Mexican Gymnast Wins Gold at Pan American Games
Moreno was the first medal winner for Mexico in a Gymnastics World Cup, beating out the United States’ Joscelyn Roberson, who took home the silver
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On the Mark: Ana Guevara Sues Racquetball Champion
By MARK LORENZANA Ana Gabriela Guevara, head of Mexico’s National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (Conade), has filed a lawsuit against five-time world racquetball champion Paola Longoria. Conade filed the civil lawsuit against Longoria on Monday, Aug. 29, with Guevara publicly declaring that Longoria had to repay unliquidated expenses that the athlete had incurred from 2015 to 2018, to
Read moreThe Good, the Bad and … the Gold-Medal Winner
By RICARDO CASTILLO Now and then, you have a woman in Mexican politics hit the headlines. But what was most unusual on Monday. Aug. 12, and early Tuesday, Aug. 13, was to have three ladies in politics in less than 24 hours grab media coverage. Whoever had doubts that women are advancing in strides in politically impossible macho-land had better
Read moreLomas Mansion Auction Gets Green Light
By RICARDO CASTILLO The Lomas de Chapultepec mansion that once belonged to Chinese-born imprisoned Mexican citizen Zhenli Ye Gon will be auctioned on Sunday, Aug.11, as programmed, said Ricardo Rodríguez Vargas, president of the Institute to Return to the People What Was Stolen From Them, officially known as Administration and Properties Alienation (SAE). Rodriguez Vargas made the announcement early Wednesday, Aug. 7, during Mexican
Read moreLomas Mansion Auction Is Acid Test for New Mexican Law
By RICARDO CASTILLO This article is about Mexico’s new (literally from the Spanish) Law of Dominium Extinction or Expired Ownership Domain, approved last July 24 by the Mexican Senate and similar in some ways to the one known as Eminent Domain in the United States. The law is being questioned by a number of deputies such as Tatiana Clouthier (Morena)
Read moreWhen It Pays to Do Nothing
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexico’s National Sports Commission (Conade) has found itself in a bit of a hammer hold regarding how it treats its athletes. Budget cutbacks are taking a toll not just on Conade’s image, but also on the nation’s leading international competitors, who for years have depended on nominal government stipends to help defray the cost of their training
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