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Andrea Becerra Clinches Gold in Compound Archery at Chengdu World Games

Claiming individual gold after Thursday’s mixed team silver, Mexico underscores its emerging compound archery strength ahead of its 2028 Olympic debut.

Overview

  • Andrea Becerra edged Estonia’s Lisell Jaatma 147-146 to win individual compound archery gold on Friday.
  • Becerra and Sebastián García opened Mexico’s medal count with a 155-156 silver in mixed team compound archery on Thursday.
  • Mexico’s 40-athlete delegation competes across 15 disciplines at the World Games, the largest multisport event after the Olympics.
  • Compound archery will debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, positioning Mexico’s archers among early medal favorites.
  • Muaythai athlete Laura Burgos advanced to the women’s 54kg semifinals and wakeboarder Pablo Monroy reached freestyle semifinals as Mexico chases more medals.