After the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a feeling of emptiness remained in millions of Mexicans who had hoped to hear the national anthem during an award ceremony, and even the empathy towards some athletes was broken. But after the disappointment of some, the Paralympic athletes arrived to put the name of Mexico at the highest level.

Although the performance in Rio did not surpass what was previously achieved in London 2012 (21 medals), and the Mexican delegation returned with fewer medals than four years ago, the Paralympic athletes once again demonstrated that the heart has no disabilities and that hard work and personal improvement always lead to success.

Mexico ranked 29th in the medal table thanks to the 15 medals obtained: four gold, two silver, and nine bronze. In the dispute for each of them, they kept millions in front of the television and made them vibrate to the point of stealing their hearts.

Angeles Ortiz Hernandez was the first to sing the Mexican anthem in Brazilian lands, when in the shot put event she achieved a throw of 10.94 meters that earned her the gold medal. Behind her appeared Lenia Ruvalcaba and Eduardo Avila, judokas who also reached the top of the podium.

The fourth gold medal was for Amalia Perez, who by lifting 130 kilograms became a three-time Olympic champion in the powerlifting event.

But the joys were not only golden, Edgar Navarro was the only Mexican athlete to win a medal on the athletics track and he did it twice, silver in the 400 meters and bronze in the 100-meter event.

Swimming also won medals thanks to Pedro Rangel, Patricia Valle, Jesus Hernandez, and Nely Miranda. Alberto Zepeda conquered the silver in javelin throw, while Salvador Hernandez and Rebeca Valenzuela did the same in shot put. Catalina Diaz and Jose de Jesus Castillo also achieved the feat in powerlifting.

Here is the complete list of medalists:

Gold

Maria de los Angeles Ortiz in shot put

Lenia Ruvalcaba in judo up to 70 kg

Eduardo Avila in judo up to 81 kg

Amalia Perez in powerlifting under 55 kg

Silver

Edgar Navarro in the T51 400 meters

Luis Zepeda in F53-54 javelin throw

Bronze

Edgar Navarro in T51 100 meters

Salvador Hernandez in T52 100 meters

Rebeca Valenzuela in F11-12 shot put

Catalina Diaz in powerlifting -86 kg

Jose Castillo in the same event, but under 97 kg

Pedro Rangel in SB5 100 meters breaststroke

Patricia Valle in SB3 50 meters breaststroke

Jesus Hernandez in S4 50 meters backstroke

Nely Miranda in S4 50 meters freestyle