Sport Local March 06, 2025

Final Selection for Mexican Archery Team Held in Tlaxcala

The final selection for the Mexican archery team took place in Tlaxcala. Top archers will represent Mexico in upcoming international competitions. Carlos Rojas secured a spot in the national team with his outstanding performance.


Final Selection for Mexican Archery Team Held in Tlaxcala

The third and final phase of the selection process for the formation of the national archery team of Mexico took place at the Archery School located in the Blas "Charro" Carvajal Sports Unit in Tlaxcala. In the men's category, archers Matías Grande, Carlos Rojas, Jesús del Ángel Flores Alanís, and Francisco Octavio Padilla Sánchez stood out by obtaining the top four places.

"With the team formed, the Mexican archers will have international competitions this same year," stated a spokesman for the federation. A final selection stage is scheduled from July 29 to August 3 in Saltillo, where the team that will represent Mexico in the World Championship and the World Games will be determined. Carlos Rojas, included in the selection after his outstanding performance, commented that this achievement secures him a spot on the national team.

The national selection process for archery for the year 2025 consisted of three phases focused on evaluating the performance and consistency of the athletes. Carlos Javier Rojas López obtained second place with 457 points, being surpassed only by Matías Damián Grande Kalionchiz. Rojas has excelled in previous international competitions, such as the Paris Olympic Games.

In the women's category, Cristina Villalón, also a representative of the entity, achieved eighth place in the women's recurve event during the competition in Tlaxcala. The World Cup Series, consisting of four stages, will begin on April 8 to measure the competitive level of the national archers and add points to the world ranking.

These annual selection processes consist of three phases, the first two of which took place at the Dafne Quintero Open in Monclova, Coahuila, and subsequently in Tlaxcala from February 26 to March 1.