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María Espinoza
María del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza (born November 27, 1987) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner. Espinoza is one of the two women from Mexico who have won an Olympic gold medal, the other being Soraya Jiménez. Early life Espinoza was born on 27 November 1987 in La Brecha, Sinaloa. Her father is a fisherman and mother a homemaker. She began practicing taekwondo at age five. Career Espinoza won her first international competition in taekwondo at the 2003 Pan American Youth Championship in Rio de Janeiro. Later she participated in Open tournaments in Canada, France, and Germany. She won the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships in the Middleweight (–72 kg) category defeating Lee In-Jong and also won the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the Heavyweight (+67 kg) category, defeating Brazilian Natália Falavigna in the final. She participated in the +67 kg weight class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She began with a victory over Tunisian Khaoula Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 and held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years, from 1929 to 2000, first as the National Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Nacional Revolucionario, PNR), then as the Party of the Mexican Revolution ( es, Partido de la Revolución Mexicana, PRM) and finally as the PRI beginning in 1946. The PNR was founded in 1929 by Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexico's paramount leader at the time and self-proclaimed (Supreme Chief) of the Mexican Revolution. The party was created with the intent of providing a political space in which all the surviving leaders and combatants of the Mexican Revolution could participate and to solve the severe political crisis caused by the assassination of President-elect Álvaro Obregón in 1928. Although Calles himself fell into political disgrace and was exiled in 1936, the party continued ruling Mexico u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2017 World Taekwondo Championships was the 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Muju, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ... from June 24 to June 30, 2017. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Team ranking Men Women Participating nations A total of 945 athletes from 177 nations competed. * (4) * (5) * (6) * (2) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (16) * (6) * (12) * (4) * (1) * (6) * (9) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (5) * (16) * (1) * (6) * (1) * (1) * (5) * (2) * (16) * (1) * (6) * (16) * (16) * (13) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (2) * (12) * (8) * (1) * (10) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (10) * (2) * (6) * (13) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (9) * (4) * (4) * (2) * (2) * (14) * (2) * (14) * (16) * (2) * (2) * (3) * (2) * (5) * (2) * (7) * (2) * (3) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The 2014 World Taekwondo Grand Prix was the 2nd edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series. Timeline Men 58 kg 68 kg 80 kg +80 kg Women 49 kg 57 kg 67 kg +67 kg Medal table References External linksOfficial website {{GP Taekwondo World Taekwondo Grand Prix Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The World Taekwondo Grand Prix is a taekwondo competition introduced by the World Taekwondo Federation in 2013 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic taekwondo tournament. It consists of four competitions per year in each Olympic weight category event. Olympic events occur at approximately half the weight classes as WTF-organised tournaments. Venues The most common format of the event has been a series of three Grand Prix, followed by a Grand Final. The first Grand Prix in 2013, and the event in 2016, were single leg competitions, while the 2018 edition had a 4th Grand Prix leg before the Grand Final. The original Grand Prix was held in Manchester, England, recognising the sport's popularity in the United Kingdom, and Manchester remains the most visited venue, with 5 Grand Prix events, while the United Kingdom is also the most visited country, with six events. Russia, Mexico and Italy have also hosted multiple legs. The 2020 event was to be a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: **Barranquilla, Colombia (bowling, cycling, football/soccer, and shooting); ** Bogotá, Colombia (equestrian); **Mexico City (rowing); and **Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (field hockey, modern pentathlon, racquetball and team handball). Nations Medal table Sports There were a total of 39 sports at the games. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Racquetball (''details'') * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * External links Official websiteNorth, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball ConfederationMetaOfficial Results CACG Central American and Caribbean Games International sports competitions hosted by Colombia Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.Sport page of the official website for the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games (www.veracruz2014.mx); retrieved 2012-11-13. Asamblea ODECABE, Islas Caimán ' (translation: "CASCO Assembly, Cayman Islands"). Published by on 2012-10-27; retrieved 2012-11-13. The Games featured 36 sports, with most occurred in Veracruz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Central American And Caribbean Games
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to be the only city to ask to hold the games, so that there was going to be no need for a vote in the assembly held in Havana, Cuba in 2004. But the organizers found that Guatemala would present a bid of their own. The vote was held on 15 May 2005 with Mayagüez winning. Trademark and athletes "Mayagüez 2010" marks the third (3) time Puerto Rico hosts the Central American and Caribbean Games, the other being 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, San Juan in 1966, and 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games, Ponce in 1993. The city of Mayagüez had been selected previously to hold the games in 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, 1982, but economic problems forced the city to quit the organization, and the games were held in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central American And Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the South American Caribbean countries of Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports (''formerly CACSO''). They are designed to provide a step between sub-CACG-region Games held the first year following a Summer Olympics (e.g. Central American Games) and the Continental Championships, the Pan American Games, held the year before the Summer Olympics. The last Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia between 19 July to 3 August 2018. The next Games will be held in San Salvador as main host in 2023. History The CACGs are the oldest continuing regional games in the world, and only the Olympics have run longer. Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala were the thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo At The 2015 Pan American Games
Taekwondo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 19 to 22 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight taekwondo events were held: four each for men and women. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the taekwondo competitions: Medal table Medalists The following is the list of medallists per event. Men's events Women's events Participating nations A total of 28 nations qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Qualification A total of 109 taekwondo athletes will qualify to compete at the games. The top twelve athletes, along with the host nation per weight category, excluding the women's +67 kg (which will qualify only 8 athletes) will qualify at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Pan American Games
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Taekwondo At The 2007 Pan American Games
Taekwondo at the 2007 Pan American Games was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 14 to July 17, 2007, at Pavilhão 4A of the Riocentro Sports Complex. There were a total number of eight medal events, four each for men and women. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Events July 14 Men's Flyweight -58 kg Women's Flyweight -49 kg July 15 Men's Featherweight -68 kg Women's Featherweight -57 kg July 16 Men's Welterweight -80 kg Women's Welterweight -67 kg July 17 Men's Heavyweight +80 kg Women's Heavyweight +67 kg Participating nations A total of 108 taekwondo athletes from 30 countries competed at the 2007 Pan American Games: References Schedule and results at the 2007 Pan American Games official website External links {{Events at the 2007 Panamerican Games 2007 in taekwondo, Pan American Games Taekwondo at the Pan American Games, 2007 Events at the 2007 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
