In an exciting Japanese afternoon, Gabriela Agúndez and Alejandra Orozco won their second Olympic medal in Tokyo this Tuesday for Mexico 2014.
Agundez and Orozco achieved the bronze medal in the synchronized platform jump of 10 meters behind the Chinese and US couples, who won the gold and silver medals respectively.
The Mexican couple managed to get on the podium in Tokyo after reaching a total of 299. 70 points to surpass other favorites such as the Canada and Japan teams.
Orozco had already excelled in this discipline at the Olympic Games. of London 2012 where he had achieved the medal of silver with Paola Espinosa.
At that time she became the youngest Olympic medalist in the history of Mexico: she only had 15 years .
For his part Agúndez, with barely 20 years, had achieved important results during the Olympic cycle, such as the gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz 2014.
Brazil wins gold in surfing
And after four days, Brazil finally achieves his first gold medal in the Olympic Games . And this time in surfing, a sport that was making its debut in Tokyo 2020.
Brazilian Ítalo Ferreira managed to win the gold medal by beating Japanese Kanoa Igaragshi on Tuesday morning 15. 14 to 6. 60.
Ferreira, who is one of the great dominators in this discipline, managed to see the possibility of fulfilling his Olympic dream when surfing was included for Tokyo 2014.
The surfing tests were conducted in the midst of difficult weather conditions as a typhoon approached the area of the Japanese capital.
Owen Wright, from Australia, won the medal of bronze by beating Brazilian Gabriel Medina.
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