Mexico finished with 22 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics – AGP Deportes

Madison Gordon 3 years ago 2 min read

Diego Lopez I have got gold medal On the 50 meters freestyleS3 class with a time of 44.66 seconds. With this victory, Mexico won its sixth gold medal in Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

The Mexican triton won the final, followed by China’s Liankang Zhou, who won the silver medal with a time of 45.25. As well as Ukrainian Denis Ostapchenko, who won the bronze with a score of 45.95. Mexican Jesus Hernandez finished fourth with a time of 46.19.

“Went to Mexico. Newt Diego Lopez took first place in the 50m freestyle S3 final with a time of 44.66 seconds at Tokyo 2020 Para swimmer, the National Sports Committee (Konadi) commented via its social networks.

For the third time, the national anthem is played at the Tokyo Aquatics Center after Newt Diego Lopez Diaz received his gold medal.

Previously, Diego Lopez earned his first individual medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games by winning the bronze in the 50m S3 backstroke, trailing China’s Liankang Zhou and Ukraine’s Denis Ostapchenko.

With this medal, Mexico reached 15 medals, with six golds, one silver and eight bronzes, putting the national representation in 19th place on the medal table, equaling the 2012 London metallic gold and beating Rio 2016 by two more medals.

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China tops the medal table with 166 medals; In second place is the United Kingdom with 94 medals for its athletes.

The Russian Paralympic Committee ranked third with 94 medals. It is followed by the United States with 77 minerals. and Ukraine with 84.

Diego Lopez is an athlete from Xalapa, Veracruz. He competed at the Paralympic Games in Rio and finished fifth in the 50m backstroke. At the American Paraben Games Lima 2019, he won five gold medals. In addition, he was named the standard-bearer of the Mexican delegation with Rosa Maria Guerrero at the Tokyo Games.