Mexico earns biggest medal haul in over 40 years
The United States topped the medal table at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The United States topped the medal table at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Two goals from Oribe Peralta ensured Mexico claimed its first gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games with a 2-1 win over Brazil in the men’s soccer final on Saturday.
Mexico has two silver medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games, both in the 10-meter synchronized diving.
Mexico is guaranteed its first ever medal for Olympic soccer, having beaten Japan 3-1 on Tuesday to reach the final of the London 2012 men’s competition.
Recently rebranded as the Liga MX, Mexico’s biannual soccer league kicked off last weekend.
With half of Mexico’s six medalists being from Guadalajara, the London 2012 Olympic Games have already given Tapatios much to smile about.
Although retired from competitive golf, former world number one Lorena Ochoa will play some professional events this year.
Mexico claimed its first medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Monday, thanks to Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez, who won silver in the 10-meter synchronized diving.
While the United States will be battling China for medal supremacy at the 2012 Olympic Games, Mexico will have more modest ambitions, hoping to improve on its 2008 showing in Beijing of two golds and one bronze.