An authentic golden Saturday signed lThe Mexican Archery Team who participates in the Pan-American Championship of Santiago, by reaping three gold medals. The national team demonstrated that it is one of the great powers of the continent by reaching the top of the podium in the women’s composite team events, as well as in both branches of the team in the recurve modality.
With the squares at Pan American Games next year in your pocket, Mexico came out with everything at the Bernardo O’Higgins National Military Academy in search of the medals. The match of the day involved Mariana Bernal, Dafne Quintero and Andrea Becerra, the current benchmarks of Mexican archery in the compound modality. The Mexicans showed their power against none other than Colombia, another of the powers, which not even with Sara López, number two in the world ranking, could face the tricolors.
It was not because the coffee plants failed, but that the Mexicans were more precise to take the victory in shoot off. Despite the fact that the score ended tied 230-230, the last Mexican arrow was an x, which ensured the victory. Third place went to the United States.
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Ángel Alvarado, Matías Grande and Emilio Treviño, win #Oro by teams in recurve bow, by beating Colombia 6-2, in the Pan American Archery; he is the 3rd. golden metal for the country in the fair.
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A little later, Mexico once again took a bath of gold in Chilean lands, now in the recurve bow modality. The Mexican team, made up of ALejandra Valencia, Ana Vázquez and Aida Román; that is, the trident that participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, defeated the United States 5-4. The match had its dose of drama for the Mexicans, as they fell in the first set, and then took the lead in the second and third. The North Americans reacted well and equalized the actions in the fourth, however, the experience of the tricolors was decisive in the fifth and decisive set, as they did not leave the yellow zone of the target. Canada completed the podium.
Finally, the men’s recurve team also conquered the top of the podium, with a great performance by Matías Grande, Ángel Alvarado and Emilio Treviño. LThe Mexicans did not give the Colombian team the option to take the victory with a resounding 6-2. The tricolor third took the first two sets. Despite the fact that the coffee growers closed the gap in the third set, Mexico came back in style for the fourth set, thus securing the victory.
The medal crop could grow this Sunday, when the last finals of the Pan American Championship take place. Mariana Bernal and Miguel Becerra will seek gold against Colombia in the mixed team final, while Miguel Becerra will face the American Nick Kappers in the individual final; Uriel Olvera will do the same in the duel for third place against the American Sawyer Sullivan.
In the recurve mode they can also fall more medals, when Alejandra Valencia, together with Matías Grande, face the United States couple in the mixed final, while Ana Paula Vázquez will also seek gold against the Brazilian Ane Marcelle Dos Santos. The duel, in some way, represents a revenge for the Mexican, since the South American eliminated her in the past Olympic Games. Matías Grande, finally, will fight for the bronze against the Colombian Jorge Enríquez.
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GOLD COMPOSITE FEMALE TEAM
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