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Mexico sent a Mexico’s delegation of 13 divers continued to secure medals at the 2026 World Junior Diving Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. The team, composed of six female and seven male divers, aimed to build on previous Following early successes from the 2024 championships. During the competition, Mexican athletes achieved several notable results. Twins by twins Mía and Lía Cueva secured a historic 1-2 finish in the women’s 1-meter springboard (ages 14-15), with Mía winning gold with 335.45 points and Lía earning silver with 335.40 points, narrowly defeating China’s Xiangling Cheng. Additionally, Adriana Torres 14-15) and Suri Cueva earned a silver medal Rut Páez in the 1-meter springboard (ages 16-18), the team expanded its medal count. In the women’s 10-meter synchronized platform event (ages 14-18) 14-18), Adriana Torres and Suri Cueva earned silver with a score of 292.02, 292.02 points, finishing behind China’s Yuehan Jiang and Qingcheng Yuan. Further achievements included Rut Páez winning the bronze medal in the women’s 1-meter springboard (ages 16-18) with a score of 389.25, marking her fifth medal in World Junior Championships. In the men’s category, Joshua Becerra finished placed fourth in the 3-meter springboard final (ages 16-18). Recent performances added two more medals to the Mexican tally. Ian Caleb Nava Gutiérrez secured silver in the men’s 3m springboard (ages 14-15) with 476.60 points, trailing gold medalist Miroslav Kiselev of Russia. In the women’s 10m platform (ages 14-15), Lía Cueva Lobato earned bronze with a score of 331.55, following gold medalist Yuan Qingchen and silver medalist Yuehan Jiang. Her sister, Mía Cueva Lobato, finished seventh in that event. As of the latest reports, Mexico has accumulated a total of eight medals at the championships, comprising two golds, four silvers, and two bronzes.