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17 Athletes Qualify for Paris Olympics, Bolstering Mexico's Track and Field Presence

Seven Mexican track and field stars join the Paris 2024 team! Cecilia Tamayo Garza, Erick Portillo and others make Olympic debuts. Veterans like Jesús López and Paola Morán return. Mexico boasts a strong 17-athlete contingent ready to chase glory in Paris

Mexicanist

Jul 4, 2024 — 2 min read

Mexico sends two high jumpers to Paris! Edgar Rivera prepares to conquer the Olympic Games. Credit: CONADE

A total of seven athletes joined the Mexican delegation that will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after the World Athletics ranking was closed last Sunday, June 30, when the last eligibility competition for the summer competition in track and field events concluded.

The sprinter Cecilia Tamayo Garza secured her place, in what will be her first Olympic experience, by placing 36th out of the 48 places available in the select list of the highest governing body of the discipline in the 200 meters event with 1,201 points.

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