The women’s team of archery of Mexico, formed by Alejandra Valencia, Ana Paula Vazquez y Angela Ruizwon the bronze medal in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Valencia, Vázquez and Ruiz recovered from a tight semi-final defeat against the People’s Republic of China (3-5) to beat the Netherlands 2-6 in the bronze medal final.
This is the fourth medal for Mexican archery in the history of the Olympic Games, and the first for women’s teams. In London 2012 Aida Roman y Mariana Avitia They won silver and bronze respectively in the women’s individual event, and in Tokyo 2020 Alejandra Valencia won bronze in the mixed team event together with Luis Alvarez.
Mexico arrived at Paris 2024 as one of the main contenders for the podium, and confirmed its status by passing the qualifying round with the third best score. In the quarter-finals, it authoritatively beat Germany (5-1), the reigning world champion, and in the semi-finals it fought to the limit with the People’s Republic of China.
