Mexican athletes achieved notable success at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games in Asunción, Paraguay. Andrea Zambrano and Zaira Salgado won gold medals in taekwondo in the -49 kg and -57 kg categories, respectively. The 14-year-old twin sisters Mía and Lía Cueva Lobato secured the gold medal in the synchronized 3-meter springboard diving event with a score of 289.32 points, marking Mexico's first gold in diving at the Games. Celia Pulido emerged as the top Mexican medalist with one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. Julia Ramírez narrowly missed a bronze medal in the -68 kg taekwondo category. In other international competitions, Mexican racquetball player Eduardo Portillo earned a bronze medal at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, winning a closely contested match 19-17, 11-9. In basketball, Nicolas Batum, captain of the French national team with 177 caps and seven international medals, announced his retirement following an Olympic final against the United States in Paris. The French team recently defeated Spain 78-73 in a match at Bercy, with standout performances from Sylvain Francisco and Bilal Coulibaly. Spain finished as runners-up at the Junior World Championship after a narrow 15-16 loss to the United States.