Mexican Delegation Shines with Two Golds in Taekwondo and Diving at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

The Mexican delegation had two outstanding triumphs in taekwondo and diving as they added two golds to the medal table

By Mariana CamposyLuz Coello

22 Oct, 2023 11:32 p.m. EST

Mexico, second place in the Santiago 2023 medal table

With an outstanding performance by the Mexican athletes who won the most medals in Santiago, the delegation closed this Sunday, October 22, with a total of 18 medals, of which 10 are gold, five silver and three bronze. This figure allowed the country to place itself in second position in the medal table, below the United States.

This is how Mexico’s medal table goes at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games (Photo: Conade)

Double advance in badminton to quarter finals

Luis Montoya and Miriam Rodríguez defeated the Jamaican duo Samuel Ricketts/Tahlia Richardson 2 – 0, making the round 21 – 15 and 22 – 11, so the Mexican couple advanced to the quarterfinals in badminton mixed doubles.

Arantxa Chávez stays in 4th place in diving

In the women’s 1 meter springboard diving final, Mexican Arantxa Chávez concluded her participation in this event in fourth place. With a score of 258.85 she was left off the podium.

For her part, Carolina Mendoza finished in eighth position with a total score of 236.50.

Arantxa Chávez finished in fourth place in the 1 Metro springboard diving final (REUTERS/Luisa González)

Rhythmic gymnastics team ends participation in Santiago 2023

After an outstanding performance by the Mexican athletes, the rhythmic gymnastics team finished its participation in the Pan American Games with a final score of 150,595 points; Despite their efforts, it was not enough for them to get onto the podium, they were 3,635 away from third place, which went to Canada.

The gymnasts finished their participation in fourth continental place.

The rhythmic gymnastics team came in fourth continental place, did not win a medal on the podium (Twitter/ @CONADE)

El Tri falls in 3×3 basketball

In the quarterfinal match, the Mexican men’s basketball team fell 21 – 15 to the Chileans, with this result they lost any possibility of winning a medal in the Pan American Games.

Medal table at the moment Pan American Games 2023

So far, the Mexican delegation remains in second place in the medal table with 10 golds, five silvers and three bronzes, which results in 18 medals.

This is how the medal table is going this October 22 in Santiago 2023 (Captura santiago2023.org/es)

Another gold for Mexico! Synchronized jumping adds another medal

In the synchronized 10-meter platform diving test, athletes Kevin Berlin and Randal Willars took the podium and sang the Mexican National Anthem after achieving a score of 419.94 total points, thus taking the gold.

Randal Willars and Kevin Berlin took gold in synchronized 10M platform diving (REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez)

Mexico advances to the quarterfinals in badminton

Miriam Rodríguez and Romina Fregoso defeated the Brazilian team by default and thus advanced to the next round of women’s badminton doubles, they will compete in the quarterfinals to aspire to a medal.

The Brazilian Jaqueline Lima was the casualty reported by the Brazilian team.

Quarterfinals in men’s boxing

Miguel Martínez made his mark in Mexican boxing. In the first qualifying round for the quarterfinals, Martínez landed a punch and knocked out Jamaican Sanji Williams. With this he advances to the next phase to aspire to a medal.

Miguel Ángel Martínez knocked out Sanji Williams, from Jamaica, and qualified for the quarterfinals (Photo: @COM_Mexico

Mexico says goodbye to the possibility of adding basketball medals

After the women’s basketball team—in the 3×3 category—lost 16-20 to the Puerto Rican team, the Mexicans were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Despite their good performance, they did not manage to advance to the next phase that awarded medals.

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