Tlaxcala, Tlax. (Vanguard of Veracruz).- The 2024 season of the best archery in the world will close with a flourish this week with the celebration of the 2024 World Cup Final in Tlaxcala, which will represent the fifth time that Mexico has hosted this fair, the third in a row and the second in said entity.
These are significant figures, since no other country has hosted this event more than twice, in addition to the fact that Tlaxcala will only become the second host city twice, since to date only Lausanne (2008 and 2014) can boast of such. condition.
History began to be written in 2006, when Mérida opened its doors to the first edition of the tournament, and nine years later Mexico City (2015) did the same. Tlaxcala 2022 and Hermosillo 2023 were the next designations by the International Federation of this sport.
Like every year, this competition will bring together the 32 best arrows in the world (16 recurve and 16 compound), which will grace our territory with confrontations that will take place on October 19 and 20, although archery fever will be experienced throughout this week with the preparations and familiarization of the Tlaxcalteca population, which is hosting the contest for the second time in three years.
On Thursday, October 17, the draw will be held to define the crosses from the quarterfinals, as well as the opening of the contest, while on Friday, the 18th, the athletes will carry out the reconnaissance of the shooting range and simulation confrontations.
Palmarands national in the Archery World Cup Final
Mexican archers have been recurring protagonists at the end of the season, winning a total of 10 medals: two gold, five silver and three bronze.
The runner-up in the London 2012 Olympic Games, Aída Román, has won the two first-place medals (individual and mixed team with Eduardo Vélez in Lausanne 2014), while the double Olympic medalist, Alejandra Valencia, has a pair of silver (mixed team with Luis Álvarez in CDMX 2015 and individual in Hermosillo 2023).
For his part, Juan René Serrano was the first Aztec to appear in the final of the circuit in Dubai 2007, where he rose to second place on the podium, while Linda Ochoa holds two silver medals (mixed team with Mario Cardoso in CDMX 2015 and individual in Samsun 2018) and a solo bronze also in CDMX 2015.
Julio Fierro in Tokyo 2012, and Dafne Quintero in Hermosillo 2023 complete the list of national medals with the bronzes they won in these editions.
With seven participations, Alejandra Valencia is the most recurring national team in the Archery World Cup Final (Tokyo 2012, Paris 2013, CDMX 2015, Odense 2016, Rome 2017, Tlaxcala 2022 and Hermosillo 2023).
In Tlaxcala 2024, Mexico will be represented with six selected teams: Alejandra Valencia (runner-up in Hermosillo), Ángela Ruiz and Matías Grande in recurve; as well as Maya Becerra, Dafne Quintero (bronze in Hermosillo) and Sebastián García in compound, who will try to add more Aztec glories in this event.
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