The Hyundai Archery World Cup Final in Saltillo delivered high-stakes drama on its opening day as local contender Dafne Quintero captured the silver medal in the women’s compound competition, according to regional reports.
Dafne Quintero Secures Silver in a Tight Compound Final
Competing against a packed home-state crowd, Quintero advanced through the bracket to face United States archer Alexis Ruiz in the women’s compound gold-medal match. The podium finish adds to Quintero’s career international resume, which includes bronze medals at the World Cup Finals in Hermosillo 2023 and Tlaxcala 2024, as noted by Olympics.com.
Meanwhile, Colombia’s Sara López secured the bronze medal in the same division by defeating Great Britain’s Ella Gibson in the third-place playoff match.
Rodrigo González Claims Bronze as an Event Invitee
On the men’s side, host nation competitor Rodrigo González de Alba earned the bronze medal in the compound division. González gained entry to the elite field as a host-nation invitee—a privilege granted to the organizing country alongside the automatic qualifiers who won individual stages or top-tier ranking spots throughout the circuit. González capitalized on the opportunity by defeating Colombia’s Pablo Gómez Zuluaga in the third-place match.
The men’s compound gold medal went to Austria’s Nico Wiener, who edged Denmark’s Mathias Fullerton 148-147 in the final. Wiener’s win carried added local significance as he is the partner of top-ranked women’s compound archer Maya Becerra.
Becerra, the reigning world and World Games champion representing Mexico, experienced an early exit from the bracket. She fell in the quarterfinals to Great Britain’s Ella Gibson by a score of 148 to 147.
Recurve Divisions Set for Sunday Action
Competition at the Saltillo venue shifts on Sunday to the recurve events. Local Coahuila athletes Matías Grande and Ana Paula Vázquez headline the upcoming matchups for the host nation. According to the tournament schedule, Grande enters his first elimination match at 10:00 a.m. local venue time, while Vázquez begins her bracket at 2:00 p.m. local time, alongside two-time Olympic medalist Alejandra Valencia.
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