Ana Guevara celebrates winning the 400m final (© Getty Images)
Defending 400m World champion Ana Gabriela Guevara heads the 21-member Mexican team to attend the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to be held in Helsinki, August 6-14, the Mexican Athletics Federation (FMA) announced.
Mexican team for the Worlds in Helsinki:
Women:
400m: Ana Guevara
5000 and 10,000m: Dulce M. Rodríguez
Marathon: Madaí Pérez
High Jump: Romary Rifka
20km Walk: Graciela Mendoza
4x400m: Ana Guevara, Mayra González, Magali Yáñez, Gabriela Medina and Ruth Grajeda
Men:
200m: Juan Pedro Toledo
400m: Alejandro Cárdenas
5000m: Alejandro Suárez
Marathon: Francisco Bautista
Pole Vault: Giovanni Lanaro
20km Walk: Eder Sánchez, Cristian Berdeja, Bernardo Segura
50km Walk: Omar Zepeda, Miguel Solís, Horacio Nava, Claudio Vargas
Mexico’s previous medallists:
Gold (Three)
Ernesto Canto 20km Walk; Helsinki 1983
Daniel García 20km Walk; Athens 1997
Ana G. Guevara; Paris 2003
Silver (Two)
Enrique Vera 50km Walk; Malmo 1976
Dionicio Cerón Marathon; Gothenburg 1995
Bronze (Five)
Miguel A. Rodríguez 50km Walk; Athens 1997
Alejandro Cárdenas 400m; Sevilla 1999
Daniel García 20km Walk; Athens 1997
Ana G. Guevara 400m; Edmonton 2001
Edgar Hernández 50km Walk; Edmonton 2001
Javier Clavelo Robinson for the IAAF
