The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
With half of Mexico’s six medalists being from Guadalajara, the London 2012 Olympic Games have already given Tapatios much to smile about.
Mexico claimed its first medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Monday, thanks to Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez, who won silver in the 10-meter synchronized diving.
While the United States will be battling China for medal supremacy at the 2012 Olympic Games, Mexico will have more modest ambitions, hoping to improve on its 2008 showing in Beijing of two golds and one bronze.
Mexico has two silver medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games, both in the 10-meter synchronized diving.
For the second time in his career, Guadalajara-born Formula One driver Sergio “Checo” Perez won a place on the podium on Sunday, having finished third in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Recently rebranded as the Liga MX, Mexico’s biannual soccer league kicked off last weekend.
Guadalajara-born soccer star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is to serve as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Mexico.
Although retired from competitive golf, former world number one Lorena Ochoa will play some professional events this year.
A dozen young athletes who live and train in the lakeside area were called up to the winners’ podium at Mexico’s 2012 Youth Olympics.