{"id":655,"date":"2024-07-24T02:07:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T02:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2024-07-24T02:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T02:08:31","slug":"the-2024-summer-olympics-and-the-mexican-olympic-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/the-2024-summer-olympics-and-the-mexican-olympic-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2024 Summer Olympics and the Mexican Olympic Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every four years three things occur: Leap Year, the U.S. Presidential Election, and the Summer Olympics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course there are exceptions. For example, the 2020 Olympics were held in 2021, the games weren’t held in World War II. And 1900 wasn’t a Leap Year. But generally speaking, it’s every four years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s Olympics are shcduled to be held in Paris, France. The opening ceremonies are scheduled for July 26th, but certain Olympic events are beginning two days earlier, on the
24th. So the games are upon us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a six-hour time zone difference between Paris and the U.S. Eastern Zone. So if it’s 6 a.m. on the East Coast, it’s 12 o’clock noon in Paris. Take that into consideration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 206 countries participating in the Olympics. That includes Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, which fields its own Olympic team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the Russia-Ukraine War, both Russia and its ally Belarus are not allowed to send a team. However, athletes from those two countries can compete as “Individual Neutral Athletes” provided that they don’t actively support the war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mexico has an Olympic team composed of 107 athletes, competing in 24 sports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Mexican athletes scheduled to compete are a women’s archery team and a male archery team on July 25th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently the highest-rated Mexican archer on the team is 29-year old Alejandra Valencia, who won a bronze medal for Mexico in the 2020 (2021) Olympics. She is currently rated #3 in women’s archery. So she must be hoping for another medal this time. Here’s Alejandra in action:
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Source: Excelsior<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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