The Mexican archery team concluded its performance in the Tlaxcala 2024 World Cup Final with two bronze medals, one won by Alejandra Valencia in the recurve bow events and the other by Dafne Quintero in compound.
For her part, Maya Becerra added a top 4 in compound; and Matías Grande fourth place in recurve; while Sebastián García appeared on the sixth step in compound and Ángela Ruiz closed her participation in seventh position in recurve.
The international competition, for the fifth time, was held in the Mexican Republic and, for the second time, Its headquarters was the state of Tlaxcala. The 32 best arrows in the world, of which 16 are recurve and 16 are compound, led the matches that took place on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20.
Alejandra Valencia takes bronze in the Archery World Cup
Alejandra Valencia won a bronze medal after her participation in the recurve bow tests that took place in the capital of the state of Tlaxcala. The new medal of the national goalkeeper adds to her pair of silverone that he achieved as a mixed team with Luis Álvarez in Mexico City 2015 and another as an individual in Hermosillo, Sonora, 2023.
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Valencia, who is the most recurring selection in the international fair with participations in Tokyo 2012, Paris 2013, CDMX 2015, Odense 2016, Rome 2017, Tlaxcala 2022, Hermosillo 2023 and now Tlaxcala, climbed to the podium this Sunday, October 20 after finishing in third place. Li Jiaman, representative of China won the gold medal; while Deepika Kumari, selected from India, won the silver medal.
Dafne Quintero, bronze medalist in the World Cup Final
Dafne Quintero García, Mexican archer, won the bronze medal in the 2024 World Cup Final in the women’s compound bow modality. Sara Lopez, representative of Colombiawon gold and, with it, her ninth title in the World Cup Finals and became the top winner; while Meeri Paas, representative of Estonia, took silver.
“My main goal was to get here. I didn’t have the best result in the other three World Cups, but it was a new chance in the final And the truth is that I am very grateful for the support because it was what gave me that extra because there was a moment when I did not believe I would reach the level I had before,” he noted.
Maya Becerra receives the Precision Award for the 2024 season
Maya Becerra, Mexican archer, was recognized by World Archery with the 2024 Precision Award after establishing herself as the best tens shooter of the season in the female compound modality.
With a total of 320 perfectly scored arrows in this year’s World Cup Serial, 119 in Shanghai, 110 in Yecheon and 91 in Antalya, it was like the current runner-up of the world She was awarded the award.
The representative of Jalisco received her award within the framework of the Tlaxcala 2024 Archery World Cup Final, fair in which he took fourth place after losing a memorable duel for the bronze medal against his compatriot Dafne Quintero García.
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