With half of Mexico’s six medalists being from Guadalajara, the London 2012 Olympic Games have already given Tapatios much to smile about.
The city’s athletes are receiving strong and typically Mexican-style support from their families, who would not have missed the Olympics for the world.
When Guillermo Torres competes in the men’s freestyle wrestling on August 10 he will be cheered on by his mother, Irma Patricia Cervantes Ceja, dancing in the stands dressed as a plumed Aztec warrior.
Cervantes also danced in costume during the Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games, spurring her son on to win a silver medal. Her antics caught the attention of Quetzalcotal Oregel, president of the Jalisco Wrestling Association, who gifted her a seashell to touch for good luck.
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