Santiago Baños says that the goal of the Mexican Olympic team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is to win a medal: "We go with the illusion and with the idea of winning the gold, but Brazil is also going, which is a powerhouse, and other teams that will fight for it. But if you come back with a medal, you are having an extraordinary tournament."

Raul 'Potro' Gutierrez, Director of the U-23 Mexican National Team, emphasized what the Director of National Teams said: "We go with the illusion of retaining the gold."