Mexico's Para Rowing Hopefuls Surge on the Path to Paris
Mexico's para rowing team surges toward Paris 2024! Muñoz, Gutiérrez, and Nieto fight for a single Paralympic berth in the thrilling Americas Regatta finals.
On the shimmering waters of Rio de Janeiro, under the gaze of Christ the Redeemer, the Mexican national para rowing team is etching their path toward the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. At the Olympic and Paralympic Classification Regatta of the Americas 2024, Michel Muñoz, Brittany Gutiérrez, and Miguel Nieto powered through the preliminary heats, fueled by their Paralympic dreams and supported by the CONADE (National Commission of Physical Culture and Sports).
Michel Muñoz Malagón, a veteran of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, knows the intensity of the Paralympic stage. His performance in the PR1 M1x preliminary heat was nothing short of dominant. With a blistering time of 10:13.70 minutes, he secured a coveted spot in the finals, taking place on Saturday, March 16th. The path to Paris now runs through these final meters.
