MEXICO SHOUTS DIVING COMPETITION

Gabriela Agúndez and Alejandra Orozco won the gold and silver medals in the women’s 10 meters. Both will aim for the gold medal in the doubles category.

The day of October 21 was marked by Mexican domination in the 10-meter platform diving final at the National Stadium Aquatic Center, while the bronze medal went to Canadian Caeli McKay.

Divers Gabriela Agúndez and Alejandra Orozco won gold and silver in the 10-meter platform event. Gabriela competed in her first Pan American Games and won the first gold medal in the discipline with a total score of 361.55. This medal is in addition to the bronze medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, obtained with her compatriot Alejandra Orozco in synchronized diving.

Gabriela Agúndez was happy and excited about her first Pan American gold medal. “It’s a feat I’ve dreamed of for a long time, since in Lima I finished sixth in this event. So, as soon as I found out about qualifying for Chile, I decided to improve. “It’s rewarding to see that the work speaks for me,” she said enthusiastically.

Team Panam Sports Ambassador Alejandra Orozco’s experience at the Olympic Games, where she won the silver medal at London 2012, allowed her to improve her performance at the Pan American Games, where she arrived as the one of the big favorites after her great performance. at Tokyo 2020, where he won silver in synchronized.

Alejandra was happy with her country’s performance in the final test. “I am very happy because it was my friend and colleague who won gold, since we worked and built this path together. “I feel very lucky to belong to Panam Sports, because it allows me to teach the values ​​of my country to the whole world,” she commented.

The bronze medal went to Caeli McKay, who, despite being dethroned from the Pan American title, felt satisfied with her performance. “I am very happy to have won the medal, these days have been full of emotions, I feel like I did a bad jump on a jump, but it helped me regain my concentration and do better,” he said.

The next competition in which the Mexican duo will perform will be the synchronized diving from the 10-meter platform, Monday at 7:00 p.m.