Mexico wins two silver medals at Archery World Cup in Turkey

Mexico's archers earned two silver medals on the final day of the Archery World Cup's third stage in Antalya, Turkey. The women's recurve team and individual competitor Ana Paula Vázquez stood on the podium.

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The action(s) are very serious. Any form of racist discrimination or racial profiling, I repeat, is unacceptable.

The women's team, including Alejandra Valencia, Ana Paula Vázquez, and Angela Ruiz, lost the final 3-5 to China's Zhu Jingyi, Li Jiaman, and Huang Yuwei. They had previously defeated Great Britain, Japan, and South Korea to reach the final.

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I invite the people of Montreal-Nord to collaborate with the investigation. If you have been a victim or witness of profiling, discrimination, or racist behaviour from a police officer, I encourage you to come forward to the responsible authorities.

In the women's individual event, Ana Paula Vázquez reached the final after a 6-0 victory over Italy's Roberta Di Francesco. She ultimately fell 3-7 to China's Jingyi Zhu, securing her first individual World Cup circuit medal.

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doing right isn’t always easy

Mexico finished the competition with a total of seven medals: one gold, four silver, and two bronze. The next World Cup stage is in Madrid, Spain, from July 7-12, followed by the Grand Final in Saltillo, Mexico, on September 12-13.

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I’m thinking of people who have already felt targeted, watched, or profiled. We are determined to follow this issue with rigour and diligence because we want to see it through to the end. We haven’t done enough yet.