This Friday, November 3, 2023, the Mexican delegation makes history at Pan American Games by surpassing his record of get gold medals away.

With the medal won by the women's canoe sprint team at the K4 500 meters, Mexico reached 38 gold medals in Santiago 2023, thus surpassing his record achieved in Lima 2019.

Karina Alanís, Isabel Aburto, Beatriz Briones and Maricela Montemayor It was the Mexicans who gave Mexico the gold medal by crossing the finish line in a time of 1:34.73 minutes, beating the Canadian team and the Argentine team, who respectively won silver and bronze.

It should be noted that Mexico won its first gold medal in the counting discipline at the 2023 Pan American Games, which brings them momentarily closer to a draw Canada, which has 40 gold medals, two more than Mexico in the medal table.

“We are very happy to have achieved this historic victory,” said team captain Karina Alanís. “This is a very special moment for Mexico.”

After this result, the Aztec delegation highlights 42 gold metals recorded in Guadalajara 2011which constitute the absolute record so far at the Pan American Games.

Four years ago, the Mexican delegation obtained 37 gold medals, 39 silver and 62 bronze, for a total of 138 badges, this had meant a historic performance, outside its territory, which was surpassed this Friday in the Chilean capital.

In Santiago 2023, which is celebrated from October 20 to November 5, the disciplines of diving (8), taekwondo (6), modern pentathlon (5) and shooting sports (5) They present themselves, until now, as those who have brought the most insignia to the tricolor sum.