Mexico wants to make history! The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are underway and September 5 will be a crucial day for athletes competing in various disciplines.
Here we present the schedules of the competitions in which Mexicans will participate in Paris 2024, as well as details on where to watch them live from Mexico and the results of the events.
The goal is to surpass the successful performance of Tokyo 2020, and national athletes have already begun to leave their mark in Paris, one of them was Arnulfo Castorena.
Gilda Guadalupe Cota wins silver medal
- 11:31 hrs: F33 bullet impulse
Mexican para athlete Gilda Guadalupe Cota Vera achieved one of the best marks in the shot put competition held at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, as she came in second place in the competition, a position with which she won a silver medal.
🥈 Gilda Cota wins Silver for Mexico! 🇲🇽
🏊🏻♀️In an extraordinary final at the Stade de France in the discipline of Para athletics, Shot put F33, the outstanding Mexican athlete, Gilda Guadalupe Cota Vera, takes the silver medal pic.twitter.com/iSW5Z08ye3
— Mexican Paralympic Committee (@COPAME) September 5, 2024
Results TODAY September 5: How many Mexican athletes competed in the Paris 2024 Paralympics?
Will they win a medal? On this occasion, the Mexican delegation will participate in the competitions of the disciplines of para swimming and para athletics, of which there will be finals today, in which the Mexican para athletes will compete.
For swimming: Natalia Gonzalez was disqualified
- 01:30 hrs: category, 100m Breaststroke SB7
Natalia Nicole González Güemez, a Mexican swimmer, did not make it to the 100-meter breaststroke final in her first Paralympic Games, because she was disqualified in her heat.
🌊Natalia Nicole González Guemez competed this morning on day eight of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in the 100m breaststroke SB7, however, the Mexican Paralympic Athlete was disqualified from the event.✨
— Mexican Paralympic Committee (@COPAME) September 5, 2024
For swimming: Naomi Somellera finishes in 5th place
01:34 hrs: 100m Breaststroke SB7 category
Mexican athlete Naomi Somellera competed in the 100-meter breaststroke final, but finished in 5th place with a time of 1:39.99, without a chance of winning a medal.
Previously, she managed to achieve a time of 1:40.47 in the competition that took place this morning, with which she placed third in her heat.
To the final! 🏊♀️
Naomi Somellera, closes in fifth place with a time of 1:40.47 minutes to advance to the next round in the 100m breaststroke SB7 of #Paris2024; while Natalia González is out of the competition after disqualification.
🔹The medals will be awarded at 09:30 (TCM). pic.twitter.com/UmOxjThcl3
— CONADE (@CONADE) September 5, 2024
For swimming: Jesus Alberto Gutierrez finished in 6th place
01:50 hrs: 100m Freestyle S6 category
Swimmer Jesús Alberto Gutiérrez did not make it to the final on this occasion, because in the 100-meter freestyle competition, the para athlete did a time of 1:15.68, which left him in 6th place.
🇲🇽🏊| Mexican Jesús Alberto Gutiérrez finishes in twelfth position after clocking 1:15.68 minutes, in the 100-meter freestyle S6 event of para swimming in #Paris2024to close their participation. pic.twitter.com/UULz4dnLlW
— CONADE (@CONADE) September 5, 2024
For swimming: Mexican team did not participate in the competition
- 03:22 hrs: Mexican combined relief combined relief 4×50
The Mexican team that was to participate in the combined relay race did not appear in their lane at the competition this morning and on the official website of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games they reported that they did not go out on the track.
Para athletics: Maria de los Angeles Ortiz finishes in 4th place
- 02:17 hrs: F57 bullet pulse
María de los Ángeles Ortiz, who participated in the shot put competition, was very close to the podium, as she finished the final in fourth place, without the possibility of winning a medal.
Close to the medals! 🏟️🇲🇽🙌
Ángeles Ortiz finishes in 4th place, with a record of 10.33 meters, in the F57 shot put final, just a few centimeters from the podium of honor at the Paralympic Games #Paris2024 🇫🇷. pic.twitter.com/zl3iMv3gzh
— CONADE (@CONADE) September 5, 2024
For athletics:
- 13:05 hrs: Salvador Hernandez, category 00m T52
- 13:11 hrs: Leonardo de Jesus Perez, Category, 100m T52
General Paralympic Games schedule: What sports are on today?
- For Swimming: Starts at 01:30 hrs
- For Athletics (different activities): 02:17 hrs
- Boccia: 04:00 hrs
- For Road Cycling: 1:35 hrs
- Wheelchair basketball: 2:30 hours
- Boccia: 2:30 hours
- Wheelchair fencing: 2:00 hours
- Blind football: 2:30 hours
- Goalball: 5:15 hours
- For judo: 2:00 hours
- Powerlifting: 4:00 hours
- Table tennis: 2:00 hours
- Wheelchair tennis: 4:00 a.m.
- For archery: 2:00 hours
- For sport shooting: 1:30 hours
- Sitting volleyball: 4:00 hours
Where to watch the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Mexico?
Mexican fans will be able to follow our athletes’ competitions closely on various platforms. The following options offer coverage of the most important events:
- Claro Sports YouTube Channel: Here you can enjoy live broadcasts of various disciplines.
- Claro Video streaming platform: With access to live and on-demand events.
- Hi Sports! Channel: With coverage dedicated to Paralympic events
Medal table: How is Mexico doing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games?
Mexico has won 11 medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, with three gold medals each in the disciplines of para-swimming, para-taekwondo and para-athletics.
- Gold in para athletics (men’s 100m – T54) Juan Pablo Cervantes
- Gold in para swimming (Men’s 50m Breaststroke – SB2): José Arnulfo Castorena Vélez.
- Gold in para athletics (women’s shot put – F54): Gloria Zarza Guadarrama.
- Silver in para swimming (Women’s 50m Backstroke – S2): Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez.
- Silver in para swimming (Women’s 100m Backstroke – S2): Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez.
- Silver in para taekwondo (men’s K44 -80kg): Luis Mario Najera.
- Bronze in para athletics, women’s discus throw (F55): Rosa María Guerrero Cázares.
- Bronze in para athletics, women’s discus throw (F64): Osiris Aneth Machado Silver.
- Bronze in para swimming (Men’s 100m Freestyle – S4): Ángel de Jesús Camacho Ramírez.
- Bronze in para swimming (Men’s 150m Individual Medley – SM4): Ángel de Jesús Camacho Ramírez.
- Bronze in para taekwondo (men’s K44 -70kg): Juan Diego García López.
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