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Mexico's Equestrian Aces Leap into the Paris Final

Mexico's equestrian jumping team qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics final after placing 10th overall. The team, composed of Fernández, Garza, and Hank, will compete against nine other nations for the gold medal.

Mexicanist

Aug 4, 2024 — 1 min read

The Mexican equestrian show jumping team qualified for the final of the Olympic Games that will be held this Friday. Credit: CONADE

The national equestrian jumping team made up of the pairs Federico Fernández Senderos (Romeo), Eugenio Garza Pérez (Contago) and Carlos Hank Guerreiro (H5 Porthos Maestro WH Z), qualified for the final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after placing 10th in the general classification with a 20-point run.

The first to go out for the Mexicans was Carlos Hank on H5 Porthos Maestro WH Z who got a run of four penalty points, the same happened with Federico Fernández who accumulated four, finally, Eugenio Garza closed the third round with 12 points.

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