The joust of Tokyo 2020 represented one of the best performances in Mexico within the Paralympic Games, because with seven golds, two silvers and 13 bronzes (which gave it the 19th place in the medal table) they surpassed what was done in different editions and at the same time met different objectives, as well as recorded historical results.
In the 16th edition of the adapted sport summer fair, in which the country registered its 13th participation, Mexico reached the historical figure of 300 medals obtained, prize that delivered Jesus Hernandez in the for swimming within the 50-meter chest test SB2. Now, after the Japanese joust, it will be Paris 2024 with 311 metals.
Among the major objectives achieved is also the gold number 100 who won the para athlete Monica Rodriguez after shining in the 1,500 meters T11. Before Rodríguez, Amalia perez and Jesus Hernandez they contributed the medals number 98 and 99, respectively.
The sum of golds in Tokyo 2020 continued in the hands of Arnulfo Castorena, Jose chessani, Diego Lopez and the one for taekwondoin, Juan Diego Garcia Lopez, so that the account was closed in seven and 104 in 49 years of Paralympic Games.
The result of García López was also something historic for the country, because in the debut of para taekwondo in the Paralympic program, Mexico has the first gold medalist in the K44 class -75 kilograms class.
In this fair there were others for athletes, a Paralympic medal was hung up again, such as Amalia perez, who achieved his four-time championship in para powerlifting; Eduardo Avila and Lenia Ruvalcaba, in judo; Nely Miranda and Jesus Hernandez, in the one for swimming and Rebeca Valenzuela and Leonardo Perez, in for athletics.
Regarding results by discipline, the para-swimming It was the one that contributed the most metals with a total of 10, while the one for athletics gave eight, two for judo, one for powerlifting and one for taekwondo.
Finally, Tokyo 2020 surpassed the numbers achieved in London 2012 and Rio 2016, both in first places and in total. In British territory, Mexico won six golds, four silvers and 11 bronzes, for a total of 21; in Rio, four golds, two silvers and nine bronzes, with a total of 15. It should be noted that since Athens 2004, Mexico had not registered more than 21 medals in its total harvest.
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