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Desde que ganó una presea de bronce en polo, en París 1900, los mexicanos suman 55 medallas olímpicas, 12 de oro, 18 de plata y 25 de bronce, con el clavadista Joaquín Capilla como su más grande deportista con un oro, una plata y dos bronces.
Más de medio siglo después de las proezas de Capilla, en Londres 1948, Helsinki 1952 y Melbourne 1956, México presentará en Londres su mejor equipo de clavados de la historia, liderado por Paola Espinosa, entre las favoritas en la plataforma de 10 metros y en los clavados sincronizados, en los que ya fue tercera en Pekín. Campeona Mundial en 2009 y medallista de bronce en los Mundiales de 2011, Paola será una de las cabezas de la delegación, pero no la única figura de alto nivel en el conjunto de clavados, que buscará protagonismo con Yahel Castillo en trampolín de tres metros y con las duplas masculinas de tres y 10 metros.
El próximo día 27, en la ceremonia inaugural, la bandera de México será portada por la monarca olímpica de tae kwon do María Espinoza, una de las favoritas a ganar la división de más de 67 kilos. “Los Juegos de Londres serán el gran reto de mi vida, me costó mucho clasificar y espero luchar por mi segunda medalla olímpica, aunque la lucha será dura”, dijo María, quien cumple en Barcelona la parte final de su preparación.
Hace cuatro años, México ganó dos títulos olímpicos en tae kwon do con María y Guillermo Pérez (58 kilos). Ahora parece difícil que el equipo de ese deporte pueda lograr una proeza similar, luego de dejar en casa a los subcampeones mundiales de 2009 Damián Villa (58) e Idulio Islas (68), el primero sustituido por el novato Diego García, el otro por el veterano Erick Osornio.
La medallista panamericana Janet Alegría (49 kilos) será la otra integrante del equipo y está por ver si llega a semifinales en una división en que son favoritas la española Brigitte Yagüe, campeona mundial de 2009 y bronce en el Mundial de 2011, la china Wu Jing Yu, monarca olímpica y mundial, y Yang Shu Chuh (Taiwán).
La caminata es la disciplina en la que México ha ganado más medallas de oro: tres, de Daniel Bautista (Montreal 1976) y Ernesto Canto (Los Ángeles 1984), en 20 kilómetros, y Raúl González (Los Ángeles 1984), en 50. Ahora los mexicanos esperan que Eder Sánchez, bronce de los Mundiales de Atletismo de 2009, dispute una presea en 20 kilómetros, o que el campeón panamericano Horacio Nava, subcampeón de la Copa Mundial de 2010, lo haga en 50.
El boxeo ha dado a México 12 medallas olímpicas, dos de oro, tres de plata y siete de bronce. La mayor esperanza de triunfo en Londres es el peso gallo Óscar Valdez, bronce mundial en 2009, aunque el peso welter Óscar Molina podría llegar lejos.
Después de ganar los Panamericanos, el Preolímpico de Concacaf y el torneo de Toulón, la selección de fútbol confía en subir al podio. Es algo que puede ocurrir, si el conjunto mantiene el equilibrio en todas las líneas mostrado desde octubre pasado. Son bases importantes de México, que espera escoltar a cubanos y brasileños en el medallero de los latinoamericanos en los Juegos.
Óscar Valdez
La mayor esperanza de triunfo en Londres es el púgil de peso gallo Óscar Valdez, quien ganó bronce para México en el Mundial de 2009.
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