Jalisco’s Arantxa Cossio has become the first native-born Mexican table tennis player to qualify for the Olympic Games.
The 20-year-old earned her ticket after winning the recent regional Pre-Olympic tournament in Lima, Peru.
Cossio currently plays for SU Sparkasse Kufstein in the Austrian Table Tennis League.
Yadira Silva, a naturalized Mexican citizen originally from Cuba, participated in the 2006 and 2012 Olympics for Cuba, and in 2016 for Mexico.
As of press time, 14 athletes from Jalisco have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, out of a total of 74 Mexicans.
Apart from Cossio, the Jalisco athletes are: Citlali Moscote, athletics; Jessica Salazar, track cycling; Alejandra Orozco and Rodrigo Diego, diving; Ahtziri Sandoval, artistic gymnastics; Janeth Gomez, weightlifting; Nuria Diosdado and Pamela Toscano, synchronized swimming; Alejandra Zavala and Carlos Quezada, shooting; Aram Peñaflor and Rosa Tapia, triathlon; and Elena Oetling, sailing.
Jalisco’s best chance for a medal probably lies with 27-year-old Alejandra Orozco, who won a silver medal in London in 2012 and a bronze in 2020 in Tokyo in the synchronized 10-meter platform competition.
The games start on July 26 and run through August 11.