Alejandra Valencia wins bronze in the 2024 Archery World Cup – Milenio Group

Alejandra Valencia he hung his bronze medal in the final of the World Cup which was held in Tlaxcala and represents the second occasion in which the double Olympic medalist obtains a medal in this type of competition, after winning silver in the 2023 edition held in Hermosillo, the year in which he also won silver at the World Championships in Berlin.

“He obviously wanted first place. In addition to getting the bronze, I also fulfilled my goal of enjoying the competition. More than anything it was to confirm that I am among the best, because I already repeated the podium in this World Cup final, so in the next one it should be the gold medal and I was hoping it would be this time, but it couldn’t be , how good bronze was,” Valencia mentioned.

To reach the podium, the Sonoran had to beat the Korean powerhouse twice. In the quarterfinal eliminated to the three-time Olympic champion in Paris 2024, Lim Sihyeon, by a score of 6-4, while in the dispute for bronze he beat Jeon Hunyoung 6-2. In the semi-final, Alejandra lost to Deepika Kumari of Iran 6-4.

“This is how it is, Lim beat me in the Olympics and now I had to beat him, I hope to win again in the next one. This is sports, Korea is the best, We come the eight best from all over the world and they also think when they go against Mexico,” mentioned the national goalkeeper.

With this bronze, the national archer finally closes the Paris 2024 Olympic cycle and now focuses on Los Angeles 2028.

“This cycle, which began in 2021, It was heavy, but many historic results were achieved”, he indicated.

For its part, the also Mexican Ángela Ruiz finished her participation in the quarterfinal round after being beaten 7-3 by Jiaman Li, who would ultimately take the gold medal to become the third Chinese archer to win in an Archery World Cup Final since the tournament was established in 2006.

Meanwhile, Matías Grande finished in fourth position in this Archery World Cup Final, after losing 6-2 in the duel for the bronze medal in the recurve modality against the Brazilian Marcus D’Almeida.

The current Pan American champion began the day with a resounding 6-2 victory against the Italian and experienced Mauro Nespoli, a three-time Olympic medalist, a result with which he secured his place in the semifinals of the tournament.

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