Mexico Wins Two Medals at the 2026 Archery World Cup Final in Saltillo

Dafne Quintero Secures Silver in Women’s Compound

Competing in the women’s compound division, Dafne Quintero of Monclova advanced through a tight bracket before finishing just a single point away from the gold medal, according to El Siglo de Torreón. Quintero opened her day with a narrow 144-143 victory over Turkey’s Hazal Burun in the quarterfinals. She followed that performance with a 146-145 win in the semifinals against Great Britain’s Ella Gibson.

In the gold medal match, Quintero faced the United States archer Alexis Ruiz. Ruiz secured a 145-144 victory by closing out the final end with a perfect execution, leaving the Mexican athlete with the silver medal. Colombia’s Sara López claimed the bronze by defeating Gibson 147-146, as reported by El Siglo de Torreón. The podium finish adds another medal to Quintero’s career World Cup Final record, following bronze finishes at Hermosillo 2023 and Tlaxcala 2024, as noted by Olympics.com.

Rodrigo González de Alba Earns Bronze on Wildcard Entry

In the men’s compound division, host nation invitee Rodrigo González de Alba claimed a bronze medal for the delegation, according to El Siglo de Torreón and Olympics.com. While the event normally gathers stage winners and top-ranked competitors, host nations are permitted to invite other archers to round out the field. González de Alba utilized his spot to reach the podium after a tense quarterfinal against the Netherlands’ Mike Schloesser.

After tying 146-146, González de Alba advanced past Schloesser on a closest-to-center 10X shoot-off arrow. He then dropped a 149-145 semifinal decision to Denmark’s Mathias Fullerton, sending him to the bronze medal match. In the third-place playoff, the Aguascalientes native defeated Colombia’s Pablo Gómez 149-147 to secure the bronze. Austria’s Nico Wiener won the men’s gold medal, becoming the first archer from his country to capture a World Cup Final title, aided by strong local ties as the partner of top-ranked Mexican compound archer Maya Becerra, per Olympics.com.

Recurvo Competition Schedule and Next Steps

Maya Becerra, the reigning world and World Games champion, saw her tournament run end in the quarterfinals with a 148-147 loss to Great Britain’s Ella Gibson, according to Olympics.com. Competition at Plaza de Armas continues on Sunday with the recurvo divisions in both men’s and women’s categories. Mexico’s roster for Sunday features Alejandra Valencia, Ana Paula Vázquez, and Matías Grande, as reported by El Siglo de Torreón and Olympics.com.