Mexican Divers Orozco and Agúndez Dive into Olympic Final

Mexican divers Alejandra Orozco and Gabriela Agúndez qualified for the women's platform diving final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Orozco placed fifth, while Agúndez finished ninth in the semifinals. Both athletes overcame challenges to secure their spots in the final round.

Mexican Divers Orozco and Agúndez Dive into Olympic Final
Alejandra Orozco will seek her first Olympic medal in individual events. Credit: CONADE

Mexican divers Alejandra Orozco and Gabriela Agúndez qualified for the medals in the individual platform event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after placing fifth and ninth in the semifinal round of the event held at the Aquatic Center of the French capital, with scores of 312.00 and 295.00 points respectively.

On her way to the podium among the best 12 exponents of the specialty, Orozco overcame an adverse first round by leaving partial scores of 54.00 (107B), 62.40 (6243D), 67.20 (407C), 64.40 (305C) and 64.00 (5253B) and placing among the first five divers in the competition.