The Spirit of Mexico's Down Syndrome Athletes
Mexican athletes with Down syndrome, including world-record holders, make up a 44-person delegation heading to the Trisomy Games in Turkey. They aim to surpass their medal haul from the inaugural games and prove themselves as champions on the world stage.
A delegation of 44 athletes, including world champions such as gymnast Barbara Wetzel, swimmers Dunia Camacho and Steven Martinez and sprinter Eloisa Mosqueda, make up the Mexican team that travels this Sunday, with the support of the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE), to the Second Trisomy Games Antalya 2024, to be held from March 19 to 26 in Turkey.
The Aztec delegation will compete in the disciplines of athletics, swimming, futsal and artistic gymnastics, with the goal of equaling or surpassing the 20 medals obtained in the first edition of the quadrennial multisport event in Florence 2016, which is the equivalent of a Paralympic Games, for athletes with Down syndrome.
