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Mexico's Virgen/Galindo Overcome Challenges, Eye Olympic Beach

Mexican beach volleyball duo Virgen/Galindo fight their way through tough matches at Tlaxcala 2024 qualifiers. They overcome close calls and strong opponents to reach semifinals, but their Olympic dream is still two wins away.

Mexicanist

Jun 23, 2024 — 3 min read

Juan Virgen and Ricardo Galindo are in the semifinals of the Tlaxcala 2024 Beach Volleyball Pre-Olympic. Credit: CONADE

The Mexican team Juan Virgen/Ricardo Galindo showed grit and mettle in moments of high pressure and took one more step towards the ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris, as they qualified for the semifinals of the Tlaxcala 2024 Beach Volleyball Pre-Olympic.

Like their compatriots, Atenas Gutierrez and Susana Torres, the gentlemen triumphed in their two opening matches, so they started the Saturday day playing their last group stage match against Bryce Mayer/Tyler Penberthy (Virgin Islands), who came in as leaders of Group A also with two victories.

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