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Just a few hours ago the opening ceremony marked the start of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 . So far there have been fast competitions that have already awarded medals to some nations. Mexico was the first Latin American country to win a medal at these Olympic Games. Alejandra Valencia and Luis Álvarez took bronze in mixed archery.
👏🏻 LONG LIVE MEXICO, GENTLEMEN!
🇲🇽 @ micozito and @ abueloalvarez 10 beat #TUR by 6-2 in # Archery mixed to be crowned with the medal of # bronze
⬇️ REVIVE his performance in the # Olympic Games by # Tokyo 2020 # OlimpicosTelemundo 🥇 pic.twitter.com/WVlTj7nejl
– Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports ) July 24, 2021
For those who are waking up, the good news reached the bed and not exactly the cardboard. Alejandra Valencia and Luis Álvarez managed to give the first joy to the Aztec country in these very young Tokyo Olympic Games.
The Mexican duo managed to beat the Turkish couple. Yasemin Anagoz and Mete Gazoz were defeated 6-2 at Yumenoshima Park . This Aztec victory allowed them to get on the podium in this edition of the Olympic Games.
Alejandra Valencia and Luis Álvarez get their bronze medal. pic.twitter.com/MFiZYDzgMn
– San Cadilla El Norte (@SancadillaNorte) July 24, 2021
Without a doubt, this medal will not be one more. First marks the beginning of achievements in a sporting event in which great expectations have been generated ; second, this medal represents the number 70 in the history of Mexican sport at the Olympic Games . This is the third medal awarded by archery, the last was in London 2012 with the silver of Mariana Avitia.
MEXICO MAKES HISTORY! 🇲🇽🥉
🙌 Our country achieves in # Tokyo 2021 the medal number 7️⃣0️⃣ of its history in the @ Olympic Games , with the #Bronze 🥉 by Alejandra Valencia @ micozito and Luis Álvarez @ abueloalvarez in mixed teams of # TiroConArco ; first of # Mex in the fair 🇯🇵. pic.twitter.com/3nebZXgPP2
– CONADE (@CONADE) July 24, 1330345938
A Mexican represented the Netherlands and won silver
Interestingly, in this same discipline, it can be said that another Aztec managed to hang a medal. Gabriela Bayardo won the silver medal in archery, by mixed teams.
The ironic of Bayardo is that had already competed in other tournaments representing the Mexican flag . However, in 2017 got married and that motivated her to change her nationality . In this sense, Gabriela Schloesser Bayardo , born in Tijuana, but representing the Netherlands, became a Tokyo Olympic medalist 2020.
MEXICAN PRIDE 👊🏼 🇲🇽👊🏼
@GABRiELABAYARDO wins silver medal 🥈 for mixed teams in # Tokyo 2021 with the Netherlands
In Rio 2016 made his Olympic debut with Mexico 🇲🇽 where he finished in fifth place by teams and 17 individual
He emigrated to 🇳🇱for love and gives him a historic medal pic.twitter.com/Pn5LlYz6f0
– Jocelin Flores (@Jocelinflores) July 24, 2021
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