Mexican Para Archers Shatter Records in Dubai

Mexican para archers are making waves in Dubai! Samuel Molina Núñez shattered the Americas continental scoring record in the open recurve category. Liliana Montiel Orozco and Gerardo Rodríguez Banda also excel, advancing to elimination rounds.

Mexican Para Archers Shatter Records in Dubai
Samuel Molina Núñez, national archery team. Credit: CONADE

The rhythmic heartbeat of Dubai, its towers shimmering against the desert sun, has become the unlikely backdrop for an epic tale of precision and triumph. Within the city's embrace lies the 8th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament – a gateway to the prestigious playing fields of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. And amidst this global clash of titans, a team clad in the eye-catching green of Mexico has unleashed a storm of arrows that threatens to rewrite the very history of their sport.

Leading the charge is the unflappable Samuel Molina Núñez, an Olympian whose experience gleams in the focus of his eyes. As he draws his recurve bow, there's a palpable hush in the air. Molina Núñez, a specialist in the open category, possesses a fluidity of motion that borders on the ethereal. It's as though time itself slows to match his rhythm, and onlookers swear they can hear the whispers of ancient winds coaxing his arrows towards the target.