but she’s doing a fine job at Tokyo.

Right.

Big mistake from Ashram

Good routine from Rut with the ball

Poor Kaleyn

Finally one of the moments I’ve expecting during the whole Games, second only to Pacheco’s. Ruth Castillo the most veteran elite competitor will finally make her Olympic debut tonight. Hope she can hit the routines the qay she did it at the qualifier.

Benfeito out As with Rommel, it’s hard to see end her last competition like this, but she wasn't never in form this year and I think it’s fair for other competitors to bebin the final. The Chinese teenagers will most likely finish 1-2, and Schnell deservedly has bronze to lose, even when judges score her below what she deserved in a couple of dives. It’ll be hard for Wu to overtake her, unless the latter nail every dive in the final.

I went back to sleep the minute he finished. That 5th dive from him broke my heart and illusions, but that’s sport. This is the only member of a golden generation for Mexican that didn’t medal at the Olympics, sadly However I will always remember that last image when Ma Jin, his coach of 16 years or so, embraced him like a mother. Overall in this event, I think Laugher did enough with his performance to earn that podium, which made me questions why the judging panel would rise a little bit his score for rounds 2-3, when he didn’t it needed. His technique is almost perfect and he could manage his nerves better than most. Woo on the other hand needs to better his technique as he relies only on dificulty degree, contrary to the guy from New Zealand who is a promising talent and I personally expect him to add difficulty so he can compete for a medal in Paris.

Like the Brits haven’t cheat ever in track cycling Boardman & co. ??

Yes, she performed an easier vault instead of the one she planned to do

She downgraded her first vault. Just tragic, if you ask me

Come on, her first vault was fair enough and difficulty helped her, but above 9.000 on execution? Bullshit. Then she did a horrible second jump, where again, she was unfairly rewarded by the execution judges. Unlike Andrade and Skinner who had a balance between difficulty and execution, and did no important mistake, the Korean was undeservedly on the podium.