There is support, but little; hopefully things will change: Ángel Camacho

There is support, but little; hopefully things will change: Ángel Camacho

After a successful participation in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Ángel de Jesús Camacho returned to Mexico with three medals hanging on his chest and a request to the next administration of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (Conade). I hope they give more support to adapted sports. I don’t want to talk … Read more

Edgar Fuentes wins silver in javelin throw at Paris 2024

Edgar Fuentes wins silver in javelin throw at Paris 2024

Para athlete Édgar Fuentes added another medal for Mexico at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after winning the silver medal in the F54 javelin throw final on Friday. In the competition held at the Stade de France, the tricolor took second place on the podium with a record of 30.53 meters, his best mark of … Read more

Paralympics: Amalia Pérez wins her seventh medal in a row

Paralympics: Amalia Pérez wins her seventh medal in a row

Mexican Amalia Pérez made history again after winning her seventh consecutive Paralympic medal, after winning bronze yesterday in the 61-kilogram category of parapowerlifting at Paris 2024. The tricolor weightlifter, who won gold in Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, as well as silver in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, took third place … Read more

Castorena and Cervantes give Mexico two more golds in the Paralympics

Castorena and Cervantes give Mexico two more golds in the Paralympics

Arnulfo Castorena gave Mexico its second gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The swimmer took the title in the 50m breaststroke SB2 and earned his fourth gold in this event. Castorena, one of the most experienced members of the national delegation, achieved a time of 59.41 seconds to relegate Ismail Barlov, from Bosnia … Read more

More than two million tickets sold for the Paralympic Games

More than two million tickets sold for the Paralympic Games

Paris. Paris 2024 has sold just over two million tickets for the Paralympic Games, organisers announced hours before the opening ceremony on Wednesday. “More than two million tickets for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have already been sold, one million of them in just one month,” the Paris 2024 organisers said in a statement. Organizers … Read more

Haidee Aceves wins first medal for Mexico in Paralympics

Haidee Aceves wins first medal for Mexico in Paralympics

The Mexican delegation won its first medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, after Haidee Viviana Aceves won silver in the 100-meter backstroke S2 ​​of paraswimming. After a spectacular finish in the final held at the Aquatic Centre in Paris, the athlete from the tricolor finished the race in second place with a time of … Read more

This silver medal tastes like gold, says para swimmer Haidee Aceves

This silver medal tastes like gold, says para swimmer Haidee Aceves

Para-swimmer Haidee Aceves yesterday won the first medal for the Mexican delegation at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after winning the silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke S2 ​​category. After a spectacular finish in the final, held at La Défense Arena, the tricolor finished the race in second place with a time of 2:21.79 minutes, … Read more

Rosa Guerrero and Angel Camacho give Mexico 2 bronzes in Paralympics

Rosa Guerrero and Angel Camacho give Mexico 2 bronzes in Paralympics

Para athlete Rosa María Guerrero won the second medal for the Mexican delegation at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, after winning the bronze medal in the F55 category discus throw final on Friday. With a record of 25.81 meters, the Mexican also achieved her best mark of the season. The gold medal went to Colombian … Read more

Fabiola Ramírez goes for her second Paralympic medal

Fabiola Ramírez goes for her second Paralympic medal

Every time Fabiola Ramírez dives into a pool, she dreams. The Mexican swimmer enjoys every metre she has covered, knowing that her efforts bring her closer to her goal: a second Paralympic medal. I feel happy when I train, fulfilled and complete. Although our sessions are very demanding and you end up exhausted, they are … Read more

Up to 25,000 police officers will be mobilized for the Paralympic Games

Up to 25,000 police officers will be mobilized for the Paralympic Games

Country. Up to 25,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed to ensure security during the Paralympic Games in Paris from August 28 to September 8, outgoing Interior Minister Géral Darmanin announced on Tuesday. “The maximum number of police officers will be 25,000 in Ile de France and Châteauroux,” where the shooting tests will take … Read more