Carlos Sansores, Emiliano Hernandez, Osmar Olvera and more. They could win medals in the remaining Olympic Games
Mexico enters the second weekend of the Olympic Games with two silver and bronze medals, and with the expectation of increasing their numbers in the coming days thanks to sports such as archery, Dives, taekwondo, boxing, modern pentathlon, artistic swimming y track cycling.
Carlos Sansores was eliminated in the first round of Tokyo 2020 against Croatian Ivan Sapina. Getty Images
A weekend of hope
On Saturday afternoon he will come on stage Green Frame in the -71kg category, who faces Dev Nishan of India at 12:48 p.m. Central Mexico (2:48 p.m. Eastern). Mexico has not won an Olympic medal in boxing since Rio 2016, when Misael Rodriguez surprised by winning a bronze medal.
In this sport, reaching the semi-finals guarantees you a medal because two bronze medals are awarded. Uziel Muñozin shot put, also participates this Saturday in the final at 11:35 am central time (1:35 pm eastern time) and hopes to surprise his rivals. Matías Grande returns to activity on Sunday in the individual archery event.
Dives: Osmar Olvera and several rematches
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Mexico arrived at Paris 2024 with the expectation of winning more than one medal in diving. The synchronized events, which are direct finals, are already over, and only one silver medal has been won by the pair of Osmar Olvera and Juan Celaya.
Now all the individual events remain, platform and springboard in both branches, and Mexico’s best options are Olvera himself on springboard (August 6 at 2 a.m. Central Mexico, 4 a.m. Eastern), as well as Gabriela Agúndez (August 5 at 2 a.m. Central Mexico, 4 a.m. Eastern) and Randal Willars on platform (August 9 at 2 a.m. Central Mexico, 4 a.m. Eastern).
Four sports to close
Carlos Sansores She is a three-time world medalist in taekwondo, competing in her second Olympic Games and arrives as one of the favorites in the +80kg category (August 10 at 1 a.m. Central Mexico, 3 a.m. Eastern). In the women’s category, Daniela Souza, fifth in the world and awaiting an upset, is the representative (August 7 at 1:09 a.m. Central Mexico, 3:09 a.m. Eastern).
The national standard bearer for modern pentathlon, Emiliano Hernandezis competing in the last weekend of activities. He is a world runner-up and Pan American champion, but he has had a preparation based on camps and competitions in Europe and hopes to reach a podium like his brother, Ismael, did in Río 2016.
The speed team in track cycling that they integrate Daniela Gaxiola, Yuli Verdugo y Jessica Salazar has activity in the second week of Paris 2024 (August 5 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Eastern). Their world rankings predict a quarterfinal run, but they’re hoping for an upset.
The Artistic Swimming has been in vogue in recent years due to the lack of scholarships from CONADE and a historic team classification. Led by Nuria Diosdado and the coach Adriana Loftusthe undines will swim five routines (three as a team and two as a duet) and will rely on the level of difficulty to get close to the medal zone. Mexico is one medal away from equaling Tokyo’s total, and six away from tying its historical record. There are nine days of activities left.
