Paris 2024 is already around the corner and the countdown begins for Mexico reach 100 athletes that he intends to take to the Olympic Games. Until now The national delegation is made up of 57 athletes, which are distributed in 41 places and 15 disciplines, so our country will have until July to complete the final list; In short, still a little less than 50 percent missing of the national representative.
Until now, Mexico has ranked in sports as archery, artistic gymnastics, diving, modern pentathlon, surfing, rowing, sailing, shooting sports, taekwondo, boxing, artistic swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, equestrian, swimming and athletics, therefore there is a lack of disciplines that are integrated and they constantly do it in Olympic events such as wrestling, judo, canoeing, cycling and triathlon.
“In 2024 we have seven competitions left in Europe, including Grand Prix and Grand Slamso we will be there for six months, since judo is classified by ranking, therefore, the more competitions and the more results we have, the greater the chances of qualifying, so I am fully committed to achieving that final goal,” mentioned judoka Paulina Martínez, who will look for your ticket in the following events.
Also within the disciplines that have already made a space in the Olympic event, There are athletes who are still looking for a place, As is the case of diving, they still have to get six places, which they will seek in the next World Championships to be held in February in Doha, Qatar.
“We will go to Qatar in February to achieve that Olympic place in Mexico and pursue the dream of attending Paris 2024, because I feel as if it were my first experience. “I don’t want to stay with what I did in Tokyo, I want to improve myself and leave with a lot of satisfaction,” declared Arantxa Chávez, who recently won gold and silver at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
The different selective
Taekwondo and archery are other disciplines that still lack athletes to join the Olympic delegation. Taekwondo in April In the Dominican Republic he will have the opportunity to add two other athletes, while another two archery in the pre-Olympic that will be held until June.
“We already have an individual place in men’s, which was achieved at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, but we still need to qualify two individuals, one per team and in a mixed relay, therefore, in 2024 we must continue forward and focused to get the tickets that we are missing,” mentioned the goalkeeper Matias Grandewho got the individual ticket in the last Pan American Games.
Mexico also has the opportunity to classify athletes through a brand, as it is in athletics and swimming. Athletics so far has six athletes with Olympic registration and they normally take 20 to this type of competition, so athletes like Paola Morán and Diego del Real are yet to join. In the case of swimming there is only one athlete with Mark A and that is the case of Miguel de Lara, therefore, swimmers will seek in international events to give that mark that gives them the right to go to Paris 2024; one of those who are very close to achieving it is María José Mata.
Few sports together
In team sports, Mexico has already secured participation and it is in artistic swimming, but only one more has the possibility of joining the national delegation and it will be in basketball, a discipline that must play in a pre-Olympic that will be held until the beginning of July and where You must be champion to be in the Olympic competition.
It should be noted that Mexican men’s and women’s soccer will not be in the Olympic Games after they were eliminated from the selection process that took place in 2022.
Some athletes who remain to be classified
Daniela Gaxiola: In May you will know if you qualify through the Olympic ranking; He has the possibility of doing it individually and as a speed team.
Leslie Soltero: Taekwondoin will compete in the continental pre-Olympic tournament to be held in April in Santo Domingo.
Edna Carrillo: The judoka will have until June of this year to continue adding points in the Olympic classification.
Lizeth Rueda: The triathlete practically already has the Olympic spot, but it will be in May when it becomes official through the international federation.
Maria Jose Mata: The swimmer will be able to qualify in the events she plans within this year and will have until June to achieve the A mark.
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2024-01-02 18:34:17
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