Mexico will take over 100 athletes to the London 2012 Olympic Games - including a host of Jalisco’s top sportsmen and women.
So far, 11 athletes from Jalisco have already booked their tickets to London, while eight more still hope to make the grade. The most unlikely of those to have qualified is Alejandra Orozco, a 14-year-old diver from Guadalajara.
Competing alongside Mexico’s famed diver Paola Espinosa, Orozco took eighth place in the 10-meter synchronized diving competition at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in February. Espinosa, 25, has represented Mexico in two previous Olympics, earning a bronze medal in the same event in Beijing 2008.
“It is an honor to train with Paola, I admire her a lot because she is a caring person and she knows how to pass on advice,” said Orozco of her older mentor.
Also likely to grace the Olympics is Guadalajara soccer star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who plays for the world’s richest team, Manchester United in England’s Premier League.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed last week that Hernandez would playing for Mexico in the summer games. The former Chivas striker, who turns 24 on June 1, will be one of three players aged over 23 permitted to take part in El Tri’s Olympic soccer squad.
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