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Mexican gymnasts on their way to Tokyo 2020

Mexico finished in third place in the All-Around test, with Nicole Castro, Natalia Escalera, and Rio 2016 Olympian, Alexa Moreno

Alexa Moreno, a successful Mexican gymnast – Photo: Etzel Espinosa/EL UNIVERSAL
24/09/2018 |15:53Notimex |
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Mexican gymnasts are on the right path towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games since they have reached successful levels.

The president of the Mexican Gymnastics Federation , Gustavo Salazar, said that the latest results obtained in both the Central American and Caribbean Games of Barranquilla 2018 and the Pan American Games in Lima are a great sign.

"We are happy and satisfied with these results, in Lima 2019 we obtained our passes and that is a good sign, to achieve our goal to reach Tokyo 2020 ," said the director.

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He added in Lima 2019 , which is the second event to reach Tokyo 2020 , they obtained spots in both branches.

In the women's section, Mexico finished in third place in the All-Around test, with Nicole Castro, Natalia Escalera, and Rio 2016 Olympian, Alexa Moreno.

While in the individual test, Castro obtained a bronze medal.

Meanwhile, the men's team also got a ticket to Lima 2019 with Isaac Núñez Farfan and Edwin López , who finished in sixth place.

Salazar also emphasized that the rhythmic gymnastics team that recently participated in the World Specialt y in Bulgaria , led by Rut Castillo , will travel to Peru this month, on a quest to classify to Lima 2019 .

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