At the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Mexico secured multiple gold medals in archery and other sports. Adriana Castillo and Máximo Méndez won the gold medal in the mixed team compound archery event, defeating the United States team of Zachary Neilson and partner with a score of 153-140. Castillo also claimed the individual gold in compound archery by beating Ecuador's Blanca Rodrigo 146-141. In recurve archery, the Mexican female team composed of Naomi Aguilar and Ángela Ruiz won gold by narrowly defeating Brazil 5-4 in the final. Ruiz also earned individual gold in the women's recurve category alongside Aguilar. Additionally, Mexico won gold in the mixed team 10m air pistol event with Sofía Ibarra and Erick Ruiz. Ana Luisa Abraham from Yucatán added to Mexico's gold tally with a victory in the individual ball routine. Guatemala's Christian García won the recurve archery gold, while Guatemala also took silver in recurve team archery and fencing. Mexico's hockey team was eliminated in the quarterfinals, and swimmer Isabella Chávez earned bronze in the 200 meters individual medley. Mexican taekwondo athlete Zaira Salgado advanced to the final in the -57 kg category. The Mexican volleyball team is set to compete for gold against Brazil after the Dominican Republic secured bronze. Mexican athletes emphasized persistence and teamwork as key factors in their successes at the Games.
¡Viva México! 🇲🇽El equipo tricolor ya se prepara para su último juego en los Panamericanos Junior Asunción 2025. https://t.co/ti8sAhL2nI 📹 Sineli Santos https://t.co/B9iKUCTgqe
Después de un sufrido partido, República Dominicana se lleva la medalla de bronce en voleibol en los Juegos Panamericanos Junior Asunción 2025 y deja libre la cancha para México, que va por el oro ante Brasil. https://t.co/ti8sAhL2nI 📹 Sineli Santos https://t.co/ddCaHIxNYF
La mexicana Zaira Salgado se mete a la Final de -57 kg en taekwondo en los Juegos Panamericanos Junior Asunción 2025. https://t.co/ti8sAhLAdg 📹 Sineli Santos https://t.co/PEsIl6TBMN