Athletes from 10 countries compete for their qualification to the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Panamerican in Santiago de Chile Da
Athletes from 10 countries compete for their qualification to the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Panamerican in Santiago de Chile
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In February, the Leon 1 Aquatic Center will receive the best divers from Mexico and the continent seeking to qualify for the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador and for the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023.
The top event will be the 2023 PANAM Diving Qualifying Championship, where 100 divers from 10 countries will seek to be crowned the best in the 1 and 3 meter springboard and 10 meter platform events.
The countries that send athletes are:
- Brazil, Canada, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Venezuela, Honduras and, of course, Mexico
Divers who have made history in Mexican Olympic sport will be the special guests of the event such as Fernando Platas, silver medalist in Sydney 2000, Jesus Mena Campos, bronze medalist in Seoul 1988 and Maria Jose Alcala, participant in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sidney 2000 and current president of the Mexican Olympic Committee.
The matches and camps, organized by CODE and World Aquatics (formerly FINA) start on February 16 with the National Selective Diving Leon 2023; where the male and female first force categories will participate.
The continental qualifier will be integrated with the first and second places of the individual events, those selected will be able to join a camp that from February 18 to 23 that will prepare them for the PANAM Championship February 24 to 26.
Some of the Mexican figures who are getting ready to participate in these stages are:
- Arantxa Chavez, Aranza Vazquez, Gabriela Agundez, Kevin Berlin, Juan Celaya, Andres Villareal and Osmar Olvera
This event will be open to the public and will be free.
The program includes:
- Qualifying competition on February 24, 25 and 26 starting at 9:00 a.m.
- Final competition at 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the 1 and 3 meters springboard competition and 10 meters platform
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