Mexicans Mariana Bernal and Andrea Maya Becerra made it 1-2 to win the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the final of the Archery World Cup held in Nanjing, China
The Mexican archers Mariana Bernal y Andrea Maya Becerra They made it 1-2 to win the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the final of the Archery World Cup which was held in Nanjing, China.
Due to the good shots of the Mexican archers, the match between the two was decided in ‘golden arrow’, which meant a historic final in the women’s compound bow specialty world championship.
Both shot 23 consecutive arrows in the 10 between the two and in the end they finished tied at 147, so that was how they defined first place with the ‘golden arrow’ which in the end went to Mariana Bernalwhile Maya Becerra He took second place.
Last September, the two goalkeepers, in addition to Adriana Castillothey shone in the Gwangju World Archery Championships 2025where two golds and a bronze were obtained to achieve second place in the medal table and their best result in the renowned event.
The tricolor legion traveled with great expectations to South Korea, the maximum power in this sport. The first gold medal was thanks to Maya Becerra, Mariana Bernal and Adriana Castillo for the composite women’s teams, defeating the United States 236-231.
Becerra, number one in the world ranking and runner-up in the Berlin 2023 edition, presented herself in a big way and was also proclaimed individual monarch with her 147-146 victory over the Salvadoran Sofía Paiz.
The Mexican and Jalisco harvest would not stop there, since the mixed team event also represented third place on the podium together with Sebastián García from Coahuila, after beating 158-157 Wei Chang y Jou Huang of Chinese Taipei.
It was in this way that the national representative surpassed what was done in Berlin 2023an edition in which he won three silver medals and one bronze, which gave him eighth place in the medal table.
The 2025 of our archery has not only been historic in the World Cup of the specialty, since it was also historic by achieving its best performance in the World Cup Series with six golds, five silvers and one bronze, surpassing the 2014 and 2023 seasons.
