Jun 24, 2024, 00:45 ET
Mary Jose Alcalá, president of the Mexican Olympic Committee, pointed out that it will be next June 30 when the number of athletes who will participate in the Olympic Games is known.
The Mexican delegation that will participate in Paris 2024 It currently reaches 94 athletes and it will be next June 30 when the final number of athletes who will attend will be known. Olympic Games. Mary Jose Alcalapresident of the Mexican Olympic Committee, indicated that they hope to reach 104 places.
“Today there are 94 places for Mexico, with that of (Jorge) Iga yesterday. On June 30, all athletics close and we are waiting for beach volleyball, hopefully we will reach 103-104; “Let’s hope it’s more,” he said. Mary Jose Alcala during the celebration of Olympic Day.
The Mexican swimmer Jorge Iga got his ticket to the Olympic Gamesafter swimming 100m freestyle in 48.30 and giving an Olympic A mark during the celebration of the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships Nuevo León 2024. His classification meant 94th place for the Mexican delegation in Paris 2024.
The president of the COM indicated that there was a high expectation to form an extensive Mexican delegation to Olympic Gamesand will seek to strengthen efforts to increase places for the next Olympic cycle.
“We had high expectations, but it is going to be increasingly difficult to reach the Olympic Games without a strategy and without an evaluation and follow-up with each Federation, to combine efforts with the sports institutes and Conade. We are going to finish this cycle and in the new one we will seek to have all the necessary strategies so that in 2028 a larger and more firm delegation arrives. This is sport. There is no need to be scared,” he mentioned. Mary Jose Alcala.
In the coming weeks, the athletes will head out to preparation camps and competitions prior to participating in Olympic Gamesso the athletes will receive the sports clothing that they will wear in Paris 2024 and finalize details.
Mary Jose Alcala He highlighted that the projections for the next Olympic cycle are good, because the COM will not have an economic crisis and, on the contrary, will have savings due to recent sponsorship agreements with some brands; In addition, the agreement with Conade is to distribute the contribution to the budget in equal parts for Olympic Games.
“I think we are going to be able to make some savings, the COM through its sponsorships is not having an economic crisis and we celebrate it. It is an issue that we have to look at when it is over Paris.
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