Overview

• The primary silver was awarded on a tie-break after a 170-point draw, with Mexico’s fourth score of 50 topping the other team’s 30, according to the team leaders.
• Mexican outlets report this is the country’s first primary-level silver at the IMC.
• Individual honors included primary bronzes for Jesús Gadiel Pintor Sánchez and Miroslav Rybin Nikiforchina, honorable mentions for Briana Melchor Valdez and Nicolás Valdez Lomelí, and a secondary bronze for Carlos Daniel Maya Rojas plus an honorable mention for Gonzalo Díaz Mercado.
• The contest ran August 14–18 in Da Nang with 234 primary and 267 secondary competitors from 31 countries, with Mexico among only four American delegations alongside the United States, Peru, and Canada.
• The Mexican delegation also received a special trophy recognizing it as the friendliest during the event’s cultural night.