The Mexican swimmer Haideé Viviana Aceves He won Mexico’s first medal in the Paralympic Games in the 100m backstroke event in category S2
The Aztec was less than a second away from winning the gold medal, thanks to a spectacular finish.
Aceves She placed third in the event at the very beginning of the competition. When it seemed that she would have a sure bronze, in the last 50 meters of the competition she put in all her power.
Viviana Aceves began to thrill everyone with her speed and moved into second place. In the last 10 metres, it seemed that Aceves would take the gold, but in the end, the result was that the Singaporean competitor was the winner of the event.
In the end, he kept the gold. Xiu Yip Pin, Singapore swimmersilver for the Mexican Viviana Aceves and the podium is completed by the Italian Angela Procida.
In the same competition, the Mexican also participated Fabiola Ramirez MartinezThe Aztec took sixth place in the competition, recording a time of 2:40.48, 18.75 seconds behind first place.
How much of the gold did Haideé Viviana Aceves get?
At first glance, it seemed that Viviana Aceves I had the gold secured, but the results immediately appeared on the screen.
Once the replay was seen, it was possible to see that the Aztec arrived in second place, but the time that separated her from the gold was minimal. The Singaporean swimmer’s time to win was 2:21.73, while the Mexican competitor’s time was 2:21.79.
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The record left the Mexican swimmer very close to the gold medal, who also got into the competition.
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