Fourteen-year-old twins Mía and Lía Cueva captured Mexico’s first diving gold at the Asunción 2025 Pan American Junior Games, winning the women’s three-metre synchronized springboard final with 289.32 points. The pair edged the United States’ Sophia Verzyl and Anna Kwong, who scored 274.50, while Brazil’s Maria Postiglione and Heloa Almeida took bronze on 222.36. The victory delivered Mexico its 13th gold medal of the Games and underscored the rapid rise of the Cueva sisters, who earned bronze in the same event at the World Aquatics Championships earlier this month. Their performance was credited to long-time national coach Iván Bautista, who has mentored several of the country’s elite divers. Mexico’s momentum in the pool continued when David Vázquez and Jesús Agúndez later topped the men’s three-metre synchro competition, adding another gold to the delegation’s tally as it seeks to consolidate a top-five position in the overall medal table.